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Progress DataDirect for ODBC for Informix Wire Protocol Driver User's Guide Release 8.0.2

Additional configuration methods for UNIX and Linux

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Table of Contents
  • Welcome to the Progress DataDirect for ODBC for Informix Wire Protocol Driver
    • What's new in this release?
    • Driver requirements
    • Installing and setting up the driver (Windows)
    • Installing and setting up the driver (UNIX/Linux)
    • Connection string examples
      • User ID/password authentication
      • Connection failover
    • Version string information
      • getFileVersionString function
    • Data Types
      • Retrieving data type information
    • Driver specifications
    • Additional information
    • Troubleshooting
    • Contacting Technical Support
  • Tutorials
    • The Example application
    • Tableau (Windows only)
    • Microsoft Excel (Windows only)
  • Configuring and connecting to data sources
    • Environment settings
      • UNIX/Linux environment variables
        • Library search path
        • ODBCINI
        • ODBCINST
        • DD_INSTALLDIR
        • The Test Loading Tool
      • UTF-16 applications on UNIX and Linux
    • Configuring the driver using the GUI
      • General tab
      • Advanced tab
      • Failover tab
    • Using a connection string
    • Additional configuration methods for UNIX and Linux
      • Configuration through the system information (odbc.ini) file
        • Sample default odbc.ini file
      • DSN-less connections
        • Sample odbcinst.ini file
      • File data sources
    • Password Encryption Tool (UNIX/Linux only)
    • Using a logon dialog box
    • Authentication
    • Connection failover
      • Guidelines for primary and alternate servers
    • Performance considerations
  • Additional features and functionality
    • Using IP addresses
    • Persisting a result set as an XML data file
      • Using the Windows XML Persistence Demo tool
      • Using the UNIX/Linux XML Persistence Demo tool
    • MTS Support
  • Connection option descriptions
    • Alternate Servers
    • Application Using Threads
    • Cancel Detect Interval
    • Connection Retry Count
    • Connection Retry Delay
    • Database Name
    • Data Source Name
    • Description
    • Host Name
    • IANAAppCodePage
    • Load Balancing
    • Password
    • Port Number
    • Server Name
    • Trim Blank From Index
    • Use Delimited Identifier
    • User Name
  • Copyright
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Additional configuration methods for UNIX and Linux

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  • Last Updated: September 28, 2021
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    • DataDirect Connectors
    • ODBC
    • IBM Informix Wire Protocol 8.0
    • Documentation

This section contains configuration methods that are specific to the UNIX and Linux environments.

Contents
  • Configuration through the system information (odbc.ini) file
  • DSN-less connections
  • File data sources
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