About the Product Documentation
The product library consists of the following books:
- DataDirect Connect64 for ODBC and Connect64 XE for ODBC Installation Guide details requirements and procedures for installing the product.
- DataDirect Connect64 for ODBC and Connect64 XE for ODBC User's Guide provides information about configuring and using the product.
- DataDirect Connect64 for ODBC and Connect64 XE for ODBC Reference provides detailed reference information about the product.
- DataDirect Connect64 for ODBC and Connect64 XE for ODBC Troubleshooting Guide provides information about error messages and troubleshooting procedures for the product.
HTML Version
All of these books are placed on your system as HTML-based online help during a normal installation of the product. They are located in the help subdirectory of the product installation directory. To use the help, you must have one of the following browsers installed:
On Windows, you can access the entire help system by selecting the help icon that appears in the DataDirect program group.
On all platforms, you can access the entire help system by opening the following file from within your browser:
where install_dir is the path to the product installation directory.
Or, from a command-line environment, at a command prompt, enter:
where browser_exe is the name of your browser executable and install_dir is the path to the product installation directory.
After the browser opens, the left pane displays the Table of Contents, Index, and Search tabs for the entire documentation library. When you have opened the main screen of the help system in your browser, you can bookmark it in the browser for quick access later.
NOTE: Security features set in your browser can prevent the help system from launching. A security warning message is displayed. Often, the warning message provides instructions for unblocking the help system for the current session. To allow the help system to launch without encountering a security warning message, the security settings in your browser can be modified. Check with your system administrator before disabling any security features.
Help is also available from the setup dialog box for each driver. When you click Help, your browser opens to the correct topic in the help system, without opening the help Table of Contents. A grey toolbar appears at the top of the browser window.
This tool bar contains previous and next navigation buttons. If, after viewing the help topic, you want to see the entire library, click:
on the left side of the toolbar, which opens the left pane and displays the Table of Contents, Index, and Search tabs.
PDF Version
DataDirect product documentation is also provided in PDF format, which allows you to view it, perform text searches, or print it. You can view the PDF documentation using the Adobe Acrobat Reader. The PDF documentation is available on the product CD and also on the DataDirect Technologies Web site:
http://www.datadirect.com/techres/odbcproddoc/index.ssp
You can download the entire library as a compressed file. When you uncompress the file, it appears in the correct directory structure.
If you want to copy the documentation library from the product CD, you must maintain the same directory structure that is on the CD.
- To copy all product books, copy the entire \books directory to your local or network drive.
- To copy a specific set of books, copy that book's directory structure (beneath the \books directory) to your local or network drive. For example, in the case of:
\books\odbc64
you would copy the entire \odbc64 directory.
Maintaining the correct directory structure allows cross-book text searches and cross-references. If you download or copy the books individually outside of their normal directory structure, their cross-book search indexes and hyperlinked cross-references to other books will not work. You can view a book individually, but it will not open other books to which it has cross-references.
To help you navigate through the library, a file named books.pdf is provided. This file lists each online book provided for the product. We recommend that you open this file first and, from this file, open the book you want to view.