Installation of the ODBC extension to Frontier

To download and install the ODBC extension to Frontier, follow those steps:

• Make sure you have Frontier 5.02b3 or higher for Mac, or 5.02b1 or higher for Windows. 5.02b14 or above is highly recommended!
• Download extensions.odbc from http://www.tallent.com/root/system/extensions/odbc.html
• Unzip or unstuff the downloaded file, if not done automatically
• Open Frontier, and double-click on extensions.odbc, the unzipped file
• In Frontier, go to the extensions.odbc table, and run the init() script. If it fails at file.writewholefile(), don't worry and just run the script again. This was a small root bug that was fixed in a 5.02bxx Userland update, so you may want to upgrade your root.
• Select the menu Main-->Suites-->ODBC Query Tool
• Select the menu ODBC Query Tool-->Preferences-->Edit Connect Params...
  You will see something like the window below:
  
  
  
  
• Enter the following information in the table:
  • dsn: This is your data source name, as defined in your ODBC Setup Panel (case sensitive!)
  • uid: Your user name for this data source
  • pwd: Your password for this data source
• Save your Frontier root (control-s or command-s)

You have just completed the installation of the ODBC extension to Frontier.

On to the next page !

Page 1: Before the installation
Page 2: Installation of the ODBC extension to Frontier
Page 3: ODBC Functions
Page 4: ODBC Query Tool
Page 5: Old DLL Versions
Page 6: Known Bugs and Limitations