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Re: Filemaker 7 database

• To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
• Subject: [mg60050] Re: Filemaker 7 database
• From: Mike <m.HoneychurcNOSPAMh at uq.edu.au>
• Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 04:43:07 -0400 (EDT)
• Organization: University of Queensland
• References: <deu6jr$eol$1@smc.vnet.net>
• Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com

A naive response maybe but does Filemaker use SQL? I didn't think it did.

Another naive suggestion is whether or this Mathematica/applescript
application could help you:

http://www.unisoftwareplus.com/products/mathlinkosax/

Mike


On 29/8/05 3:31 PM, in article deu6jr$eol$1 at smc.vnet.net, "Roman Fischer"
<Roman.Fischer at teleweb.at> wrote:

> 
> Hello,
> 
> 
> 
> I want to access a Filemaker 7 database on my Mac using an ODBC-Connection
> 
> of Mathematica 5.1. I defined a System-DSN and using it I can access the
> 
> tables using Excel X for Mac.
> 
> 
> 
> So in Mathematica I type the following:
> 
> 
> 
> Needs["DatabaseLink`"]
> 
> conn2 = OpenSQLConnection[ JDBC["odbc", "Aufgabenliste"], Username ->
> 
> "Admin", Password -> "Admin"]
> 
> 
> 
> Mathematica answers:
> 
> 
> 
> JDBC::error: JDBC error: sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver
> 
> $Failed
> 
> 
> 
> What might be my mistake?
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks
> 
> 
> 
> Roman Fischer
> 
> 
> 
> 

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