Progress
Installation and Configuration Guide
Version 9
for Windows
Installing the DataDirect SQL-92 ODBC Drivers and the DataDirect ODBC Branded Drivers
If you are installing Progress Version 9 on a Windows operating system you must have the following Microsoft Installers for this installation:
- You must have the MDAC 2.6 Installer from Microsoft to install Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) on Windows operating systems. The Progress Installation utility contains the MDAC 2.6 Installer, which it automatically launches during installation. The MDAC 2.6 Installer is located at
installation-path\%DLC%\odbc\install\mdac_typ.exe
. You can find more information about the MDAC at Microsoft’s Web site at the following URL:http://www.microsoft.com/data/prodinfo.htm
.- You must have the DCOM98 Installer from Microsoft to install the Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) on the Win95 operating system. The Progress Installation utility installer contains the DCOM98 Installer, which it automatically launches during installation. The DCOM98 Installer is located at
installation-path\%DLC%\odbc\install\dcom98.exe
. You can find more information about DCOM98 at Microsoft’s Web site at the following URL:http://www.microsoft.com/Com/DCOM/Dcom98/redis.asp
.You must reboot your system after installing either the MDAC or the DCOM98 Installer.
Installing the DataDirect SQL-92 ODBC Drivers
The Installation utility installs the DataDirect SQL-92 ODBC driver files to the installation-path
\bin
directory. The Installation utility also installs the files to%windir%\system32
(or%windir%\system
for Windows 98 systems). Table 2–3 lists the SQL-92 driver files installed for the Progress database.
Installing the DataDirect Branded ODBC Drivers
The Installation utility installs the MERANT branded ODBC driver files to the installation-path
\bin
directory. Table 2–4 lists the MERANT branded ODBC driver files installed with the Enterprise DataServer for ODBC. You can refer to the odbcref.pdf file installed in the installation-path\bin
directory for information on how to configure datasources to connect to the different databases that Progress supports.
Additional DataServer Information For ODBC-related Components
To use dataservers for ODBC, note the following points:
Also, you will need the specific data-source software components and version numbers installed for the specific data sources you are using. Table 2–5 presents these software requirements.
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