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Getting Started with SPSS
®
Data Access Technology
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Data Access TechnologyCopyright © 2001 by SPSS Inc.
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Overview
SPSS® products can access data from a variety of data file types, including databases
SPSS products are distributed with technologies for accessing data from a database
Merant DataDirect® SequeLink ® and Merant DataDirect Connect® ODBC, and
Merant DataDirect Connect® JDBC.
This guide presents factors to consider when deciding which data access
technology to use with your SPSS product, and then provides an overview of
deploying a data access technology at your site. It is primarily for SPSS system
administrators who are installing an SPSS product for use in a networked computer
environment, and who need to provide end users access to databases on remote
servers.
The Merant technologies are:
SequeLink. A scalable, server-based middleware that offers high-performance
connectivity to remote relational databases. SequeLink consists of two components
a single, thin, universal SequeLink client component and a SequeLink Server (a
common server DBMS interface). The universal client component provides direct,
point-to-point connections from client to server, completely eliminating the need fo
proprietary database vendor transport middleware, such as Oracle SQL*NET, Oracl
Net8, Informix I-Connect, or Sybase Open Client.
Connect ODBC. A comprehensive set of individual, database-specific drivers that us
ODBC to deliver reliable connectivity to all major data stores, from relational
databases to flat-file data. Connect ODBC leverages your existing database vendor
transport middleware, such as Oracle SQL*NET, Oracle Net8, Informix I-Connect, o
Sybase Open Client.
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Connect JDBC. Connect JDBC supports the JDBC API. Connect JDBC drivers are Type
4 JDBC drivers that provide connectivity for the enterprise Java environment. If you
are a Java developer and want to access data from Java applets or applications, consider
using Connect JDBC.
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Choosing aData Access Technology
This chapter presents factors to consider when deciding which database technology t
use with your SPSS product.
Before you continue, consider if you need to deploy a database access technolog
at your site. If you are installing an SPSS product for use in a networked computer
environment and you need to provide end users access to databases on remote servers
the SPSS data access technology can make your job simpler. Many databases are
supported (see Table 4-1, Table 4-2, and Table 5-1). Note that these technologies ar
“closed”—they can be used only with SPSS products. If you want to access database
with other applications, you may require a more general solution.
Factors to Consider
Consider the following factors when choosing between SequeLink and
Connect ODBC:
! What type of database access does your SPSS product support?
! What type of database do you want to access?
! Is a system administrator or other database support person available?
! Has your site already invested in database vendor transport middleware?
! Where is the database running?
What type of database access does your SPSS product support? If your SPSS product
supports ODBC database access, you have a choice between SequeLink and Connec
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ODBC. If your SPSS product supports JDBC, you can use SequeLink or Connect
JDBC. Table 3-1 lists database access technology for SPSS products.
What type of database do you want to access? SequeLink is designed to retrieve datafrom relational databases efficiently. If the database is not relational (for example,
Btrieve, dBASE, and Paradox) or your data are from an application that is not a
database (for example, Excel and Text), use Connect ODBC.
Is a system administrator or other database support person available? SequeLink has a
server component that must be installed, configured, and maintained by a system
administrator. If you do not have that type of support at your site, use Connect ODBC.
Has your site already invested in database vendor transport middleware? If your site
already has database middleware (for example, Oracle SQL*NET, Oracle Net8,
Informix I-Connect, or Sybase Open Client) deployed at your site, and you want to
continue to use it, use Connect ODBC. Connect ODBC uses your existing database
middleware.
Where is the database running? If your database is running on the same computer as the
SPSS product that is accessing and processing data, use Connect ODBC. If your
database is on a remote server, use SequeLink. SequeLink has an efficiency advantage
over Connect ODBC when the data have to be transported over a network.
Note: Connect JDBC is also available for Java developers who want to access data from
their applications.
Summary
In general it is best to use SequeLink when:
! Your data are stored in a relational database.
! You have a system or database administrator at your site.
! Your database resides on a remote server.
! You do not already have native database transport middleware.
Because SequeLink has a single, universal client and does not require database vendortransport middleware, it is simpler to configure and administer than Connect ODBC.
In general it is best to use Connect ODBC when:
! Your data are stored in a non-relational (flat) database or in an application that is
not a database (for example, Excel).
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! Your site already has native database transport middleware and you want to kee
using it.
! Your database resides on the same computer as the SPSS product that is accessin
and processing data.
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Deploying aData Access Technology
Once you decide which data access technology to deploy, you need to install and
configure the software. This chapter presents an overview of what gets installed an
configured, where, and by whom.
The administrator installs the SequeLink server on the database computer. The
SequeLink client must also be installed on the computer that is accessing the data—
the computer where the SPSS server product is running.
Either the administrator or the end user can install the appropriate Connect ODBC
drivers. (Connect ODBC does not have a server component.) The drivers must be
installed on the computer that is accessing the data—the computer where the SPSS
server product is running, the end user’s desktop computer, or both.
ODBC Data Sources
Both Connect ODBC and SequeLink ODBC edition use an ODBC data source to
connect to the database. When you install Connect ODBC, you install one or more
ODBC drivers. When you install the SequeLink ODBC client, you install a
SequeLink ODBC driver. Before you can use an installed driver, you must create an
configure an ODBC data source for that driver.
An ODBC data source consists of two essential pieces of information: the ODBC
driver that will be used to access the data and the location of the database that youwant to access. The database can reside on any networked computer. The ODBC
driver and data source have to reside on the computer that is accessing and processin
the data. Depending on the type of SPSS application that you are using, that can be
either an end user’s desktop computer or a remote SPSS server.
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Deploying a Data Access Technolog
Note: SequeLink has a JDBC client. This discussion does not apply to that client. F
more information about SequeLink JDBC editions, refer to the Merant documentatio
For instructions about how to install this documentation, see “SequeLink
Documentation” on p. 12.
Location of ODBC Data Sources for Desktop Products
If your SPSS product is a classic desktop application, where all data access and
processing occurs on the end user’s desktop computer, then the ODBC data source h
to be installed and configured on the end user’s desktop computer.
Location of ODBC Data Sources for Distributed Architecture Products
If your SPSS product uses distributed architecture, then the correct location for
ODBC data sources depends on how the product is being run. SPSS distributed
architecture products can be configured to access and process data on a remote SPS
server (distributed analysis mode) or on the end user’s desktop computer (local
analysis mode).
! Working in distributed analysis mode. The ODBC data source has to be installed an
configured on the remote SPSS server. This data source is created using the ODB
driver (Connect ODBC or SequeLink ODBC client) that the administrator installe
on the server.
! Working in local analysis mode. The ODBC data source has to be installed and
configured on the end user’s desktop computer. This data source is created by th
end user using the ODBC driver (Connect ODBC or SequeLink ODBC client)
installed on his desktop computer, or it is imported from sources created by the
administrator.
! Working in both modes. If end users need to access data from the database in bot
modes, the ODBC data source has to be installed and configured on both the remo
SPSS server and the desktop computer.
Software
The SPSS product CD contains all of the software that you need to deploy your chose
data access technology. See the SequeLink Server and SPSS Data Access Pack
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installation instructions in the documentation subdirectory on your product CD-ROM
for details.
SPSS Product Architecture and Database Access
The following table shows SPSS application architecture and database access
technology by product.
Table 3-1
Application architecture and database access
Application Architecture Uses
AnswerTree desktop (if it does notinclude AnswerTreeServer)
ODBC
AnswerTree Server distributed ODBC
Clementine distributed ODBC
DecisionTime desktop (if it does notinclude DecisionTimeServer)
ODBC
DecisionTime Server distributed ODBC
SPSS for Windows desktop (if it does notinclude SPSS Server)
ODBC
SPSS Server distributed ODBC
SPSS Batch Facility NA ODBC
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Getting Startedwith SequeLink
This chapter presents an overview of how to deploy SequeLink at your site.
SequeLink is scalable, server-based middleware that offers high-performance
connectivity to remote relational databases. SequeLink consists of two components
! A server component that passes requests to a database engine.
! A client component that communicates requests for data to the server componen
SequeLink is one of the database access technologies available with this SPSS
product. Another is Connect ODBC. For information about choosing the appropriat
database access technology, see Chapter 2.
Who Should Install SequeLink
You should install SequeLink if:
! You are a system administrator for an SPSS product
and
! You want to configure the SPSS product to access and process data from a remote
relational database
and
! You want to use SequeLink to access databases.
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Installation and Configuration Overview
Installation and configuration of SequeLink consists of the following basic steps:
! Install the SequeLink Server on the database computer.
! Install the SequeLink Client, which includes a SequeLink ODBC driver, on the
computer where you will create data sources.
! Create SequeLink data sources.
! Create ODBC data sources using the SequeLink ODBC driver and your SequeLink
data sources.
SequeLink Documentation
The SPSS data access technology software includes extensive SequeLink
documentation from Merant. This documentation is highly recommended for
SequeLink administrators.
Installing SequeLink Documentation
Windows. To install the SequeLink online documentation on Windows:
E Insert the SPSS product CD into the CD-ROM drive.
E Choose Install SPSS Data Access Pack.
E Choose Custom setup type.
E Click to expand the Online Documentation tree, and select SequeLink Documents.
UNIX. To access the Merant SequeLink documentation on UNIX computers, use
Acrobat Reader to read /Merant/Books/Sequelnk/books.pdf , which contains links to all
of the SequeLink documentation. If you do not already have Acrobat Reader, you caninstall it from your SPSS product CD-ROM.
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Installing Acrobat Reader
Windows. To install Acrobat Reader, insert your SPSS product CD into the CD-ROM
drive. The AutoPlay feature presents a menu. To run the Setup program, choose Inst
Acrobat Reader and follow the instructions that appear on the screen.
UNIX. You can either follow the Windows instructions to install Acrobat Reader on
Windows computer, or you can install a version of Acrobat Reader for UNIX (include
with this product). Select the file for your operating system from the /Acrobat/unix
directory on the product CD-ROM, uncompress the file, and refer to Instguid.txt for
installation instructions.
SequeLink Server This section provides an overview of SequeLink Server installation and configuratio
SequeLink Server for Windows
Before you install:
! Decide what database(s) you want to access. Available database servers for
Windows NT and 2000 are listed in Table 4-1.
! Make sure that the database is installed and running.
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Table 4-1
SequeLink servers on Windows
For more information, see the SequeLink Server and SPSS Data Access Pack
installation instructions in the documentation subdirectory on your product CD-ROM.
The SequeLink Getting Started guide in the SequeLink documentation is also highly
recommended. For instructions about how to install the SequeLink documentation, see
“SequeLink Documentation” on p. 12.
Installing SequeLink Server for Windows installs the following components:
! The SequeLink Server Administrator, which is software that manages instances of
SequeLink Server. Use it to configure and control SequeLink Server. You can start
and stop servers, view and change configuration settings, and monitor and control
run-time operations.
! A SequeLink Server that handles communications with your database.
! A Windows service that runs the SequeLink Server.
Operating System Database
CD-ROM File Location:
\merant\SLServer\win32
Windows NT 4.0Windows 2000
DB2 6.1DB2 7.1
sl51db2.zip
Windows NT 4.0Windows 2000
Informix Dynamic Server 7.3+Informix Dynamic Server withUniversal Data Option 9.14Informix Dynamic Server 2000 9.20
sl51inf.zip
Windows NT 4.0 Oracle 7.3.2+Oracle 8i R1, R2, and R3
sl51ora.zip
Windows 2000 Oracle7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 8.04, and 8i sl51ora.zip
Windows NT 4.0Windows 2000
SQL Server 7.0SQL Server 2000
sl51sqlsrvr.zip
Windows NT 4.0Windows 2000
Sybase Adaptive Server 11.5+Sybase Adaptive Server 11/9
Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise 12
sl51syb.zip
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SequeLink Servers for UNIX
Available database servers for UNIX are listed in Table 4-2.
Table 4-2
SequeLink servers on UNIX
OS Database CD-ROM Location:
Merant/SLServer/
AIX 4.2.xAIX 4.3.x
DB2 6.1DB2 7.1
aix/sldb2.tar
AIX 4.2.x
AIX 4.3.x
Informix Dynamic Server 7.3+Informix Dynamic Server withUniversal Data Option 9.14Informix Dynamic Server 2000 9.20
aix/slinf.tar
AIX 4.2.0AIX 4.2.1AIX 4.2.1+ AIX4.3.x
Oracle 7.3.2+Oracle 8.06+Oracle 8i R2 (8.1.5)Oracle 8i R2 (8.1.6)Oracle 8i R3 (8.1.7)
aix/slora.tar
AIX 4.2.xAIX 4.3.x
Sybase Adaptive Server 11 11.5+Sybase Adaptive Server 11 11.9Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise12
aix/slsyb.tar
Digital UNIX(Alpha) 4.0
Oracle 7.3.2Oracle 8.06+Oracle 8i R2 (8.1.5)
Oracle 8i R2 (8.1.6)
digital_unix/slora.tar
HP-UX 11.0 DB2 6.1DB2 7.1
hpux/sldb2.tar
HP-UX 11.0 Informix Dynamic Server 7.3+Informix Dynamic Server withUniversal Data Option 9.14Informix Dynamic Server 2000 9.20
hpux/slinf.tar
HP-UX 11.0 Oracle 7.3.2+Oracle 8.06+Oracle 8i R2 (8.1.5)Oracle 8i R2 (8.1.6)Oracle 8i R3 (8.1.7)
hpux/slora.tar
HP-UX 10.20HP-UX 11.0
Sybase Adaptive Server 11.5+Sybase Adaptive Server 11.9Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise12
hpux/slsyb.tar
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For more information, see the SequeLink Server and SPSS Data Access Pack
installation instructions in the documentation subdirectory on your product CD-ROM.
The SequeLink Getting Started guide in the SequeLink documentation is also highly
recommended. For instructions about how to install the SequeLink documentation, see
“SequeLink Documentation” on p. 12.
SequeLink Clients for Windows
This section provides an overview of installation and configuration of the SequeLink
ODBC client on Windows. For more information, see the SequeLink Getting Started
guide in the SequeLink documentation. For instructions about how to install these
documents, see “SequeLink Documentation” on p. 12. SequeLink also has a JDBC
client—the Getting Started guide covers this, too.
Before You Install Decide where you should install the SequeLink client. (See Chapter 3.)
OS Database CD-ROM Location:
Merant/SLServer/
Solaris 2.6
Solaris 7Solaris 8(SPARC)
DB2 6.1DB2 7.1 solaris/sldb2.tar
Solaris 2.6Solaris 7Solaris 8(SPARC)
Informix Dynamic Server 7.3+Dynamic Server with UniversalData Option 9.14Dynamic Server 2000 9.20
solaris/slinf.tar
Solaris 2.6Solaris 7Solaris 8(SPARC)
Oracle 7.3.2+Oracle 8.06+Oracle 8i R2 (8.1.5)Oracle 8i R2 (8.1.6)Oracle 8i R3 (8.1.7)
solaris/slora.tar
Solaris 2.6Solaris 7Solaris 8(SPARC)
Sybase Adaptive Server 11.5+Sybase Adaptive Server 11.9Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise12s
solaris/slsyb.tar
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Installing SequeLink Client
Installing the ODBC SequeLink client installs the following components:
! A network TCP/IP communication module
! A SequeLink ODBC driver
SequeLink clients are also available for UNIX. See the SPSS Data Access Pack UNI
installation instructions in the documentation subdirectory on your product CD-RO
for more information.
Connecting to Your Database
After you have installed the SequeLink Server and client, you need to connect the clie
to the database. For SequeLink ODBC edition, you connect to your database and
access data using an ODBC data source.
A SequeLink ODBC data source, which you create with the Windows ODBC
Data Source Administrator, consists of an ODBC driver and a SequeLink data
source. The ODBC driver was installed with the client. You must create the SequeLin
data source. The SequeLink data source contains information about which database
access and how to access it. See the SequeLink Getting Started guide in the SequeLin
documentation for information on planning and configuring data sources. Chapter 2
the SequeLink Administrator’s Guide has additional information about creating,configuring, and exporting SequeLink data sources.For instructions about how to
install the SequeLink documentation, see “SequeLink Documentation” on p. 12.
Remember to create the SequeLink data source on the computer that is
accessing the data. Most of the time this will be the computer that is running th
SPSS product’s server.
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What End Users Need to Know
Users who are accessing data from their desktop computers need to know:
! Which SequeLink client to install.
! How, and from where, to import SequeLink data sources pre-configured by the
administrator.
Users who are working in distributed mode, where the data are being accessed by a
server, need to know:
! The names and descriptions of SequeLink ODBC data sources that the
administrator has configured on the remote SPSS server.
! How to log in to the database.
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Getting Started withConnect ODBC
This chapter presents an overview of how to deploy Connect ODBC at your site. It
describes the basics of installing and configuring Connect ODBC on Windows.
Connect ODBC is a comprehensive set of individual, database-specific drivers tha
use ODBC to deliver connectivity to all major data stores, from relational database
to flat-file data. Your site must already have database middleware installed (for
example, Oracle SQL*NET, Oracle Net8, Informix I-Connect, or Sybase Open
Client).
Connect ODBC is one of the database access technologies available with this SPS
product. Another is SequeLink. For information about choosing the appropriate
database access technology, see Chapter 2.
Who Should Install Connect ODBC
Administrators should install the Connect ODBC drivers if:
! You will configure an SPSS distributed architecture product to access and proces
data on a remote SPSS server (distributed analysis mode) instead of the end user’
desktop computer (local analysis mode)
and
! You want to use Connect ODBC to access databases.
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Chapter 5
Your end users should install the Connect ODBC drivers if:
! They want to use Connect ODBC with an SPSS distributed analysis product to
access and process data on their desktop computers
or
! They want to use Connect ODBC with an SPSS desktop product.
Installation and Configuration
Installation and configuration of Connect ODBC consists of the following basic steps:
E Install Connect ODBC on the computer where you will create data sources.
E Create ODBC data sources using the Connect ODBC drivers that you installed.
Where you install the Connect ODBC and create the data sources depends on what type
of SPSS product you are installing and how it will be used. (See Chapter 3.)
Before You Install
! Decide which driver(s) you need. Drivers are database-specific. The available
drivers are listed in Table 5-1.
!Make sure that the computer meets the software requirements for the drivers youplan to install. All required software must be 32-bit compliant. Software
requirements are listed in Table 5-1.
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Table 5-1
Connect ODBC Drivers
Driver Supports Database(s) Software Requirements
Btrieve Btrieve version 6.xPervasive.SQL 7.x and 2000
Brieve Developer’s Kit or Workstationdatabase engine orClient/serverdatabase engine or Pervasive.SQLclient.
DB2 UBD DB2 Universal Database ver-sions 6 and 7, Server version
None.
DB2 OS/390 DB2 for OS/390 version 6,Server version
None.
dBase dBase III, IV, and VClipper
FoxPro 2.5 and 3.0 files
None.
FoxPro FoxPro 3.0 database contain-sers
ole32.dll (typically provided with theWindows operating system).
Informix Informix 7.x and 9.x Informix Connect 2.x or Informix Client Software Developer’s Kit 2.x
Informix DynamicServer
Informix 9.x None.
Oracle 7 Oracle 7.x and 8.x Oracle SQL*Net.(SQL *Net DLLs and ociw32.dll musbe on your path.)
Oracle 8 Oracle 7.3.4 and higherOracle 8.0.5 and higher Net8 Client version 8.0.4 or higher.(Oracle Net8 DLLs must be on yourpath.)
Paradox Paradox 3.x, 4.x, 5.x. 7.x, 8.x,and 9.0 tables
Borland database engine from BorlanC++, Delphi Paradox 7, or Paradox 8.(Idapi32.dll must be on your path or iyour Windows system directory.)
Progress PROGRESS 7.3c and 8.x PROGRESS Version 8.2A Client Networking.IDLC environment variable set to youPROGRESS DLC directory.
SQLBase Centura Software SQLBase
6.5, 7.0, and 7.5
A communication DLL (for example,
SQLNPIPE.DLL for Named Pipes) onyour path.Sqlwntm.dll and sqlngci.dll must be oyour path or in your Windows 95/98System or NT System32 directory.
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Microsoft Access
A Microsoft Access driver is not included with Connect ODBC. If you need a
Microsoft Access driver, you can either install it from your Microsoft software, or you
can install it you can install it from your SPSS product CD-ROM—see the SPSS Data
Access Pack installation instructions in the documentation subdirectory on your
product CD-ROM for details.
Installation
Decide where you should install the Connect ODBC driver(s) and configure the ODBC
data sources. (See Chapter 3.)
Choose a custom installation, which allows you to install the database-specific
drivers that you select. After installation, drivers will appear in the Windows Control
Panel ODBC Data Source Administrator Drivers tab with names starting with SPSS
OEM . See the SPSS Data Access Pack installation instructions in the documentationsubdirectory on your product CD-ROM for details.
Driver Supports Database(s) Software Requirements
SQL Server 6 SQL Server 6.x with supportfor catalog stored procedures
Appropriate DB-Library and Net-Library.
Ntwdblib.dll on your path or in yourWindows system directory.
SQL Server SQL Server 6.5, 7.0, and 2000 Microsoft SQL Server Client software.
Sybase Sybase System 10 and 11,Sybase 4.9.2Adaptive Server 11.5 and 11.9
Sybase Open Client Library, version10.0.4 or higher.Sybase environment variable set to yourSybase Open Client directory.
Sybase ASE Adaptive Server 11.0 andhigher
None.
Text ASCII text files None.
XML Internet Explorer 5.0 dataislandsADO persisted XMLXML with schemas
Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher.
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Connecting to Your Database
Connect ODBC is a set of ODBC drivers—when you install it, you install drivers.
Before you can use an installed driver, you must create and configure an ODBC dat
source for that driver.
An ODBC data source consists of two essential pieces of information: the ODB
driver to be used to access the data, and the location of the database that you wan
to access.
The data source must be created on the computer that will be accessing the data.
! Administrators who are setting up Connect ODBC drivers for distributed analys
mode should, on the computer that is running the SPSS product’s server, create an
configure ODBC data sources for the drivers that are installed.
! End users who want to use Connect ODBC drivers for local analysis mode or fo
desktop products should, on their local desktop computer, create and configure
ODBC data sources for the drivers that are installed.
Windows. Use the Windows ODBC Data Source Administrator control panel to crea
the data sources.
UNIX. An ODBC Data Source Administrator does not exist on UNIX. You create an
configure an ODBC data source by editing the odbc.ini file with a text editor. The
odbc.ini file is installed with the drivers. See the Configuring Drivers and Data
Sources section in the Installation on UNIX chapter of the Connect ODBC Installatio
Instructions for detailed instructions. (The Connect ODBC Installation Instructionscan be accessed by opening /Merant/Books/ConnectODBC/books.pdf on your produ
CD-ROM.)
What End Users Need to Know
For local analysis mode and SPSS desktop products, end users need to know:
! Which Connect ODBC drivers to install.
!
How to configure ODBC data sources for the Connect ODBC drivers, includingdatabase login information.
For distributed analysis mode, end users need to know the names and descriptions
Connect ODBC data sources that the administrator has configured on the remote
SPSS server.
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