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Support for ODBC was added in Profound.js 5.3.0.

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  • The Profound.js "odbc" driver. This component is built into Profound.js, starting with version 5.3.0 and relies on the following components for connectivity to the target system.
  • The open source package odbc, which must be installed separately via NPM. This package provides a Node.js interface for using ODBC drivers.
  • The ODBC driver for the target system. This package performs the actual work of communicating with the target database. For example, ODBC access to IBM i is provided by the IBM i Access ODBC Driver, which is supplied by IBM.

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An IBM account is required to access the downloads. Click on Downloads for IBM i Access Client Solutions, accept the license agreement, and use the ACS App Pkg link for the appropriate source operating system. For IBM i, use ACS PASE App Pkg. Installation instructions are included in each download package.

The IBM i version of the Application package installs via the open-source package manager "yum". See here for instructions on setting up yum on IBM i:

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/706903

For Application Package installers for 32-bit Windows or languages other than English, visit the IBM ESS Website

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On these systems, Data Sources are stored in a text file named "odbc.ini". The file location depends on the OS, but is typically /etc/odbc.ini. On IBM i, the location is /QOpenSys/etc/odbc.ini. The file can be edited directly, but it's recommended to use the odbcinst command-line utility to add/remove data sources. On IBM i, the odbcinst command can be run in a PASE shell.

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