mysql-connector-odbc-noinstall-5.2.5-win32

MySQL Connector/ODBC 5.2 This is a release of MySQL Connector/ODBC (formerly MyODBC), Oracle's dual-license ODBC Driver for MySQL. For the avoidance of doubt, this particular copy of the software is released under the version 2 of the GNU General Public License. MySQL Connector/ODBC is brought to you by Oracle. Copyright (c) 1995, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. License information can be found in the COPYING file. MySQL FOSS License Exception We want free and open source software applications under certain licenses to be able to use the GPL-licensed MySQL Connector/ODBC (specified GPL-licensed MySQL client libraries) despite the fact that not all such FOSS licenses are compatible with version 2 of the GNU General Public License. Therefore there are special exceptions to the terms and conditions of the GPLv2 as applied to these client libraries, which are identified and described in more detail in the FOSS License Exception at <http://www.mysql.com/about/legal/licensing/foss-exception.html> This distribution may include materials developed by third parties. For license and attribution notices for these materials, please refer to the documentation that accompanies this distribution (see the "Licenses for Third-Party Components" appendix) or view the online documentation at <http://dev.mysql.com/doc/> GPLv2 Disclaimer For the avoidance of doubt, except that if any license choice other than GPL or LGPL is available it will apply instead, Oracle elects to use only the General Public License version 2 (GPLv2) at this time for any software where a choice of GPL license versions is made available with the language indicating that GPLv2 or any later version may be used, or where a choice of which version of the GPL is applied is otherwise unspecified. CONTENTS * Introduction * Building Source * Installing * Binary Files * Connector/ODBC SDK * Resources INTRODUCTION ------------------------------------------------------------ This is the source or binary distribution of ODBC for MySQL. This software is distributed with restrictions - please see the license information for details. Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) is a widely accepted standard for reading/writing data. ODBC is designed in a similar manner to the MS Windows printing system in that it has a Driver Manager and Drivers. MySQL Connector/ODBC is a driver for the ODBC system which allows applications to communicate with the MySQL Server using the ODBC standard. ODBC implementations exist on all popular platforms and MySQL Connector/ODBC is also available on those platforms. Oracle provides MySQL support for ODBC by means of the MySQL Connector/ODBC driver and programs. MySQL Connector/ODBC is the ODBC driver for MySQL which is ODBC 3.5x compliant; MyODBC is ODBC 2.5x compliant. To get all functionality from the ODBC 5.2 driver (e.g. transaction support) you should use it against MySQL Database Server 4.1 or later. BUILDING SOURCE --------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the BUILD file for details on building the source code. This is included with the source distribution. INSTALLING --------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the INSTALL file for details on installing. BINARY FILES --------------------------------------------------------------- The following, key, files are provided by MySQL Connector/ODBC (the MS Windows names are included for reference but the file names for other platforms would be similar). Driver (myodbc3.dll or myodbc5.dll) The most important part of Connector/ODBC is the driver. Application developers can link directly to the driver but more often use the driver indirectly, via a Driver Manager such as the one provided by Microsoft or unixODBC. Many options can be provided to the driver to adjust its behavior. Setup Library (myodbc3S.dll or myodbc5S.dll) The setup library provides a graphical user interface needed during certain activities provided by the driver. For example; it provides the GUI when you use the ODBC Administrator to create/edit a Data Source Name (DSN). Installer (myodbc3i.exe or myodbc-installer.exe) This command-line utility program can be used to manage ODBC system information. For example it can be used to register or deregister a driver. It can also manage data source names. This was created to test the ODBC system information abstraction and portability layer within Connector/ODBC but is also useful for installing and uninstalling Connector/ODBC. Invoke myodbc3i, in a command shell and without options, to get help on its use. Library Loading Tester (dltest.exe) This command-line utility is useful for debugging problems related to loading a library and resolving symbols in it. Connector/ODBC SDK --------------------------------------------------------------- MySQL Connector/ODBC provides an SDK for developers in the form of several reusable libraries. These libraries can be used to save development time/effort and to increase stability of resulting software. myodbc3u This library provides the ODBC system information abstraction and portability used by Connector/ODBC. RESOURCES --------------------------------------------------------------- For more information about MySQL, see http://www.mysql.com For more information about MySQL Connector/ODBC, including installation instructions, please visit; http://www.mysql.com/products/myodbc/index.html