User`s guide

1 Before You Begin
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• Microsoft Access™
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Microsoft Excel
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• Microsoft SQL Server
• MySQL
• Oracle
• PostgreSQL (Postgres)
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Sybase SQL Anywhere
®
•
Sybase SQL Server
®
If you are upgrading an earlier version of a database, you need not do anything special
for this toolbox. Simply configure the data sources for the new version of the database
application as you did for the original version.
Driver Support
This toolbox requires a database driver. Typically, you install a driver when you install a
database. For instructions about how to install a database driver, consult your database
administrator.
On Microsoft Windows
®
platforms, the toolbox supports Open Database Connectivity
(ODBC) drivers and Oracle Java
®
Database Connectivity (JDBC) drivers.
Note: If you receive this message:
Invalid string or buffer length.
you might be using the wrong driver.
The JDBC/ODBC bridge is known to have issues with 64-bit database systems. Use a
JDBC driver or the native ODBC interface to connect to these databases.
On UNIX platforms, the toolbox supports Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) drivers.
If your database does not ship with JDBC drivers, download drivers from the Oracle
JDBC Web site at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/enterprise-
edition/jdbc-112010-090769.html.