Configuring the ODBC driver

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Configuring the ODBC driver

In addition to copying the ODBC driver files onto disk, your Setup program must also make a set of registry entries to install the ODBC driver properly.

Windows

The Adaptive Server Anywhere Setup program makes changes to the Registry to identify and configure the ODBC driver. If you are building a setup program for your end users, you should make the same settings.

You can use the regedit utility to inspect registry entries.

The Adaptive Server Anywhere ODBC driver is identified to the system by a set of registry values in the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\
   SOFTWARE\
      ODBC\
         ODBCINST.INI\
            Adaptive Server Anywhere 9.0

The values are as follows:

Value name	Value type	Value data
Driver	String	path\dbodbc9.dll
Setup	String	path\dbodbc9.dll

There is also a registry value in the following key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\
   SOFTWARE\
      ODBC\
         ODBCINST.INI\
            ODBC Drivers

The value is as follows:

Value name	Value type	Value data
Adaptive Server Anywhere 9.0	String	Installed

Third party ODBC drivers

If you are using a third-party ODBC driver on an operating system other than Windows, consult the documentation for that driver on how to configure the ODBC driver.