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Background documentation Installation Under Microsoft Windows Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

Use

You have various options for installing the SAP DB ODBC driver under Microsoft Windows:

These options differ only in the default value of the system for storing the installed software.

If you install the SAP DB ODBC driver as part of the server package, the system default value for the installation path up to database version 7.3 is the <dependent_data_path>, as of database version 7.4, the <independent_data_path>.

If you install the SAP DB ODBC driver as a separate software package, the default value for the system is the installation path C:\Program Files\SAP DB\ODBC7x, where x stands for the particular version of the SAP DB ODBC driver.

Note

As of version 7.4, the ODBC installation package is included not only in the server package, but also in the Web Tools package and in the DB Analyzer package. The combination of the software packages corresponds to different installation profiles. You can install the entire software package; that is, including ODBC software, or select only the ODBC installation package from the software package.

See also: Installation Guidelines: SAP DB 7.4, Installation Profile section

Procedure

Check whether a SAP DB Server is already installed on your server. If this is the case, the SAP DB ODBC driver is also already installed, and no further steps are necessary. Otherwise, proceed as follows:

Open the InstallShield Wizard for the SAP DB ODBC driver by double clicking the file odbc7x-setup.exe.

The default value for the installation path is C:\Program Files\SAPDB\ODBC7x. You can change this installation path.

Follow the instructions in the Wizard.

Result

Information about all installed ODBC drivers is stored by the system in the file HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/ODBC/ODBCINST.INI. A driver-specific key is also created for each ODBC driver, and is also stored in this file.

Example
The following entry is stored in the registry for the SAP DB ODBC driver during installation:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
SOFTWARE\ODBC\ODBCINST.INI
SAP DB 7.4


The key
SAP DB 7.4 is created.

 

The names of the ODBC driver DLLS and the name of the setup DLL are stored under the driver-specific key. The ODBC Administrator tool uses this information to load the corresponding DLL when creating new data sources.

Example
Under the key SAP DB 7.4, there is the following entry:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER
SOFTWARE\ODBC\ODBCINST.INI\SAP DB 7.4
Driver=C:\SAP DB\pgm\sqlod32.dll
Setup=C:\SAP DB\pgm\sqlsp32.dll

 

 

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