W04 Connecting 3rd Party Application to ODBC By Michael H. Penrod Senior Database Administrator Product Development

Introduction – Who am I? Product Development DBA Have worked with SQL for 13 years Have worked with: Microsoft SQL Server 6.5, 7.0, 2000 Oracle 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Sybase System 11 SQL Anywhere AS400 DB2 Microsoft Certified Professional Created the DSU / Maintain the DDU

Introduction – Who are you? EX, CX, PX, QX, TE? ICS? Microsoft SQL Server, Sybase, Oracle, Informix, DB2?

Prerequisites You must have the RDBMS client software loaded on the workstation that you are using. This is software provided by the RDBMS vendor to allow connections to their RDBMS.

Creating an ODBC Datasource Datasource is also referred to as a DSN We will look at: Microsoft SQL Server 7.0/2000 Oracle 7 Oracle 9 Sybase System 11

First Step: Open ODBC Administrator Found in your Control Panel, under Administrative Tools For EX customers, can also be found in the EX Program folder

First Step: Open ODBC Administrator User, System, or File?

First Step: Open ODBC Administrator Click Add

First Step: Open ODBC Administrator Select the RDBMS that you want Click Finish

Microsoft SQL Server 7.0/2000 ODBC A multi-page wizard

Microsoft SQL Server 7.0/2000 ODBC

Microsoft SQL Server 7.0/2000 ODBC

Microsoft SQL Server 7.0/2000 ODBC

Microsoft SQL Server 7.0/2000 ODBC

Microsoft SQL Server 7.0/2000 ODBC

Oracle Your System Administrator must have a tnsnames.ora and sqlnet.ora files created,and loaded on the workstation, in addition to the RDBMS client software

Oracle 7 Simple, no-frills, three entries Use @TNS: in the SQL*Net Connect String

Oracle 9 More complex, more options

Oracle 9

Oracle 9

Oracle 9

Oracle 9

Sybase System 11 Use the DSEdit program, from Sybase, enter your installation information. Your System Administrator will have to provide this information.

Sybase System 11 Enter the Name, Server, and Database Name All other information is usually optional

Ready to use the Third Party Application Now that the ODBC connection has been created, you are ready to use the third party application against the RDBMS.

Using Microsoft Excel Open Microsoft Excel Under the Data menu, choose Get External Data, New Database Query

Using Microsoft Excel Select your ODBC connection, and click OK

Using Microsoft Excel Enter your password

Using Microsoft Excel Pick the Table Expand to see the columns Select the column Use the arrows to move them to the right-hand column Click Next

Using Microsoft Excel Enter the Where criteria

Using Microsoft Excel Select the Sort Order

Using Microsoft Excel Select what to do with the data output

Using Microsoft Excel Indicate where to place the data in Excel, then wait for the data to be returned

Using Microsoft Excel

Using Microsoft Access Open Access Choose to use a blank Access database

Using Microsoft Access Give the database a name

Using Microsoft Access Now you have a choice to make Right Click and choose Import the Table into Access OR Link the table to the actual database

Using Microsoft Access - Import Select where to import from Choose ODBC

Using Microsoft Access - Import Select your ODBC datasource

Using Microsoft Access - Import Login

Using Microsoft Access - Import Select the Table(s)

Using Microsoft Access - Import A copy of the table is now in Access. Changes made here will NOT be made to the real database.

Using Microsoft Access - Import

Using Microsoft Access – Linked Table Select where to link to Choose ODBC

Using Microsoft Access – Linked Table Select your ODBC datasource

Using Microsoft Access – Linked Table Login

Using Microsoft Access – Linked Table Select the table(s) to link

Using Microsoft Access – Linked Table A link to the table is now in Access. Changes made here WILL be made to the real database.

Using Microsoft Access – Linked Table

Demonstration

Need More Information? Contact your System Administrator Excel Help Access Help

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