HP MPE/iX 6.x Operating System manual Overview and Specifications

ODBCLink/SE Reference Manual Overview and Specifications

Overview and Specifications

ODBCLink/SE 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 HP3000 and ALLBASE/SQL on the HP3000 and HP9000, in a client/server environment.

In this environment, application developers and end-users can take advantage of the Client 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 runs under MPE/iX 5.0 or higher on the HP3000 server, or under HP-UX Versions 9.x, 10.x and 11.x on the HP9000 Series 7xx and 8xx servers. ODBCLink/SE runs under Windows95, or WindowsNT, on the client. Connection via Winsock is available regardless of the host environment.

ODBCLink/SE can be used in two ways: either by direct calls to the Windows DLL from a Windows program (Foxbase, etc.) or else through an ODBC-compliant application such as Microsoft Access, Visual Basic, etc.

ODBCLink/SE supports the ODBC LongVarBinary data type for binary large objects (BLOBs), such as compressed photographs or document images. These are stored on the host as ALLBASE/SQL LongVarBinary items.

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