Chapter 19. JDBC/ODBC and External SQL Connectivity
A FileMaker system can act as a data source for external access via Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) or Java Database Connectivity (JDBC). Likewise, using the external SQL sources (ESS) feature, FileMaker solutions can gain direct access to data in certain SQL-based database systems. FileMaker also supports the ability to import records from an ODBC data source and to execute SQL statements against remote data sources using the Execute SQL script step.
This chapter discusses how to make a FileMaker database available for external access from ODBC or JDBC. It also covers how to set up a Data Source Name (DSN), on both the Mac OS and Windows, for use with the ESS, Import ODBC, and Execute SQL ...
Get FileMaker® 12 Developers Reference: Functions, Scripts, Commands, and Grammars now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
