Empress Software Connectivity Server/ODBC Interface
Empress v8.62
May 2006

 

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This manual discusses the Empress ODBC (Open Database Connectivity) Interface. It describes the concept, the usage and the operational parameters of the Empress Connectivity (ODBC) Server and the Empress ODBC and ODBC Local Access Driver .

 

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1: Introduction

1.1 What is ODBC?
1.2 Empress ODBC Interface
1.3 ODBC Local Access

CHAPTER 2: Installation and Set Up

2.1 Software Configuration
2.2 Setting Up the Empress ODBC Driver and Empress ODBC Local Access Driver On Windows
2.3 Setting Up the Empress ODBC Driver and Empress ODBC Local Access Driver On UNIX
2.4 Setting Up the Empress Connectivity (ODBC) Server On UNIX
2.5 Setting Up the Empress Connectivity (ODBC) Server On Windows
2.6 Where to Find Additional Information
2.7 Sample Application Written in C

CHAPTER 3: Configuration Parameters

3.1 Introduction
3.2 Network Configuration Files
3.3 Empress Connectivity (ODBC) Server Configuration File
3.4 Empress Server Password File

CHAPTER 4: Empress ODBC 3.0 Client

4.1 Introduction
4.2 Core Level ODBC API functions
4.3 Level 1 ODBC API Functions
4.4 Level 2 ODBC API functions
4.5 Asynchronous Processing
4.6 Multi-thread behavior

CHAPTER 5: Connectivity (ODBC) Server Administration

5.1 Introduction
5.2 Empress Server Administration Utility
5.3 The Empress Password File
5.4 Empress Server Log File
5.5 Empress Connectivity (ODBC) Server Admin Utility for Windows

CHAPTER 6: Manual Pages