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v5:database:odbtp

# ODBTP

##### Specification

Driver Name | odbtp
Data Provider | odbtp
Status | Obsolete1)
Windows | Yes
Unix | No
ADOdb V5 | Yes
ADOdb V6 | No

## Description

This driver is based on the 3rd party windows only ODBTP extension for PHP. The current status and reliablility of this driver is unknown. Windows client DLL for PHP versions 5.6 thru 7 are available Here

The server portion of the ODBTP connection does not run on any modern Windows Versions (Windows XP/ Server 2000 is the last supported OS). Because of this, the driver will be removed in ADOdb Version 6.

### Example Connection Strings

Database | Connection String
--- | ---
Visual Foxpro Driver | DRIVER={Microsoft Visual FoxPro Driver};SOURCETYPE=DBF;SOURCEDB=c:\YourDbfFileDir;EXCLUSIVE=NO;
Visual Foxpro DBC | DRIVER={Microsoft Visual FoxPro Driver};SOURCETYPE=DBC;SOURCEDB=c:\YourDbcFileDir\mydb.dbc;EXCLUSIVE=NO;
Access | DRIVER={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)};DBQ=c:\path_to_access_db\base_test.mdb;UID=root;PWD=;
SQL Server | DRIVER={SQL Server};SERVER=myserver;UID=myuid;PWD=mypwd;DATABASE=OdbtpTest;

## odbtp_unicode

##### Specification

Driver Name | odbtp_unicode
Data Provider | odbtp
Status | Obsolete2)
Windows | Yes
Unix | No
ADOdb V5 | Yes
ADOdb V6 | No

This driver appears to add unicode support to the odbtp driver

1) The driver is no longer maintained and will be removed in ADOdb V6
2) The driver is no longer maintained and will be removed in ADOdb V6
v5/database/odbtp.txt · Last modified: 2016/01/12 16:53 by mnewnham

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