spss data access pack installation instructions for unix

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SPSS Data Access Pack InstallatioInstructions for UNIX

Before YouInstall

The SPSS Data Access Pack allows you to install any or all of the following

components:

! Connect ODBC drivers

! SequeLink ODBC client

! SPSS ODBC driver

! Online documentation for Connect ODBC and SequeLink in Adobe Acroba

(PDF) format

! Acrobat Reader

These components allow you to retrieve data from databases in a network

environment. How you proceed depends on whether or not you have an SPSS

system administrator.

If you have an SPSS system administrator. Contact your SPSS system administrato

for information about how to configure your desktop computer with the SPSS

Data Access Pack. In some cases you will not need to install anything. If your

administrator tells you to run this setup procedure, follow his or her instructions

you currently have SPSS Data Access Pack drivers installed, do not reinstall the

unless directed to do so by your administrator.

If you do not have an SPSS system administrator. If there is no system administrato

your site, or if you are not using this SPSS product in a network environment, yo

installODBC drivers by running this setup.

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If you are an SPSS system administrator. Decide which database access technology you

want to use at your site. Then decide which client software to install and where to

install it. For more information about available database access technologies, refer

toGetting Started with SPSS Data Access Technology(which you can find on the

CD-ROM).

If you have installed an earlier version of the SPSS Data Access Pack. Installing a

driver or client from this SPSS Data Access Pack does not uninstall earlier drivers.

Instead it makes the newly-installed software available to you. The newly-installed

software must be manually configured; the configuration of your earlier driver is not

transferred. If your earlier driver is working properly and meets your needs, it is

best not to upgrade to a new version. Only upgrade when you require support for a

database that was previously unsupported or when you require an enhancement.

Note: If you are a Java developer and want to access data from Java applets or

applications, consider using Connect JDBC or the SequeLink JDBC Client, which are

included in the SPSS Data Access Pack. For more information, see the SPSS Data

Access Pack JDBC Installation Instructions(which you can find on the CD-ROM).

What You Need to Run Connect ODBC

Available drivers are listed in the ODBC Database Support Matrix, which you can find

on the CD-ROM.. The drivers support ODBC specification 3.52, as well as ODBCCore, Level 1, and Level 2 functions. On the support matrix, click the Database Client

Software tab to determine if additional software is required for a particular driver.

What You Need to Run the SequeLink ODBC Client

No additional hardware or software is required to run the SequeLink ODBC client

on UNIX operating systems.


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Installing the SPSS Data Access Pack

Installing Connect ODBC Drivers

To install a Connect ODBC driver, first locate the compressed file and then insta

Locate the Driver

Use following table to locate the Connect ODBC driver TARfile for your operat

system:

Table 1

Connect ODBC Drivers Operating Systems and File Locations

OperatingSystemCD-ROM File Location (in/merant/client/unix/)

AIX aix/odbc/aix.tar.gZ

HP-UX hpux/odbc/hp.tar.gZ

Linux linux/odbc/linux.tar.gZ

Solaris solaris/odbc/sol.tar.gZ

Install the Driver

E Copy or download theTARfile for your operating system from the CD to the UN

computer. Put it in the directory where you want to install the driver.

E Uncompress the file. For example, uncompress sol.tar.gZ. This uncompresses a

TARfile.

E Extract theTARfile. For example,tar -xvf sol.tar. This extracts all files required

run the ODBC drivers.

E Configure the ODBC environment. From the directory where you extracted the f

run./setodbcpath.sh. This will set the ODBC home directory to the current dire


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Installing the SequeLink ODBC Client

To install the SequeLink ODBC client, first locate the compressed file and then

install it.

Locate the Compressed File

Use following table to locate the SequeLink ODBC clientTARfile for your operating

system.:

Table 2

SequeLink ODBC Client Operating Systems and File Locations

OperatingSystem

CD-ROM File Location (in/merant/client/unix/

)AIX aix/sequelnk/slclient.tar.gZ

HP-UX hpux/sequelnk/slclient.tar.gZ

Linux linux/sequelnk/slclient.tar.gZ

Solaris solaris/sequelnk/slclient.tar.gZ

Install the Client

E Copy the file for your operating system from the CD to the UNIX computer. Put it

in the directory where you want to install the client.

E Uncompress the file. For example,uncompress slclient.tar.gZ. This uncompresses a

TARfile.

E Extract theTARfile. For example, tar xvf slclient.tar. This extracts all files required

to run the client.

E Configure the ODBC environment. From the directory where you extracted the files,

run./setodbcpath.sh. This will set the ODBC home directory to the current directory.

Installing Acrobat Reader

If you do not already have Acrobat Reader, you can install it from the CD-ROM.


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E Insert your product CD into the CD-ROM drive.

E Navigate to the/Acrobat/unixdirectory.

E Uncompress the file for your operating system.

E Refer toInstguid.txtfor installation instructions.

After You Install

After you install Connect ODBC drivers or the SequeLink client, additional step

are required before you can use them to connect to your database. How you proc

depends on whether or not you have an SPSS system administrator.

If you are an SPSS system administrator.Create and configure end user connectio

accordingto the database access technology that you are using at your site.

If you havean SPSS system administrator.Get connection instructions from your S

system administrator.

If you do not have an SPSS system administrator. Create and configure ODBC dat

sources for the Connect ODBC driver(s) or SequeLink client that you installed.

Connecting to Your Database with Connect ODBC

If you are an SPSS system administrator, create and configure an ODBC data so

An ODBC Administrator does not exist on UNIX. You create and configure an

ODBC datasource by editing theodbc.inifile with a text editor. The odbc.inifil

installed with the driver files. See theConfiguring Drivers and Data Sourcessec

in theInstallation on UNIXchapter of the DataDirect Connect ODBC Installatio

Instructions for detailed instructions. You can find this guide on the CD-ROM.

If you have an SPSS system administrator, ask him or her about configuring ConODBC.


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Connecting to Your Database with SequeLink ODBC Client

If you are an SPSS system administrator, see Getting Started with SPSS Data Access

Technology(which you can find on the CD-ROM) and the DataDirect SequeLink

documentation. The SequeLink client requires an ODBC data source; however no

ODBC Administrator exists on UNIX. Basically, you create and configure an ODBC

data source by editing the odbc.inifile with a text editor. The odbc.inifile is installed

with the SequeLink ODBC client in the root of your SequeLink ODBC client

directory. See the DataDirectSequeLink Administrator's Guide,Configuring ODBC

Client Data Sources on UNIX, for detailed information about editing yourodbc.inifile

and setting important environment variables. You can find this guide on the CD-ROM.

If you have an SPSS system administrator, ask him or her about configuring

SequeLink client.

UpdatingYour Installation

You can install additional components at any time by repeating the setup process.

Note: Installing a newer version of a driver or client from SPSS Data Access Pack

does not uninstall earlier drivers. Instead it makes the newly-installed software

available to you. The newly-installed software must be manually configured; the

configuration of your earlier driver is not transferred. If your earlier driver is working

properly and meet your needs, it is best not to upgrade to a new version. Only update

when yourequire support for a database that was previously unsupported, or when

you require an enhancement.

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