The odbc.ini file is a sample data-source
configuration information file.
For the location of the
odbc.ini file,
see the release notes. To create this file, copy
odbc.ini to
your home directory as
$HOME/.odbc.ini (note
the added dot at the beginning of the file name). Every DSN to which
your application connects must have an entry in this file. The following
table describes the sections in
$HOME/.odbc.ini.
| Section |
Description |
Status |
|---|
| ODBC Data Sources |
This section lists the DSNs and associates them
with the name of the driver. You need to provide this section only
if you use an ODBC driver manager from a third-party vendor. |
Required |
| Data Source Specification |
Each DSN listed in the ODBC Data Sources section
has a Data-Source Specification section that describes the DSN. |
Required |
| ODBC |
This section lists ODBC tracing options. |
Optional |
Follow these rules
to include comments in the
odbc.ini file on UNIX systems:
- Begin a comment with a semicolon (;) or number sign (#) in the
first position of the first line.
- If a comment includes multiple lines, you can begin following
comment lines with a space or tab character (\t).
- You can include blank lines in comments.
Release date: September 2013