ODBC

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Contents

  1. ODBC
    1. Create Connection
      1. ODBCConf.exe
      2. Add-OdbcDsn
    2. Connecting Applications to ODBC
      1. SPSS

Create Connection

ODBCConf.exe

A (potentially deprecated) System32 batch script. 

odbcconf.exe /a { configdsn "Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb, *.accdb)" "DSN=DATABASE_NAME|DBQ=ABSOLUTE\PATH\TO\DATABASE.accdb" }

Add-OdbcDsn

A Powershell cmdlet. 

Add-OdbcDsn -Name "DATABASE_NAME" -DriverName "Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb, *.accdb)" -DsnType "User" -SetPropertyValue 'DBQ=ABSOLUTE\PATH\TO\DATABASE.accdb'

Connecting Applications to ODBC

SPSS

get data
 /type=odbc
 /connect='DSN=DATABASE_NAME;DBQ=ABSOLUTE\PATH\TO\DATABASE.accdb;'
 /sql='SELECT * FROM TABLE_NAME'
 /assumedstrwidth=255.

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