by Dawna Whitehead
M.
B. Foster Associates Limited
Overview |
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ODBCLink/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.
Requirements |
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The 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.
Utilities |
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A 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."
