This manual is intended for use by anyone who wants to access ISAM application data, stored on a Windows or Unix machine, from an ODBC-compliant application.
The sections written for the Microsoft Windows platforms require some familiarity with the use of buttons, menus, icons and text boxes. If you have any experience of Apple Macintosh computers, Microsoft Windows or the X Window System, you will have no difficulty with these sections.
The Unix-based sections require that you are experienced at using a Unix shell, and can perform basic functions like editing a file. More complex activities are detailed more clearly and do not require any knowledge of specialist Unix shells.
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At the command prompt type admin.
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Introduces Easysoft Data Access for ISAM.
Explains the procedure for installing Easysoft Data Access for ISAM on Windows and Unix.
Explains how to query and set up your own data sources.
Describes the administration of your data source, creating and granting user permissions via the Web Administrator.
Explains how to set up client machines to connect to ISAM data on the server.
Demonstrates how to connect to local ISAM application data from an ODBC-compliant application.
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