Contents
Chapter 1
Introduction 7
About this guide 7
Using a FileMaker database as a data source 7
Accessing a hosted FileMaker Pro database 8
Limitations with third-party tools 8
Networking requirements 8
Updating files from previous versions 9
Installing current drivers 9
Chapter 2
Installing FileMaker ODBC and JDBC client drivers 11
Abiding by the license agreement 11
Hardware and software requirements 11
ODBC client driver requirements (Windows) 11
ODBC client driver requirements (Mac OS) 11
JDBC client driver requirements 12
Networking requirements 12
ODBC client driver installation (Windows) 12
ODBC client driver installation (Mac OS) 13
JDBC client driver installation (Windows and Mac OS) 13
Configuring client drivers 14
Where to go from here 14
Chapter 3
Using ODBC to share FileMaker data 15
About ODBC 15
Using the ODBC client driver 16
Overview of accessing a FileMaker database file 16
Accessing a FileMaker database file from a Windows application 17
Specifying ODBC client driver properties for a FileMaker DSN (Windows) 17
Verifying access via ODBC (Windows) 18
Accessing a FileMaker database file from a Mac OS application 19
Configuring the ODBC client driver (Mac OS) 19
Specifying ODBC client driver properties for a FileMaker DSN (Mac OS) 19
