OpenRPT 2.2.0

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In release 1.2.0 we added in support for ODBC database connections.

In order to use the ODBC connection one should only have to perform the

appropriate setup of the ODBC Manager and associated drivers. Once this is

complete an ODBC connection can be used by selecting the "Driver" option "ODBC"

and specifying the DSN name in the "Database" field on the Login Options screen.

Depending on your Database Manager and how you configured your ODBC connection

will determine if you need to specify a user name or password on the Login

screen.

For the Windows binary releases we have compiled the ODBC driver support

directly into the Qt library that is distributed with the application.

However on the Mac and Linux distributions we have included the ODBC driver

support as a plugin. The reason for doing this is that on these platforms

there are a number of choices and variations to the ODBC Managers that are

available. If you do not have the correct ODBC Manager installed or configured

correctly then the OpenRPT application will continue to function but you will

not be able to connect using an ODBC connection.

On Linux we have compiled the ODBC plugin against UnixODBC version 2.2.11.

On Mac we have compiled the ODBC plugin against iODBC 2.1.6.

If you are using a different ODBC manager you can either replace the included

ODBC plugin with one that was compiled for the ODBC Manager you have or you

can compile a version of Qt that was compiled with support for your ODBC

Manager.