Installation guide

mxODBC - Python ODBC Database Interface
Microsoft MDAC Site
Microsoft is constantly developing new forms of database access. For a close up
on what they have come up recently take a look at their ODBC site. Note that
they now call their ODBC SDK "Microsoft Data Access Components SDK"
(MDAC). It does not only focus on ODBC but also on OLE DB and ADO.
Note: If you are not happy about the size of the SDK download (over 31MB), you
can also grab the older 3.0 SDK which might still be available from a FTP server.
Look for "odbc3sdk.exe" using e.g. FTP Search.
Microsoft also supports a whole range of (desktop) ODBC drivers for various
databases and file formats. These are available under the name "ODBC Desktop
Database Drivers" (search the MS web-site for the exact URL) [wx1350.exe] and
also included in the more up-to-date "Microsoft Data Access Components"
(MDAC) archive [mdac_typ.exe].
Microsoft ODBC Portal
This portal page has a few interesting links into the Microsoft ODBC site. If you're
looking for the latest SQL Server or Oracle ODBC drivers this is the place to look
first.
ODBC Documentation
The ODBC documentation is included in the free MS MDAC SDK which you can
download from their ODBC site
.
SQLSummit List of ODBC drivers
A collection of available ODBC driver packages. This should be the first place to
look in case you are searching for OBDC connectivity to your database.
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