C/ODBC and NODBC

arry_veins

What is the difference between C/ODBC and NODBC.

I want to install C/ODBC from the cd... there no such subfolder.. however there is an option for NODBC installation from the cd..

but i need C/ODBC.. what do I do?

arry_veins

I am using navision 4.0.. and have already installed NODBC.. however i cant find 'C/ODBC 32 bit' .. and also in my cd, there is no subfolder for c/odbc. help!

Luc_VanDyck

Don't bother: C/ODBC is the same as NODBC.

arry_veins

well - when I am setting up a data source, I acnt find C/ODBC 32 bit driver..... as i am using nodbc :?

Luc_VanDyck

I'll try again: C/ODBC is the same as NODBC. What part you don't understand?

Quoting from the ChangesInNAVW14.0.doc:

3.1 Navision ODBC Driver
Features
The Navision ODBC Driver is the implementation of the Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) for Microsoft® Business Solutions-Navision®. The Navision ODBC Driver lets you transfer data between a Navision database and any program that supports ODBC.
The Navision ODBC Driver replaces C/ODBC.

arry_veins

As I said: I cant find the driver: C/ODBC 32 bit driver.. Now - u gotta tell me which driver to choose while configuring the system data source.

Luc_VanDyck

The Navision ODBC Driver replaces C/ODBC.

Starting from Navision 4.0, there is no C/ODBC driver, only a NODBC driver. But it's just a change of name, the functionality is the same.
Before Navision 4.0, there is no NODBC driver, only a C/ODBC driver.

themave

and you can have both on your systems at the same time. Were as before you could only have one Codbc driver on your system.

Helps in transistion for one system to the next. As I have both drivers still in use, during upgrade. So at different times I can access Navision 2 database, and others Navision 4 database.

arry_veins

ok cool... by the way- C/ODBC is the API in navision or CFRONT?

garak

C/Front is the API (an ocx or dll).
C/ODBC (now NODBC) is an ODBC (Open DataBase Connectivity) driver.

Regards