Installation guide

3. Access Databases using mxODBC

ODBC.INI - ODBC Data Source Configuration

This INI-file provides data source information using one INI-section per data

source.

In addition to the data source sections, there are also a number of higher-level

sections:

[ODBC]

This section is used to configure driver related ODBC manager settings such as

ODBC call tracing. The settings in this section apply to all data sources.

[ODBC Data Sources]

This section contains one entry per configured data source, mapping the data

source name to a description.

ODBCINST.INI - ODBC Driver Configuration

This INI-file provides one INI-section per installed ODBC driver.

In addition to the data source sections, there are also a number of higher-level

sections:

[ODBC Drivers]

This section contains one entry per configured and installed ODBC driver,

mapping the driver name to the string "Installed".

Windows Registry Keys

The following registry keys provide the ODBC configuration information in much

the same way the formerly used INI-files did:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\ODBC\ODBC.INI

One entry per INI-section of the ODBC.INI file, used for system-wide settings

and system DSNs. See section 3.2.5 Available Data Source Types (DSNs) for

details on the different DSN types.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\ODBC\ODBCINST.INI

One entry per INI-section of the ODBCINST.INI file, used for managing the

installed ODBC drivers.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ODBC\ODBC.INI

One entry per INI-section of the ODBC.INI file, used for user specific settings

and user DSNs. See section 3.2.5 Available Data Source Types (DSNs) for

details on the different DSN types.