gerry-u2ug wrote: >things are not this simle on unix - 3rd party odbc drivers need to be >purchased , installed & configured. >I have never worked with a client who has gone this route, it never seems to >be worth the bother & expense. > > > > Price shouldn't be a problem with mysql:
> *MySQL Connector/ODBC* (also known as MyODBC) allows you to connect to > a MySQL database server using the ODBC database API on all Microsoft > Windows and most Unix platforms, including through such applications > and programming environments such as Microsoft Access, Microsoft > Excel, and Borland Delphi. > > > Features > > *Standards compliant* > > The production-ready version of Connector/ODBC is compliant with > the ODBC 2.50 specification, Level 0 (with some Level 1 and 2 > features). The stable version, is compliant with the ODBC 3.51 > specification, Level 1 (complete Core API and Level 2 features). > > *Cross-platform* > > Connector/ODBC is available for Microsoft Windows, as well as many > Unix systems (including Linux, Sun Solaris, HP-UX, IBM AIX, and > Mac OS X). > > > Downloads, Licensing, and Support > > Two versions of MySQL Connector/ODBC are available for download: > > * MySQL Connector/ODBC 3.51 > <http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/odbc/3.51.html> is the > production-ready version of the driver, and is available under > the GPL. > * MySQL Connector/ODBC 2.50 > <http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/odbc/2.50.html> is the > old production-ready version of the driver, and is available > under the LGPL. > > MySQL Connectors are available under the MySQL AB "dual licensing" > model. Under this model, users may choose to use MySQL products under > the free software/opensource GNU General Public License > <http://www.mysql.com/company/legal/licensing/opensource-license.html> > (commonly known as the "GPL") or under acommercial license > <http://www.mysql.com/company/legal/licensing/commercial-license.html>. > from www.mysql.com/products/connector/odbc -- mats ------- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
