Using 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:

• If you are using the Bourne or Korn shell, type:

• oaodbc.sh (32-bit client)

• oaodbc64.sh (64-bit client)

• 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:

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).