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NAME

       iodbctest, iodbctestw - iODBC Demonstration programs

SYNOPSIS

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

DESCRIPTION

       The  iodbctest  program  and  iodbtestw programs are simple ODBC sample
       programs, showing the strength of the ODBC API to connect to  any  ODBC
       enabled database, issue SQL commands and retrieve the query results.

       The iodbctest program uses the standard ODBC API calls to connect using
       any DSN, but retrieves all results in ASCII mode.

       The iodbctestw program uses the ODBC Unicode API calls to connect using
       any DSN, and retrieves all results in Unicode mode.

OPTIONS

       The  iodbctest  program  uses  the  SQLDriverConnect function to make a
       connection using any available ODBC compliant driver. This  allows  the
       user to override any ODBC connect attribute in the DSN string.

       Connect  strings  should  start  with either a DSN=xxx or a DRIVER=xxxx
       attribute optionally followed by other DSN attributes  separated  by  a
       semicolon e.g:

            DSN=ora9;UID=scott;PWD=tiger;DATABASE=ora9u

       Any attributes required for a proper connection that are not entered in
       the DSN connect string, must be present in the odbc.ini file.

       If the connect string  is  passed  as  an  argument  to  the  iodbctest
       program,  the  string should be quoted as most shells use the semicolon
       as their command separator. If the connect string  is  entered  on  the
       interactive prompt, no quotes should be used.

       After  a  successfull  connection  has  been  established,  the user is
       prompted for a SQL command to be send to the database.  A  SQL  command
       cannot span multiple lines.

       If  the SQL command returns one or more result sets, each result set is
       fetched using character buffers and displayed in a table.

       Additionally, the iodbctest program understands a few special commands:

       qualifiers
               Show a list of qualifiers using the SQLTables catalog call.

       owners
               Show a list of owners using the SQLTables catalog call.

       tables
               Show a list of tables using the SQLTables catalog call.

       types
               Show a list of tables types using the SQLTables catalog call.

       datatypes
               Show  a  list  of  data  types using the SQLGetTypeInfo catalog
               call.

       reconnect
               Perform  a  disconnect/reconnect  with  the  information  saved
               during the first SQLDriverConnect.

       quit (or exit)
               Exit the program and return to the shell.

EXAMPLES

       Start  the  iodbctest  program  and  get a list of DSNs before making a
       connection:

           $ iodbctest
           OpenLink ODBC Demonstration program
           This program shows an interactive SQL processor

           Enter ODBC connect string (? shows list): ?

           DSN                              | Driver
           -----------------------------------------------------------------
           ora9                             | OpenLink Generic ODBC Driver
           mysql                            | OpenLink Generic ODBC Driver
           mysqllite                        | OpenLink Lite for MySQL
           myodbc                           | MyODBC Driver
           pgsql                            | OpenLink Generic ODBC Driver
           tds                              | OpenLink Generic ODBC Driver

           Enter ODBC connect string (? shows list): DSN=ora9;PWD=tiger
           Driver: 05.20.0316 OpenLink Generic ODBC Driver (oplodbc.so)

           SQL>

       Connect to an Oracle 9 instance which has been previously setup in  the
       odbc.ini file:

           $ iodbctest "DSN=ora9;UID=scott;PWD=tiger"
           iODBC Demonstration program
           This program shows an interactive SQL processor
           Driver: 05.20.0316 OpenLink Generic ODBC Driver (oplodbc.so)

           SQL>select * from emp

           ID               |NAME
           -----------------+-------------------------------------------
           1                |Record 1
           2                |Record 2
           2                |Record 3

            result set 1 returned 3 rows.

           SQL> quit

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright © 1996-2005 by OpenLink Software

AUTHOR

       iODBC Administrator <iodbc@openlinksw.com>