[DB-SIG] What To Import???

M.-A. Lemburg mal at egenix.com
Fri Oct 15 12:29:20 CEST 2004


Peter Mott wrote:
> mxODBC is at www.egenix.com. It is commercial I think. There is an old ODBC
> module part of the win32 extensions that Mark Hammond made. It is available
> from the Python site along with the language downloads. I don't know of any
> other ODBC interfaces. 

Here's a quick-start guide for installing mxODBC on Windows:

1. visit:

	http://www.egenix.com/files/python/eGenix-mx-Extensions.html#Download-mxBASE

    and download the egenix-mx-base package for your Python version,
    e.g. http://www.egenix.com/files/python/egenix-mx-base-2.0.5.win32-py2.3.exe

2. scroll down to:

	http://www.egenix.com/files/python/eGenix-mx-Extensions.html#Download-mxCOMMERCIAL

    and download the egenix-mx-commercial package for your Python version,
    e.g. http://www.egenix.com/files/python/egenix-mx-commercial-2.0.6.win32-py2.3.exe

3. Install the two packages by clicking on the EXEs (first the egenix-mx-base
    package, then the egenix-mx-commercial package). An installer will
    start that will guide you through the rest of the installation.

4. Open a Python command line, e.g IDLE

5. Test the installation by entering the following commands at the prompt:

 >>> from mx.ODBC.Windows import DataSources
 >>> print DataSources()

    This should give you a list of available ODBC data sources registered
    with your Windows ODBC manager.

The full mxODBC documentation is available at:

	http://www.egenix.com/files/python/mxODBC.html

Please note that mxODBC is free to use for non-commercial user only.

Hope that helps,
-- 
Marc-Andre Lemburg
eGenix.com

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