Re: Unable to load JdbcOdbc library

From: Daniel Dittmar (daniel.dittmar_at_sap.corp)
Date: 10/11/04

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    SteveE wrote:
    > I am trying to connect to an Informix database on a stand-alone
    > Solaris server. The database only exposes ODBC for external
    > connections, not JDBC.
    [..]
    > On the Solaris side (where our code has to run from), we have the
    > Solaris OpenLink ODBC driver loaded. Using the odbctest program, we
    > are able to connect to the database successfully. However, when I try
    > to run our JAVA application and access via the JdbcOdbc bridge, a
    > NullPointerException is thrown, and I get the message "Unable to load
    > JdbcOdbc library".

    I don't think the JdbcOdbc bridge is available outside of Windows as
    there doesn't exist a standard ODBC driver manager on Unix.

    IBM offers a 100% Java driver for Informix
    (http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/informix/tools/jdbc/), but perhaps
    you have an older Informix.

    Daniel

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