Communicator 3000 MPE/iX Release 6.0 (Platform Software Release C.60.00) (30216-90269)

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Technical Articles
Introducing ODBCLink/SE
Client/Server Interface
The networked HP 3000 Series 9xx with ALLBASE/SQL and
IMAGE/SQL (or the HP 9000 Series 7xx or 8xx with ALLBASE/SQL)
provide the relational database environment on the server.
Security is provided by the MPE/iX or HP-UX logon system and
ALLBASE/SQL or IMAGE/SQL.
ODBCLink/SE connects the client to the server with a collection of
dynamic link libraries (DLLs) on the client and runs under Microsoft
Windows 3.1 and 3.11, Windows95, or WindowsNT 3.51 and 4.0.
Client application requests are routed over the network to an
ALLBASE/SQL or IMAGE/SQL database on the server, and replies are
returned to the client application. A listener process establishes the
connection between the client application and the target database on
the server. The listener works with HP ThinLAN 3000/iX on the HP
3000 or ARPA Services on the HP 9000.
With ODBCLink/SE and application software on the client, you can
develop SQL applications, generate reports, and query ALLBASE/SQL
or IMAGE/SQL on the server. The tested client applications include the
following as well as many more:
Table 10-3 ODBCLink/SE Tested Client Applications
Requirements
HP 3000 server requirements:
• MPE/iX Version 5.0 or 5.5 (or later)
• IMAGE/SQL Version B.G2.03 (or later)
• ALLBASE/SQL Version A.G2.00 (or later)
• ThinLANLink/XL must be configured and turned on
HP 9000 server requirements:
• HP-UX Version 9.0 or 10.0 (or later)
• ALLBASE/SQL Version A.G2.01 (or later)
• ARPA Services must be configured and turned on
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