Firebird ODBC

From eStream Software

Introduction

Is an External Utilities for other Application to Access Firebird Database

Pros

  1. Can direct Retrieve/Get, Delete and/or Modified the Information/Data From Connected Database.

Cons

  1. User might lost concurrent license (i.e. need to buy double)
  2. Might corrupt the database if not careful
  3. Might cause unable to upgrade database due to database is "modified"
  4. Setting need to reset if user change the database file name
  5. Setting need to reset if estream change firebird version or table/field name

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Using this Application is at your own risk.
Estream will not responsible on any data corrupt or missing due to usage of this application.
No further support other then this but we will try our best to help

Requirement

  • Firebird Server 3.0 & above
- 32 bits
- 64 bits

Program

Setup

01. Open Control Panel.
02. Double Click Administrative Tools |
- ODBC Data Sources (32-bit), or
- ODBC Data Sources (64-bit)
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03. Click on System DSN tab
04. Click Add button.
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05. Select Firebird/InterBase(r) Driver
06. Click Finish button.
07. Under Firebird ODBC Setup, define the following info only and the rest by default :
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Field Name Description
Data Source Name (DSN) Can be any Name (eg. FB)
Description Can be any Description (eg. FB)
Database
  • The Firebird FDB file path
  • Can get it under SQLAccounting\DB or estream\DB Folder
Client
  • The Firebird fbclient.dll path
  • Can get it under SQLAccounting\firebird 3.0 or Firebird\Firebird 3_0 Folder
  • For 64 Bit can Leave it empty
Database Account Firebird user name (Default is SYSDBA)
Password Firebird password (Default is masterkey)
Character Set Set to UTF8 (For FB3.0 & above)
Dialect Set to 3
Read(default write) Check/Tick to make transactions read-only

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  • Make sure when click Test Connection is shown Connection successful! then only continue others Steps
  • To access the FDB with network environment you can enter the ServerName or ServerIPAddress:Database Path at Database field
Example
ServerPC:C:\Program Files\estream\SQLAccounting\DB\ACC-0001.FDB or
192.168.0.18:C:\Program Files\estream\SQLAccounting\DB\ACC-0001.FDB

Below is example where to get the ServerName, Path & FDB FB ODBC-11.gif

Example Access From Microsoft Excel

Below example is using Microsoft Excel 2016 to get Firebird Data using ODBC

Steps

01. Create New Worksheet
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02. Click Data Tab
03. Clcik Get External Data | From Other Source | From Microsoft Query
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04. Select FB* (The Data Source Name entered in ODBC)
05. Click OK button
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06. Select the table at the Available tables and columns field
07. Click the > button to select the Columns
08. Click Next button till you see below dialog
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09. Select View data or edit query in Microsoft Query option
10. Click Finish button
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11. Click SQL button to edit your Query
12. Edit the Query Statement here
13. Click OK button when done
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14. Click File | Return Data to Microsoft Excel
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15. Click Ok button
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See also