1iodbctest(1)                 iODBC Driver Manager                 iodbctest(1)
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NAME

6       iodbctest, iodbctestw - iODBC Demonstration programs
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SYNOPSIS

10       iodbctest ["DSN=xxxx[;UID=xxxx][;PWD=xxxx][;OPT=value]"]
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DESCRIPTION

15       The  iodbctest  program  and  iodbtestw programs are simple ODBC sample
16       programs, showing the strength of the ODBC API to connect to  any  ODBC
17       enabled database, issue SQL commands and retrieve the query results.
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19       The iodbctest program uses the standard ODBC API calls to connect using
20       any DSN, but retrieves all results in ASCII mode.
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22       The iodbctestw program uses the ODBC Unicode API calls to connect using
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OPTIONS

27       The iodbctest program uses the SQLDriverConnect function to make a con‐
28       nection using any available ODBC compliant driver. This allows the user
29       to override any ODBC connect attribute in the DSN string.
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31       Connect  strings  should  start  with either a DSN=xxx or a DRIVER=xxxx
32       attribute optionally followed by other DSN attributes  separated  by  a
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37       Any attributes required for a proper connection that are not entered in
38       the DSN connect string, must be present in the odbc.ini file.
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40       If the connect string is passed as an argument to  the  iodbctest  pro‐
41       gram,  the  string should be quoted as most shells use the semicolon as
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45       After  a  successful  connection  has  been  established,  the  user is
46       prompted for a SQL command to be send to the database.  A  SQL  command
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49       If  the SQL command returns one or more result sets, each result set is
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52       Additionally, the iodbctest program understands a few special commands:
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56               Show a list of qualifiers using the SQLTables catalog call.
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60               Show a list of owners using the SQLTables catalog call.
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64               Show a list of tables using the SQLTables catalog call.
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68               Show a list of tables types using the SQLTables catalog call.
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72               Show a list of data  types  using  the  SQLGetTypeInfo  catalog
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77               Perform  a disconnect/reconnect with the information saved dur‐
78               ing the first SQLDriverConnect.
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81       quit (or exit)
82               Exit the program and return to the shell.
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EXAMPLES

86       Start the iodbctest program and get a list of DSNs before making a con‐
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90           OpenLink ODBC Demonstration program
91           This program shows an interactive SQL processor
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93           Enter ODBC connect string (? shows list): ?
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95           DSN                              | Driver
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97           ora9                             | OpenLink Generic ODBC Driver
98           mysql                            | OpenLink Generic ODBC Driver
99           mysqllite                        | OpenLink Lite for MySQL
100           myodbc                           | MyODBC Driver
101           pgsql                            | OpenLink Generic ODBC Driver
102           tds                              | OpenLink Generic ODBC Driver
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104           Enter ODBC connect string (? shows list): DSN=ora9;PWD=tiger
105           Driver: 05.20.0316 OpenLink Generic ODBC Driver (oplodbc.so)
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109       Connect  to an Oracle 9 instance which has been previously setup in the
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112           $ iodbctest "DSN=ora9;UID=scott;PWD=tiger"
113           iODBC Demonstration program
114           This program shows an interactive SQL processor
115           Driver: 05.20.0316 OpenLink Generic ODBC Driver (oplodbc.so)
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117           SQL>select * from emp
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121           1                |Record 1
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131       Copyright © 1996-2009 by OpenLink Software
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AUTHOR

135       iODBC Administrator <iodbc@openlinksw.com>
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1393.52.7                           3 August 2005                    iodbctest(1)
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