Hmmm,

now I don't see the logic, tell me the functional difference between the
following sequences:

1- verify the MDAC is installed
2- unpack and install the odbc driver

or:

1- unpack the odbc driver
2- verify the MDAC is installed
3- install the ODBC driver

I must be missing some obvious information here....


> Hi Gerald,
>
> Glad to hear that you've got it working!
>
> You are, of course, correct... ideally the ODBC driver install would
> launch as soon as it is unpacked.
>
> The reason we don't do this is because of the prerequisite that the MDAC
> be installed prior to running the setup.exe program. If the MDAC is not
> installed (as could be the case for Windows 95, 98 and NT 4.0), then the
> ODBC setup program should not be run until you've verified that you have
> the correct MDAC install package (or you can install the MDAC on your own,
> then run the ODBC setup program). The README file for the ODBC driver
> discusses this in the "Installation" sections.
>
> I think that there are areas of the install process that can be improved,
> especially for the case where MDAC is already installed. That's something
> we can consider for future releases.
>
> Thanks for your feedback.
>
> Regards,
>
> Andy
>
> Andy Raibeck
> IBM Software Group
> Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development
> Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/IBM@IBMUS
> Internet e-mail: storman AT us.ibm DOT com
>
> The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked.
> The command line is your friend.
> "Good enough" is the enemy of excellence.
>
>
>
>
> Gerald Wichmann <gwichmann AT SANSIA DOT COM>
> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
> 11/05/2001 15:08
> Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager"
>
>
>         To:     ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>         cc:
>         Subject:        Re: ODBC Driver
>
>
>
> That was the problem. After running the BA Client exe which runs the
> install after it unpacks, I just assumed the ODBC .exe would do the
> same. I noticed by the README you suggested that there should be a
> /program files/Tivoli/TSM/odbc directory and there was none. Then I
> noticed the behavior of the ODBC exe and dug down to find that disk1
> directory and ran setup.exe.
>
> Problem solved.. works fine once you figure that out. Confusing way of
> doing things though. You guys should package the two similarly IMO.
>
> Gerald Wichmann
> System Engineer
> StorageLink
> 408-844-8893 (v)
> 408-844-9801 (f)
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf 
> Of
> Andrew Raibeck
> Sent: Monday, November 05, 2001 11:20 AM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: ODBC Driver
>
> One more thing occurs to me: the executable from the FTP sit just
> extracts
> the install image. Did you subsequently run the setup.exe program, which
> performs the actual install?
>
> Regards,
>
> Andy
>
> Andy Raibeck
> IBM Software Group
> Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development
> Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/IBM@IBMUS
> Internet e-mail: storman AT us.ibm DOT com
>
> The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked.
> The command line is your friend.
> "Good enough" is the enemy of excellence.
> ----- Forwarded by Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/IBM on 11/05/2001 12:18 -----
>
>
> Andrew Raibeck
> 11/05/2001 11:55
>
>
>         To:     "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
>         cc:
>         From:   Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/IBM@IBMUS
>         Subject:        Re: ODBC Driver
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Please have a look at the README file that accompanies the ODBC driver.
> In
> particular, you should look at the "Troubleshooting/Diagnostics"
> section.
>
> Regards,
>
> Andy
>
> Andy Raibeck
> IBM Software Group
> Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development
> Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/IBM@IBMUS
> Internet e-mail: storman AT us.ibm DOT com
>
> The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked.
> The command line is your friend.
> "Good enough" is the enemy of excellence.
>
>
>
>
> Gerald Wichmann <gwichmann AT SANSIA DOT COM>
> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
> 11/05/2001 11:18
> Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager"
>
>
>         To:     ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>         cc:
>         Subject:        ODBC Driver
>
>
>
> I just installed the ODBC driver on win2k server which comes with the
> latest TSM 4.2.1 client on tivoli's website. After installing both the
> BA client and ODBC driver, I open the ODBC connections dialog box and
> try to add an ODBC connection but the TSM ODBC driver isn't listed in
> the list of ODBC drivers.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Gerald Wichmann
> System Engineer
> StorageLink
> 408-844-8893 (v)
> 408-844-9801 (f)
>

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