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

2. 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

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

4. 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.

5. 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

6. 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

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

8. First Step: Open ODBC Administrator
Click Add

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

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

11. Microsoft SQL Server 7.0/2000 ODBC

12. Microsoft SQL Server 7.0/2000 ODBC

13. Microsoft SQL Server 7.0/2000 ODBC

14. Microsoft SQL Server 7.0/2000 ODBC

15. Microsoft SQL Server 7.0/2000 ODBC

16. 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

17. Oracle 7 Simple, no-frills, three entries
in the SQL*Net Connect String

18. Oracle 9
More complex, more options

19. Oracle 9

20. Oracle 9

21. Oracle 9

22. Oracle 9

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

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

25. 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.

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

27. Using Microsoft Excel
Select your ODBC connection, and click OK

28. Using Microsoft Excel
Enter your password

29. 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

30. Using Microsoft Excel
Enter the Where criteria

31. Using Microsoft Excel
Select the Sort Order

32. Using Microsoft Excel
Select what to do with the data output

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

34. Using Microsoft Excel

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

36. Using Microsoft Access
Give the database a name

37. 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

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

39. Using Microsoft Access - Import
Select your ODBC datasource

40. Using Microsoft Access - Import
Login

41. Using Microsoft Access - Import
Select the Table(s)

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

43. Using Microsoft Access - Import

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

45. Using Microsoft Access – Linked Table
Select your ODBC datasource

46. Using Microsoft Access – Linked Table
Login

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

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

49. Using Microsoft Access – Linked Table

50. Demonstration

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

52. Questions???

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