[R] RODBC finding dsn information using OpenLink iODBC drivers

[Prof Brian Ripley]

On Fri, 11 Jan 2002, Andrew Schuh wrote:

> I'm using RODBC to connect to a MS SQL server.  I've been able to get it
> to work without much of a hitch in windows.  However, I'm using
> OpenLink's iODBC drivers on the Linux side and I'm not sure how RODBC is
> able to find information about the dsn's (which is in the odbc.ini
> file?).  I've tested the connection with the test program included by
> OpenLink and I've verified that it connects to the server correctly.  I
> just need to get R to be able to connect.

It's a while since I tested iODBC.  It's the driver manager that reads the
odbc.ini file, not the R interface.  Michael Lapsley has some examples in
the README file which I believe worked.

I usually use unixODBC, which seemed when I last looked to be more
powerful.

> I believe I am using the latest RODBC package and R>1.3.1 on a Redhat
> 7.2 (Intel) machine.

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