It isn't as if there is any specific opposition to creating a JDBC driver.
There just has not been a big demand for it. You might consider entering a
requirement, either through your IBM rep or SHARE.

But just because there is no JDBC driver doesn't mean that you can't write
in-house code to query the TSM server. C/C++ does the job quite nicely,
and uou can't get much more direct than that.

Regards,

Andy

Andy Raibeck
IBM Software Group
Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development
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Date:    Fri, 10 May 2002 13:33:20 -0700
From:    Gerald Wichmann <gwichman AT ZANTAZ DOT COM>
Subject: Re: JDBC-ODBC Bridge and TSM ODBC driver

With IBM's pro-java stance I've always found it odd that TSM doesn't have
better JDBC support. It really makes it difficult for a company to write
in
house code to query the TSM server DB for info and use it. Outside of
using
SNMP software and decision support to monitor/report a TSM server why
doesn't IBM support some more direct means of doing so like via the use of
JDBC support? I've always found that odd...

Regards,

Gerald Wichmann
Senior Systems Development Engineer
Zantaz, Inc.
925.598.3099 (w)