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Standards compliant, open source, database connectivity for everyone.
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<TD><H2>unixODBC is...</H2></TD>
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<TD><BR>unixODBC is an implementation of the ODBC standard which is;
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open source
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licensed under LGPL/GPL
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community developed and community supported
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proven with over a decade of active use/development
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March 15th 2007
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New look for unixodbc.org
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The old web site was serving the project fine but it seemed
like it was about time to make it all 'fresh'. We hope you
find it more pleasing to use.
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October 13th 2006
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2.2.12 Released<BR>
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Software Development Kit
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(SDK) - Develop ODBC applications and drivers using the C
language and the unixODBC SDK.<BR> <BR>
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Driver Manager
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(DM) - The unixODBC DM allows the end-User to switch data
sources without recompiling/linking application source code. The
application does not have to be linked to a specific vendors
product.<BR> <BR>
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Tools
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- unixODBC includes CrossPlatform command-line and GUI tools to
make working with ODBC easy.<BR>
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<P>Applications typically
link with the unixODBC
Driver Manager (DM) which then
uses the appropriate Driver to
communicate with the data
source. The DM understands ODBC
but relies on the Driver to
understand specifics of the data
source.</P>
<P>The Driver is typically provided by the data source
Vendor. The Driver understands ODBC and the specifics of the
data source.</P>
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CrossPlatform<BR>
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Applications built using unixODBC are compatible with the
Microsoft implementation of ODBC. unixODBC is provided with all
majour Linux distributions. unixODBC has been ported to all
majour UNIX and UNIX-like platforms;<BR>
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- Linux, Solaris, SGI, etc<BR>
- VMS, OS/2, etc<BR>
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CrossDatabase
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unixODBC supports drivers from all majour database vendors including;<BR>
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- Oracle<BR>
- DB2<BR>
- Interbase<BR>
- Mimer<BR>
- MySQL<BR>
- others<BR>
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License
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unixODBC was developed by the open source community and is provided under the LGPL and GPL licenses. Commercial applications can be developed using unixODBC without paying for a license or royalty. Free support is provided by the community.
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<A HREF=mailto:pharvey@peterharvey.org>Peter Harvey</A>
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