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

[Ted T. Jr <tth...@op...>]

Hi, Maury --

On Apr 20, 2012, at 02:13 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.
> 
> 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:
> 
> 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!



You may find our HTML5-based ODBC Explorer suits you --

   <http://bit.ly/I4p0Nf>

(It does require that you first install our HTML5 WebDB-to-ODBC 
Bridge -- <http://bit.ly/I5sqmN>...)


Microsoft Office (Excel & Query) might also be a possibility.  
These work on Mac pretty much as they do on Windows, so you 
should be productive there quickly.  But of course, this is
not a free option.


Hope that helps!

Ted


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