HP 3000 MPE/iX Computer Systems > Chapter 7 Interoperability and Internet Solutions
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Communicator 3000 MPE/iX Release 6.0
(Platform Software Release C.60.00): HP 3000 MPE/iX Computer Systems > Chapter 7 Interoperability and Internet Solutions 7.5: Introducing ODBCLink/SE |
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M. B. Foster Associates Limited OverviewODBCLink/SE is a replacement for HP PC/API. It is an implementation of Microsoft's Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) interface that enables Microsoft Windows based applications and tools to access IMAGE/SQL on the HP 3000 and ALLBASE/SQL on the HP 3000 and HP 9000, in a client/server environment. ODBCLink/SE is a part of IMAGE/SQL and ALLBASE/SQL. Application developers and end-users can take advantage of the PC's graphical user interface (GUI) and processing power, while relying on the security, integrity, and database management capabilities of ALLBASE/SQL and IMAGE/SQL. ODBCLink/SE is a "Special Edition" of M. B. Foster Associates Limited ODBCLink option of DataExpress. ODBCLink/SE is 95 percent ODBC Level 2 compliant.RequirementsThe 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. ODBCLink/SE server runs under MPE/iX 5.0 or higher on the HP 3000 server, or under HP-UX Versions 9.x and 10.x on the HP 9000 Series 7xx and 8xx servers. The client side runs under Microsoft Windows 3.1 and 3.11, Windows95, or WindowsNT V3.51 and V4.0. Connection via Winsock is available in both the 16-bit and the new 32-bit version. The driver can be used in two ways: by direct calls from a Windows program, such as Foxbase, or through an ODBC-compliant application, such as Microsoft Access or Visual Basic.UtilitiesA data migration tool is provided to migrate data sources created for HP PC API to ODBCLink/SE. Once the data sources are identified, the translation is performed automatically. HP PC/API with Gupta can co-exist with ODBCLink/SE, but it will no longer be supported, and will not be distributed in MPE 6.0 and subsequent releases. Utilities are provided with ODBCLink/SE to verify that the driver is functioning correctly and to delete unwanted drivers or translation DLL's. For more detailed information, refer to "Introducing ODBCLink/SE" in Chapter 10, "Technical Articles." |
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