Installation on UNIX Systems
IDL DataMiner system components, including ODBC drivers, are installed automatically by the IDL installation program (assuming you elected to install the DataMiner components when installing IDL). On UNIX systems, you may need to make some of the following additional modifications; at the very least, you will need to copy the default ODBC initialization file created by the installer to your $HOME directory.
ODBC Initialization File
During the installation process, the IDL installation program creates a template ODBC initialization file. This file describes the installed ODBC drivers and allows you to configure the drivers to suit your needs.
The template file contains information about the ODBC drivers installed on your system by IDL, but nothing about your specific data sources. At the very least, you will need to add the data source names to the ODBC initialization file; depending on your specific installation, you may also need to add details such as the database host name and database instance name. You might also wish to make database access more convenient by specifying login or password information. You will also need to either copy the template ODBC initialization file to your $HOME directory or create an environment variable pointing to its location. See ODBC Configuration on UNIX Systems for details.
Oracle ODBC Drivers
On some UNIX systems, the Oracle ODBC drivers must be linked against portions of the Oracle installation. For more information on how this is performed consult the files located in the Dataminer directory:
where platform is the name of your operating system.
Note
If this directory does not exist, this operation is not required.
