Installing the SAP MaxDB ODBC Driver 
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
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:
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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