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

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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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  • Last Updated: November 25, 2021
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    • DataDirect Connectors
    • ODBC
    • IBM Informix Wire Protocol 8.0
    • Documentation

The General tab allows you to configure essential and required options that are used to create a data source.

Figure 1. General tab

The General tab of the ODBC Informix Driver Setup dialog box

Connection Options: General Default
Data Source Name No default value
Description No default value
Host Name No default value
Port Number No default value
Server Name No default value
Database Name No default value
User Name No default value
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