This is a GUI
application, similar to MS's ODBC Administrator. It allows the user to
easily configure the User data sources. 'root' users can also; add,
remove, and configure System data sources.
Driver options vary from DBMS to DBMS. ODBCConfig calls Driver Config code
to allow the Driver to prompt the user for Driver specific options.
A 'root' user can add and/or remove drivers using ODBCConfig. This is more
like 'register' and 'unregister' a driver because no files are actually
copied or moved but instead, ODBC system information is updated.
All registered drivers are presented to the user as choices when creating
a new data source.
News
19.JUL.99
ODBCConfig has been used as the basis for the KDE ODBC Administrator. This
represents an official code-fork for ODBCConfig as the KDE version becomes
KDE specific. The unixODBC ODBCConfig program will continue to be
based upon Qt (no KDE specific code).
Screen shot of the KDE ODBC Administrator.
6.JUN.99
minor improvements to user interface
16.MAY.99
Confusion over whether to use a user-friendly Driver name in the DSN or to use the
drivers file name has been fully addressed.
This is actually an odbcinst issue. The way it works is that user friendly names are used
by default, however; a driver file name will be identified and used if the name starts
with a '/'.
14.MAY.99
'root' users are now able to add and remove drivers from the ODBC system information.
27.APR.99
Development of Driver config options have
begun for ODBCConfig.
20.MAR.99
Minor code changes made to make
it compile with Qt 2.0 Beta.
10.FEB.99
Work completed;
Now
uses ODBCINST to access ODBC System Information
Images
are now xpm and embedded in code
Work to do;
a
bit more testing
ODBCConfig is essentially complete and
will be released as part of LinuxODBC 1.0.
25.JAN.99
The Qt based ODBC Config is ready
for testing but testing may not happen for another day or two because of
discussions about the format of ODBC.INI and ODBCINST.INI (see the freeodbc@as220.org
mailing list or check back here later on this). There is also some discussion
about how far to go in implementing MS's O/S specific ODBC infrastructure.
The outcome of these discussions will significantly impact the inernals
of the ODBC Config and its driver counterparts but should have minimal
impact upon the user. So the screens/functionality should remain pretty
much as you see them here but browsing the source code may be a waste of
time.
Work completed includes;
Created a Driver Config library for simple SQL Server type data sources
.
Created a Driver Config library for simple File based data sources .
Created a Driver Config library for OpenLinks oplodbc Driver .
popup for 'Driver Specific' options done
Some code cleaning done (more to do).
24.JAN.99
The libini.a has been totally rewritten
to support read/write (see Utilities).
The Qt based ODBC Config has moved a notch
closer to a release for testing.
Work completed includes;
User data sources are loaded (typically from ~/.odbc.ini)
System data sources are loaded from /etc/odbc.ini
Drivers are loaded from /etc/odbcdrivers.ini
popup for 'Add DSN' done
two Driver Setup templates started (file based and SQL Server based)
The SQL Server Driver Setup template will
be used by ODBC Config when no other driver setup is installed for a data
source.
Now
uses 
