[R] Using ODBC/RODBC with DBI

[Prof Brian Ripley]

On Mon, 30 Jun 2008, Magnus Torfason wrote:

> Hi all, I would like the following code to work, but it doesn't:
>
> library(DBI)
> library(RODBC)
> m <- dbDriver("RODBC") # Example for dbConnect(DBI), causes error
> m <- dbDriver("ODBC")  # Example for DBIDriver-class(DBI), causes error
>
> The errors are:
> Error in do.call(as.character(drvName), list(...)) :
>  could not find function "RODBC"
> (substitute "ODBC" for "RODBC" to get the second error)
>
> I've successfully used RODBC without using the DBI interface, and I've
> successfully used the DBI interface with SQLite.
>
> Am I doing something wrong here or is DBI simply not implemented for ODBC?
> The latter seems unlikely considering the wide use of ODBC, but you never
> know. I hope it's just me doing something wrong

'DBI simply not implemented for ODBC' has value TRUE.
You would do better to ask such questions on R-sig-db.

>
> Best,
> Magnus
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