OpenLink Generic JDBC Driver Installation and Configuration
Review Preinstallation Documentation: OpenLink Generic JDBC Driver Pre-Installation Requirements
Installation
- The OpenLink Generic JDBC Driver for Windows is distributed in a single .msi file.

- Click the Open link that appears in your Downloads dialog, or double-click the file.

- Click Next.
Choose among the Typical, Complete, or Custom installation types.

- Click Next.
Use the next dialog to specify the installation directory, if you chose the custom installation option:

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

- Click Next.
Then click the Install button.

- Installation is complete.
Click the Finish button.

- You may be prompted to restart your computer, if you have a pre-existing OpenLink License Manager running on your computer.
Configuration
The OpenLink installer should set your CLASSPATH.
You should have a pre-existing JAVA_HOME directory that points to the root of your Java installation; this same directory should also be included in your PATH.
No further configuration should be needed.
Examples:
- jdbc:openlink://localhost:5000/SVT=Ingres II/DATABASE=iidbdb/UID=ingres/PWD=ingres
- jdbc:openlink://192.128.13.119:5555/SVT=Oracle 8.1.x/DATABASE=ORCL/UID=scott/PWD=tiger
- jdbc:openlink://broker-host.example.com:5050/SVT=Progress 91D/DATABASE=isports/OPTIONS=-S isports -N tcp -H progress-host.example.com
- jdbc:openlink://broker-host.example.com:5000/SVT=SQLServer 2000/DATABASE=Northwind/UID=sa/OPTIONS= -S mssql-host.example.com