In article <[log in to unmask]>, [log in to unmask] (Terry Powell)
writes:
 
>Subject:       Re: ODBC to Windows 95 - How To
>From:  [log in to unmask] (Terry Powell)
>Date:  2 Jul 1996 20:23:23 GMT
>
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>You will need 32-bit drivers if you want to connect using Access 7.0 (the
 
>16-bit drivers worked well for Access 2.0).
>
>I haven't heard if the 32-bit drivers are out yet.
>
>>> I believe it is possible with ODBC to connect to our HP from Windows
95
>>> applications. How is this done? What do I need? Mostly, is there any,
HP
>>> or otherwise, documenation? Can you point me in a direction?
>
>
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As an alternative source of ODBC access to hp3000's and hp9000's,
customers who use our DataExpress Driver are very happy both with 16 and
32 bit!
 
A brief summary of features is as follows:
 
DataExpress is the premier data extraction tool in the HP3000 community.
It's feature set includes the following:
- data input from Image, Allbase, KSAM, MPE flat files or combinations
- data catalogs from Cognos and HP as well as our own utilities
- output to many formats including reports, Lotus-123, Dbase, etc
- ability to define and store procedures with optional run-time parameters
- comprehensive "user profile" capabilities to control who can see what
data
- tight interface to WRQ products
 
The ODBCLink option of DataExpress includes the following features:
- 32bit drivers delivering NOW!
- read and write access to data with specified security
- TurboImage without Image/SQL (ie uses TurboImage intrinsics directly)
- TPI support in native TurboImage
- Allbase and Image/SQL
- KSAM and MPE Flat files
- simple data dictionary facility for KSAM and MPE Flat files
- Cognos PDL dictionary support
- interfaces to Impromptu, MS Access, Powerbuilder, MS Excel and many
others
- supports serial link (hard-wired plus modem connections)
- supports winsock connections via lan
- supports serial or lan connection via WRQ PPL
 
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your
data accessing
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448-2588
 
 
Birket Foster
M. B. Foster Associates
 
 
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