About This Volume

The IDL DataMiner Guide describes IDL's ODBC interface. Information about installation and configuration of the specific ODBC drivers provided with the DataMiner system is supplied by the driver manufacturer. The manufacturer's documentation is provided in the help/DataDirect subdirectory of the IDL installation directory.

For most platforms, see the DataDirect Connect for ODBC Help. Use a web browser to open the file

<IDL_DIR>/help/DataDirect/help.htm

where <IDL_DIR> is the path to your IDL installation.

For SGI IRIX systems, see the Intersolv DataDirect Connect ODBC Reference. Use a PDF file viewer to open the file

<IDL_DIR>/help/DataDirect/odbcref_311.pdf

where <IDL_DIR> is the path to your IDL installation. If you have a PDF file viewer defined for the IDL Online Help viewer, you can also click on the highlighted link to open the PDF file.

Audience

a working knowledge of IDL,

knowledge of your own DBMS.

Organization

Chapter 1, (this chapter) discusses the manual's intended audience, organization, and conventions. This chapter also provides information about ODBC conformance levels and network access requirements, and discusses UNIX-specific installation issues.

Using the IDL DataMiner, discusses IDL DataMiner functionality.

IDL DataMiner API, is a reference explaining the IDL DataMiner object classes and their use.

ODBC Configuration on UNIX Systems, explains the ODBC initialization file and its contents.

Terminology

data source: A specific instance of a combination of a DBMS product, any remote operating system, and network necessary to access the DBMS.

recordset: A subset of the records in the current database. Recordsets are created either by formulating an SQL query to select records or by selecting an existing named table in the database.

Where to Find Additional Information

Microsoft ODBC Programmer's Reference and SDK Guide (Version 3.0). This programmer's reference introduces the ODBC architecture and explains how to write ODBC drivers and applications that use ODBC for Windows. It also contains the ODBC API Reference, in which each of the functions in the ODBC API is listed in alphabetic order and described in detail. The SDK guide explains how to install and use the SDK software.