The odbc.ini file
The odbc.ini file is a sample data-source configuration information file.
For the location of the odbc.ini file,
see the release notes. To create this file, copy odbc.ini to
your home directory as $HOME/.odbc.ini (note
the added dot at the beginning of the file name). Every DSN to which
your application connects must have an entry in this file. The following
table describes the sections in $HOME/.odbc.ini.
| Section | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ODBC Data Sources | This section lists the DSNs and associates them with the name of the driver. You need to provide this section only if you use an ODBC driver manager from a third-party vendor. | Required |
| Data Source Specification | Each DSN listed in the ODBC Data Sources section has a Data-Source Specification section that describes the DSN. | Required |
| ODBC | This section lists ODBC tracing options. | Optional |
Follow these rules
to include comments in the odbc.ini file on UNIX™ systems:
- Begin a comment with a semicolon (;) or number sign (#) in the first position of the first line.
- If a comment includes multiple lines, you can begin following comment lines with a space or tab character (\t).
- You can include blank lines in comments.