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I am working with Excel for Mac Version 16.18 on High Sierra 10.13.6. Installed Connector/ODBC 8.0.12 for macOS, tested the connection to my database with iODBC Data Source Administration (64-Bit) and worked. I get the message DSN: myodbca, The connection DSN was tested successfully, and can be used at this time.

Introduction

From the ODBC Administrator dialog, choose either the User DSN or System DSN tab and click Add. Select the Connector/ODBC driver and click OK. You will be presented with the Data Source Name (DSN) dialog. Enter the Data Source Name and an optional Description for the DSN. Driver is installed successfully. To activate the driver, perform the steps described in the Product Activation article. Test connection. After the driver is installed, DSN with the name DEVARTMYSQL is created. You can use it to test a connection with MYSQL server. For this, perform the following steps: Run the iODBC utility of the required. Select your data source driver and configure a DSN. Install the Actual ESS Adapter. Open ODBC Manager System DSN Add Select the 'Actual ESS Adpater' driver and select a DSN to adapt. I'm on Mac OS X 10.8.4 and the ODBC driver installation fails at the very end. I went ahead and installed ODBC Administrator from Apple's website and it lists the 5.2.5 driver, so I was able to add a User DSN entry.

The Actual ODBC Drivers provide three core features for connecting an ODBC-ready application such as Microsoft Excel and FileMaker Pro to a database:

  • the setup utility that allows you to specify the connection name and the name or address of the server hosting the database
  • a login screen that authenticates you to the database
  • the driver itself, which communicates over the network with the database.

Two of the most popular ODBC-enabled applications on the Mac are Microsoft Excel and FileMaker Pro. The steps for connecting from these applications are described here.

Configuring a Data Source Name (DSN)

In order to connect to the database from an application such as Microsoft Excel, you must first create a DSN, which specifies the address of the server and the name of the database to which you will connect.

Note: In the following instructions, the 'Administrator' refers to the application used to configure your DSN:

  • We suggest using the ODBC Manager application in the /Applications/Utilities folder

Here's what you do to configure a DSN:

  • From the Utilities folder in the Applications folder, launch ODBC Manager
  • When the Administrator window appears, press the Add button to create a new System DSN.
  • Select the driver required for your database from the list and press Finish.
  • Press the Continue button to advance to the Data Source panel.
  • Enter the name of the DSN (name it whatever you like - most people just use the name of the database).

    • For Access databases, Excel spreadsheets and text files:

  • Press the Choose button to select your file (an Access database should have a '.mdb' or '.accdb' extension, an Excel spreadsheet should end with '.xls', and a text file should end with '.csv or '.txt')

    • For SQLite:

  • Select the 'SQLite' radio button and press Continue
  • Press the Choose button to select your file (for example, /Users//Library/Mail/Envelope Index)

    • For all other databases:

  • Enter the IP address of your server. The Actual ODBC Driver remembers the 5 most recent server names you enter, so you may also select from the list if you have configured other connections.

    • For SQL Server and Sybase:

  • Press the Continue button to advance to the Connection panel.
  • Click the 'Connect to server' checkbox and enter your database login ID and password.

    • For all databases:

  • Press the Continue button to advance to the Database panel.
  • Select your database from the list or enter its name manually.
  • Press the Finish button to advance to the Conclusion panel.
  • To test your connection, press the Test button, and enter your user ID and password when prompted.
  • Press Done to save the new DSN.
  • Exit the Administrator application

You are now ready to connect to your database using your application.

Using Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Excel includes the Microsoft Query application in the default installation. MS Query is needed to construct the queries that will return data from your database to Excel.

When you are ready to import information into Excel from your database, perform the following steps:

  • Select Data -> Get External Data -> New Database Query... from the Excel menu.
  • When you see the iODBC Data Source Chooser dialog, select the data source you created in the previous steps and press the OK button.
  • At the login prompt, enter your database login ID and password and press OK.
  • MS Excel will automatically launch MS Query. Use MS Query to construct a SQL statement that will be used to return data to your Excel spreadsheet.

Using FileMaker Pro

You can use FileMaker Pro to create reports generated from database that has been imported into your FileMaker database. Advanced FileMaker users can also write FileMaker scripts which add or update data in your database.

FileMaker includes support for “External SQL Sources” (ESS) which allowyou to work with a Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle or MySQL database as if it were a FileMaker database. There is more information about this powerful feature at our FileMaker resource center.

You can import data from database into FileMaker by performing the following steps:

  • In FileMaker Pro, select the following menu item: File -> Import Records -> ODBC Data Source...
  • Select the name of your data source (created in the above section) from the 'Select ODBC Data Source' dialog and press Continue.
  • Enter your database login ID and password and press OK.
  • Use the 'SQL Query Builder' dialog to construct a SQL statement that will be used to return data to your FileMaker database. When you are finished, press Execute.
  • Use the 'Import Field Mapping' dialog to map fields in your query to fields returned by your FileMaker database. You can drag the fields listed for your FileMaker database to change the mapping to the corresponding query result fields. When you are finished, press Import.
  • When the 'Import Options' dialog is displayed, press the Import button.

Notes:

  • The default installation of the Actual ODBC Driver provides for an unlimited use evaluation license. Until a license key has been entered, the driver will only return the first 3 rows from each recordset. If you need an alternate evaluation arrangement, please contact us at orders@actualtech.com.
  • Once you have purchased a license key (either from our website or through other arrangements), you must enter the key into the driver. You may do this by pressing the 'Licenses...' button on the Introduction panel described of the DSN setup assistant. Copy the 20 digit license key from your e-mail receipt and paste into the License Key field and press OK.
  • We will be releasing periodic updates to the driver. These updates will consist of any required bug fixes, in addition to minor feature enhancements. You should check to see if updates are available by visiting our website. You can also press the Check for Updates button on the Introduction page described in the step above.

By Danny Kohn

Previous Versions of FileMaker Pro and ODBC

Filemaker Pro has had the ability to connect to and use ODBC as early as version 7. Using the Execute SQL script step, you could specify a ODBC DSN (Database Source Name) and execute any SQL statement that you can build with a FileMaker Pro calculation which could include field data.

Limitations of this functionality included the following:

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  • Communication is only one way.
  • You must be well versed in SQL.
  • It must be done through a script.

In databases I had created in FileMaker Pro 7 where data synchronization with a MySQL database was required, I was forced to first delete all data in each MySQL table before repopulating it with live data from the FileMaker database.

FileMaker Pro 9 and ODBC

In FileMaker Pro 9, ODBC connections are treated like a FileMaker Pro external data source, formerly known as file references. The data source acts similar to a reference to another FileMaker Pro database file. Tables can be added to the relationship graph, layouts can be created showing records from a MySQL (or any ODBC capable database) table. Calculations can be made in the context of a data source table. You can even add calculation and summary fields to the tables for use within FileMaker Pro.

Through a layout, you can then add, remove or modify the external records as if they were in a FileMaker Pro table. No SQL required. No scripts required. Theoretically, you could create an entire FileMaker Pro database based solely on MySQL data tables with no tables defined within the FileMaker Pro file.

You can now use FileMaker Pro as a friendly front-end to any MySQL, MS SQL, Oracle, Access or any ODBC capable database. The only thing you can not do from within FileMaker Pro is create tables and fields.

What is ODBC?

ODBC, an acronym for Open Database Connectivity, is a standard protocol for communicating with databases. It allows users to set up a DSN, or Database Source Name, that can be used by any ODBC aware application on a particular computer to send queries and receive data from a specified data source. It is kind of like having a shortcut or alias on your desktop linking to a file on a server, except the shortcut is a DSN and instead of a file on a server, it links to a database.

By setting up a DSN, you are assigning an arbitrary name, or shortcut, that will be recognized by your computer as a pointer to a server and database. The scope of a DSN can be restricted to a particular computer user or to a computer system. A single DSN can not be used on multiple computers. If database connectivity is required on multiple computers, it is necessary to set up a DSN on each computer.

ODBC Setup Overview for FileMaker Pro 9

There are 4 basic steps for getting FileMaker Pro 9 to work with other databases.

  1. Install an ODBC Driver.
  2. Set up the DSN.
  3. Add the DSN data source to the FileMaker Pro database.
  4. Add the table(s) to the relationship graph.

Each of these steps is explained in detail below.

Installing the MySQL ODBC Driver for Mac OS X

There are a number of MySQL ODBC drivers available for Mac OS X, many of which have simple package installers. I have only managed to get one to work properly with FileMaker Pro: Actual ODBC Driver for Open Source Databases. It comes with a $30 price tag.

MySQL.com has a free, open-source driver available, but I could not get it to work properly for FileMaker due, apparently due to a bug in Mac OS X's iODBC driver manager. If you are interested in the details, I filed a bug report. Hopefully, they will have a work around soon.

Both drivers come with an easy to use, standard OS X package installer. Download, double click, click Next a few times, and you are done.

Setting Up the DSN

Once the driver is installed, you can create a DSN using the Mac OS X ODBC Administrator program located at Applications/Utilities/ODBC Administrator. FileMaker Pro 9 only supports system data sources and does not support user data sources. So, you must add a User DSN:

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  • Select the User DSN tab.
  • Click the lock and authenticate to allow changes.
  • Click Add.
  • Choose the appropriate driver (probably 'Actual Open Source Databases').
  • Click Continue.
  • Enter a name for the data source. This can be whatever makes sense to you, but if two or more computers are being set up to use the same source, the names must be identical.
  • Click Continue and enter the MySQL database server address.
  • Enter MySQL database server login information and click continue.
  • Click the drop down arrow next to the Database field and select the database to which this DSN should link. If a list of databases on the MySQL server appears in this drop down, you know a successful connection was made.
  • Click Finish or Continue if you wish to review the settings and test the connection.
MysqlUsing the Data Source in FileMaker

In the FileMaker Pro database, perform the following steps:

  • Open the Manage External Data Sources window through the File->Manage->External Data Sources... menu item.
  • Click New..., to add a data source.
  • Enter a name, choose ODBC, then click the Specify... button.
  • Choose the DSN data source you recently created and click OK.
  • If you wish, enter a user name and password for the MySQL server, or you may leave it set to require entry by users. Since you can use calculations to specify user credentials, you can easily customize the authentication process, including passing the user's FileMaker Pro database user name and password to the MySQL server. Keeping users synchronized between databases is a topic worthy of its own article.
Add a Table to the Relationship Graph

The rest of the process is quite simple. When you go to the relationship graph and click the Add Table button, you will see your new data source in the Data Sources drop down menu. Select it and add the desired table as you would with any FileMaker Database. You can then include it in any relationships, create new layouts with it and add Calculation and Summary fields under the Fields tab.

Danny Kohn is a Software Engineer and Consultant for Inspirations Software Design (ISD). ISD is an IT services and consulting firm specializing in custom business solutions with human interfaces that are easy to learn and simple to use.

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For answers to your FileMaker Pro, MySQL or ODBC questions, help developing the database you need or integrating your FileMaker Pro database with your PHP web site or MySQL database, visit http://www.InspirationsSoftwareDesign.com

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