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 Table of Contents
 Using ODBCLink/SE With Odbc Applications
 Appendix B Creating a DBEnvironment
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 Overview and Specifications
 Server Environment
Connecting Link
Odbc Compliancy Level
Client Environment
 Microsoft Odbc Overview
 Client Requirements
ODBCLink/SE System Requirements
HP3000 Server Requirements
HP9000 Server Requirements
 Field types supported
SQL Commands supported
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Verify Software Version Numbers
Verify the Connection Assurance Parameters
$sqlver
 To start the listener on the HP9000 database server, enter
F1 Open Config
Starting and Stopping the Listener
To start the listener on the HP3000 data base server, enter
 To determine whether or not the listener job is running
To stop the listener
# ps -ef grep odbclnse
 Create the DBEnvironment
Gather Information
 Downloading ODBCLink/SE to the Client PC
Using Reflection software
 Using Arpa Services FTP
Using NS Services Dscopy on the HP3000
\ODBCSEnn ftp Server binary Get odbcclnn odbcclnn.exe quit
 Extracting the ODBCLink/SE file
Running the Setup program
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 ODBCLink/SE
 Configuring Data Sources
 Scroll down to ODBCLink/SE-32 Driver ODBC3. Click Finish
 MPE/iX if it is an HP3000 HP-UX if it is an HP9000
Usr/users/data/PartsDBE
 Setup for MPE/iX
 Setup for HP-UX
 Setup Options
 Successful Completion
Select Translator Odbc Translator
 Migrating HP Pcapi Data Sources
 Application Development
 ?=call owner.procedue ?,?
Using Stored Procedures
 Performance Considerations
 Turning AutoCommit On/Off
 Supported Functions
 Timeout
=ON default 0=OFF
=All Rows default
=No Timeout default Use Allbase
 Isolation Levels
 Sqldecimal
Supported Data Types
 Date Sqldate
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 Updating Data
Using ODBCLink/SE With Odbc Applications
 Using Cognos Impromptu
 Viewing the SQL generated by Impromptu
Special Notes for Users of Impromptu
 Joins
Changing the display format
Exception tables Joined=T
 Column3 = .column1 + .Column2
Creating Joins Using Calculated Columns
 DN=@ODBC@ DL=@DLODBC@ DD=@All Odbc Sources@
Using Lotus 123 Release
 Using Microsoft Access
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 Using MS-Query
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 Using Visual Basic 4.0 or higher
 Connection Examples
Connect Using SQL API
Connect Using Sqlapi in VB
Example DSN=YOUR DSNUID=USERPWD=PASSWORD
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 Open the Table and Enter the SQL Query
Connecting with DAO’s
 Connecting with RDO’s
 Connecting with ADO’s
 Terminating an Odbc Connection
Troubleshooting
 To run ODBCTE32.EXE
Using Microsoft Odbc Test 32-bit
 Verifying the Client-Side Components
Verifying Software Version Numbers
 Deleting a Translation DLL
 ODBCLink/SE Reference Manual Troubleshooting
 Checking the Listener Log File on the HP3000
Using the Host Testing Utility Odbcutse
Tools on the Database Server
Monitoring ALLBASE/SQL Activity with Sqlmon
 Display tables and table structures
SQL Update
Execute immediate SQL command
Execute stored procedure
 Host Logging
 Odbc Call Tracing using ODBCLink.LOG
Odbc Call Tracing using Dr. DeeBee Spy
Tools on the Client PC
 Log is located in C\WINDOWS\DRDEEBEE.LOG
To turn off logging
 Modifying the System Registry and ODBC.INI Files
 Comes from the Winsock driver
Error Messages
Generated by the ALLBASE/SQL command interpreter
Generated by the 32-bit client DLL
 Insert Into Table Values ..., Blob %$
Primary key name returned by SQLStatistics
Reading or writing to ALLBASE/SQL LongVarBinary items
Maximum number of statements
 ALLBASE/SQL and IMAGE/SQL Restrictions on the Odbc Gram- mar
Using the Ansi Character Set
 Unsupported ALLBASE/SQL and IMAGE/SQL Statements
 Appendix a Implementation Notes ODBCLink/SE Reference Manual
 On the HP3000 Database Server
Appendix B Creating a DBEnvironment
 Up,down,left,right,top,bottom,printn,or end Isql= exit
 On the HP9000 Database Server
$ csh /usr/lib/allbase/hpsql/sqlsetup
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Appendix C List of Installed Files
 ODBCLink/SE
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Install Disc Windows NT Description
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 MPE/iX Host
HP-UX 9.x Host
HP-UX 10.x and 11.x Host
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 MBF-Console Introduction
How MBF-Console Works
Running MBF-Console
 Setup
File Menu Options
Set Refresh Interval in seconds
 Exit
Configure DSNs... Console Data Sources Configuration
Connect Menu Options
Print
 Connections Windows
Listener Window
Connections Window
 Server Window
 ⊗ Stop Logging
 Window Menu Option
View Menu Option
 Help Menu Options
 This can be done using MS Explorer
Installing MBF-Console for MBF-UDALink
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 Index
 Index ODBCLink/SE Reference Manual
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 Using Process Status ps Command
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