user manual

Chapter 2
Installing FileMaker ODBC
and
JDBC client drivers
These instructions help you install the drivers needed to access a FileMaker data source from third-party and
custom applications via ODBC (Open Database Connectivity) and JDBC (Java Database Connectivity). The
client drivers are available through a separate installation on your FileMaker CD or electronic download in
the folder \xDBC.The latest versions of the client drivers are also available from
www.filemaker.com/support/technologies.
If you’ll be hosting a FileMaker database file using FileMaker Server Advanced, make the client drivers
available to remote users.
After installing the client driver you need, you can configure the driver to access a FileMaker data source
and construct SQL (Structured Query Language) queries to interact with the data.
Abiding by the license agreement
The ODBC and JDBC client drivers are the driver portions of the FileMaker software that allow third-party
applications or custom applications to access FileMaker files as ODBC or JDBC data sources.
Hardware and software requirements
To install and use the ODBC and JDBC client drivers, you need the following minimum equipment and
software:
ODBC client driver requirements (Windows)
1 Pentium 300 MHz or faster
1 64 MB total RAM for Windows 2000, 128 MB total RAM for Windows XP
1 Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.8 SP1
1 Windows MDAC 6.0 for Vista
ODBC client driver requirements (Mac OS)
1 Apple G3 or faster (no G3 upgrade cards)
1 128 MB total RAM
1 Mac OS X version 10.3.9 or 10.4 (the software may also work with later versions certified by FileMaker)