How do I connect an ODBC application to Interbase XE3 ToGo?
Use the InterBase ODBC driver to connect ODBC applications to your Interbase XE3 ToGo database.
The InterBase ODBC driver is available to download from the Easysoft web site:
- Download the Windows InterBase ODBC driver.
-
Install and license the InterBase ODBC driver on the machine where your ODBC application is installed.
For installation instructions, refer to the InterBase ODBC driver documentation.
- Refer to the relevant section for information on what to do next.
I want to connect to a 64-bit Interbase XE3 ToGo database from a 64-bit application
- Locate the folder that contains the
ibtogo64.dll
.
- Copy
ibtogo64.dll
to the folder where ibclient64.dll
is located.
- Add the folder that contains both DLLs to your Windows
Path
.
-
Set up an InterBase ODBC driver data source that connects to Interbase XE3 ToGo.
To do this, use the ODBC Data Source Administrator. (In the Windows Run dialog box, enter odbcad32.exe
to start ODBC Data Source Administrator.)
I want to connect to a 32-bit Interbase XE3 ToGo database from a 32-bit application
- Locate the folder that contains the
ibtogo.dll
.
- Copy
ibtogo.dll
to the folder where gds32.dll
is located.
- Add the folder that contains both DLLs to your Windows
Path
.
- Set up an InterBase ODBC driver data source that connects to Interbase XE3 ToGo.
To do this, use the ODBC Data Source Administrator that's accessible by entering:
%windir%\syswow64\odbcad32.exe
in the Windows Run dialog box.
I want to connect to a 64-bit Interbase XE3 ToGo database from a 32-bit application
- Extract either the
win32_full
or win32_min
folder from your XE3 ToGo zip file. License XE3 ToGo.
- Locate the folder that contains the
ibtogo.dll
.
- Copy
ibtogo.dll
to the folder where gds32.dll
is located.
- Add the folder that contains both DLLs to your Windows
Path
.
- Set up an InterBase ODBC driver data source that connects to Interbase XE3 ToGo.
To do this, use the ODBC Data Source Administrator that's accessible by entering:
%windir%\syswow64\odbcad32.exe
in the Windows Run dialog box.
I want to connect to a 32-bit Interbase XE3 ToGo database from a 64-bit application
- Extract either the
win64_full
or win64_min
folder from your XE3 ToGo zip file. License XE3 ToGo.
- Locate the folder that contains the
ibtogo64.dll
.
- Copy
ibtogo64.dll
to the folder where ibclient64.dll
is located.
- Add the folder that contains both DLLs to your Windows
Path
.
-
Set up an InterBase ODBC driver data source that connects to Interbase XE3 ToGo.
To do this, use the ODBC Data Source Administrator. (In the Windows Run dialog box, enter odbcad32.exe
to start ODBC Data Source Administrator.)
Note
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If you get the error "Your user name and password are not defined", ask your database administrator to set up an InterBase login. In the Windows Taskbar search box, search for "environment variables". Choose Environment Variables. Under System Variables, select New and add:
Variable Name |
Variable Value |
isc_user |
SYSDBA |
isc_pass |
masterkey |