OpenLink .NET Data Provider for ODBC Installation and Configuration

Review Preinstallation Documentation: OpenLink .NET Data Provider for ODBC Pre-Installation Requirements

Installation

The OpenLink .NET Data Provider for ODBC is distributed as a Windows MSI installer. Double click on the installer 'ntl6nodb.msi' to commence the installation:

This is the Welcome dialog for the OpenLink .NET Data Provider for ODBC:

Please read the Software License Agreement and accept before continuing your installation:

Before installation, you will be prompted for a license file. If a license file already exists on the machine, then select the 'use existing file' option. A trial (try) or full (buy) license can be obtained by selecting the 'try and buy' option, which loads our online try and buy web page.

Choose to perform a custom, typical, or complete installation of the provider:

You can use this dialog to choose the default installation directory, if you chose the custom installation option:

You can choose which options to install, if you chose the custom installation option:

Click the install button to begin the installation:

The installation is complete. Click the Finish button.

You may be asked to restart your machine. This will likely occur, if you have a pre-existing OpenLink License Manager running.

Simply download the .dll and place it in the folder from which your .NET application runs.

Configuration

There is no additional configuration involved, unless you placed your .dll in a non-standard location. If you did not place your .dll in the directory from which your .NET application runs, you need to ensure that your Global Assembly Cache environment variable passes the directory that contains the .dll.

Provider Name: OpenLink.Data.OdbcClient.dll

Connection String: DSN=;UID=;PWD=;

DSN = A local ODBC Data Source Name
UID = Username associated with Data Source Name
PWD = Password associated with Data Source Name

Example: DSN=Oracle 10 on AIX52;UID=scott;PWD=tiger

Proceed to Commercial Licensing Documentation:

Should you decide to purchase a commercial license at the end of your evaluation period, be sure to consult our documentation which explains the placement and uptake of commercial license files and the use of our OpenLink License Manager technology: License Technology & Application