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Configuring the ODBC Client : Configuring ODBC Client Data Sources on Linux and UNIX : Setting Environment Variables
 

Setting Environment Variables

You must set several environment variables for the ODBC client on Linux and UNIX by executing a shell script located in the installation directory.
To execute the shell script:
1. If you are using the Bourne or Korn shell, type:
*oaodbc.sh (32-bit client)
*oaodbc64.sh (64-bit client)
2. If you are using the C shell, type:
*source oaodbc.csh (32-bit client)
*source oaodbc64.csh (64-bit client)
Executing this shell script sets the following environment variables:
Table 20. Environment Variables for the ODBC client on Linux and UNIX
ODBCINI
Specifies where the centralized odbc.ini or odbc64.ini file is located.
OASDK_ODBC_HOME
Specifies the full path of the directory containing the ODBC client shared libraries. If this variable is not set, the driver will use the lib subdirectory (or lib64 for a 64-bit driver) of the ODBC installation directory as location of the driver shared libraries. The ODBC installation directory is retrieved from the InstallDir key in the [ODBC] section in the ODBCINI file.
Executing this shell script also sets the appropriate library search environment variable (LD_LIBRARY_PATH on Solaris and Linux, SHLIB_PATH on HP-UX, or LIBPATH on AIX).