Re: [Iodbc-macosx] New to iODBC, some simple questions?

[Tim H. <th...@op...>]

On 04/20/2012 07:13 PM, Maury Markowitz wrote:
> I've varied between non-user and guru with ODBC on the PC side of things, but I've finally managed to go all-Mac and now I'm trying to pick up again over here.
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> I've got a particular database running under Firebird (which I'm new to) on a "cloud server" we access using a VPN. I downloaded iODBC and a demo version of the OpenLink driver, and I'm starting to play about a bit and get a feeling for the system. So I have a few questions:
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> iODBC Demo would be handy, if I had a real SQL editor - it can't even handle whitespace. Can someone recommend an OSX native simple query interface I might try? I tried SyBrowser X, but it has some problems so it's not really usable for me. My only real need is a full editing window/pane, and it might be nice to have a DDL reader so I can lookup tables and columns. Beyond that my needs are limited!

How about OpenOffice? That will allow you to link to existing databases, 
via ODBC amongst other things.

> The next question is just business: what is the relationship, if any, between iODBC and OpenLink?

OpenLink own, write and maintain iODBC as an open-source project.

HTH,

~Tim
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Tim Haynes
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