Procedure documentationInstalling the SAP MaxDB ODBC Driver Locate this document in the navigation structure

Prerequisites

On Microsoft Windows, you need Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) Version 2.7 or higher.

Procedure

The ODBC driver is part of the SAP MaxDB software.

Result

SAP MaxDB ODBC Driver: Files

Operating System

File name

Description

Microsoft Windows

sdbodbc.dll

sdbodbcw.dll

Library of the SAP MaxDB ODBC driver (ASCII)

Library of the SAP MaxDB ODBC driver (Unicode)

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odbcreg.exe

Program for entering the driver information in the registry

Unix and Linux

libsdbodbc.a, libsdbodbc.so

libsdbodbcw.a, libsdbodbcw.so

Library of the SAP MaxDB ODBC driver (ASCII, static/dynamic)

Library of the SAP MaxDB ODBC driver (Unicode, static/dynamic)

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incl/sql.h

ODBC driver header file (core API)

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incl/sqlext.h

ODBC driver header file (level 1 API and level 2 API)

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incl/sqltypes.h

ODBC driver header file (data types)

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incl/sqlucode.h

ODBC driver header file (Unicode)

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incl/WINDOWS.H

Header file for Unix and Linux platforms

The ODBC driver files are located in the following directories:

SAP MaxDB ODBC Driver: Directories

Operating System

Directory

Comments

Microsoft Windows

<independent_program_path>\pgm

Example:

C:\Program Files\sdb\programs\pgm

More information: Glossary, Directory

The system stores information about all installed ODBC drivers in the registry in the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/ODBC/ODBCINST.INI and also creates a driver-specific key for each ODBC driver.

Unix and Linux

<independent_program_path>/pgm

Example:

/opt/sdb/programs/pgm

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