iodbctest(1)                 iODBC Driver Manager                 iodbctest(1)



NAME
       iodbctest, iodbctestw - iODBC Demonstration programs


SYNOPSIS
       iodbctest [""DSN==xxxx[;;UID==xxxx][;;PWD==xxxx][;;OPT==value]""]
       iodbctestw [""DSN==xxxx[;;UID==xxxx][;;PWD==xxxx][;;OPT==value]""]


DESCRIPTION
       The  iodbctest  program  and  iodbtestw programs are simple ODBC sample
       programs, showing the strength of the ODBC API to connect to  any  ODBC
       enabled database, issue SQL commands and retrieve the query results.

       The iodbctest program uses the standard ODBC API calls to connect using
       any DSN, but retrieves all results in ASCI mode.

       The iodbctestw program uses the ODBC Unicode API calls to connect using
       any DSN, and retrieves all results in Unicode mode.


OPTIONS
       The iodbctest program uses the SQLDriverConnect function to make a con-
       nection using any available ODBC compliant driver. This allows the user
       to override any ODBC connect attribute in the DSN string.

       Connect  strings  should  start  with either a DSN=xxx or a DRIVER=xxxx
       attribute optionally followed by other DSN attributes  separated  by  a
       semicolon e.g:

            DSN=ora9;UID=scott;PWD=tiger;DATABASE=ora9u

       Any attributes required for a proper connection that are not entered in
       the DSN connect string, must be present in the odbc.ini file.

       If the connect string is passed as an argument to  the  iodbctest  pro-
       gram,  the  string should be quoted as most shells use the semicolon as
       their command separator. If the connect string is entered on the inter-
       active prompt, no quotes should be used.

       After  a  successfull  connection  has  been  established,  the user is
       prompted for a SQL command to be send to the database.  A  SQL  command
       cannot span multiple lines.

       If  the SQL command returns one or more result sets, each result set is
       fetched using character buffers and displayed in a table.

       Additionally, the iodbctest program understands a few special commands:


       qualifiers
               Show a list of qualifiers using the SQLTables catalog call.


       owners
               Show a list of owners using the SQLTables catalog call.


       tables
               Show a list of tables using the SQLTables catalog call.


       types
               Show a list of tables types using the SQLTables catalog call.


       datatypes
               Show  a  list  of  data  types using the SQLGetTypeInfo catalog
               call.


       quit (or exit)
               Exit the program and return to the shell.


EXAMPLES
       Start the iodbctest program and get a list of DSNs before making a con-
       nection:

           $ iodbctest
           OpenLink ODBC Demonstration program
           This program shows an interactive SQL processor

           Enter ODBC connect string (? shows list): ?

           DSN                               Driver
           -----------------------------------------------------------------
           ora9                              OpenLink Generic ODBC Driver
           mysql                             OpenLink Generic ODBC Driver
           mysqllite                         OpenLink Lite for MySQL
           myodbc                            MyODBC Driver
           pgsql                             OpenLink Generic ODBC Driver
           tds                               OpenLink Generic ODBC Driver

           Enter ODBC connect string (? shows list): DSN=ora9;PWD=tiger
           Driver: 05.20.0316 OpenLink Generic ODBC Driver (oplodbc.so)

           SQL>

       Connect  to an Oracle 9 instance which has been previously setup in the
       odbc.ini file:

           $ iodbctest "DSN=ora9;UID=scott;PWD=tiger"
           iODBC Demonstration program
           This program shows an interactive SQL processor
           Driver: 05.20.0316 OpenLink Generic ODBC Driver (oplodbc.so)

           SQL>select * from emp

           ID               NAME
           -----------------]-------------------------------------------
           1                Record 1
           2                Record 2
           2                Record 3

            result set 1 returned 3 rows.

           SQL> quit


COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 1996-2004 by OpenLink Software


AUTHOR
       iODBC Administrator 



3.52.1                           16 June 2004                     iodbctest(1)