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2010-05-24
Contents
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Installation overview
Chapter 3
System Requirements
Chapter 4
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Chapter 6
Silent installation
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Contents
Installing the DataDirect ODBC Database Drivers for Crystal Reports 2008
Oracle driver
Text driver
Many of the database drivers installed by this program are Wire Protocol
ODBC drivers. Use this type of driver to create faster connections to
databases without the need for database clients.
Before you can use a DataDirect driver to access an ODBC data source
in Windows, you must set up the ODBC data source in the ODBC Data
Source Administrator. For information about how to do this, see Setting
up an ODBC data source in the Crystal Reports Online Help (crw.chm).
For driver configuration information, see the odbcref.pdf document
included in your product distribution.
Before you can use a DataDirect driver to access an ODBC data source
on UNIX, you must add information to the appropriate odbc.ini file for your
DSN. For driver configuration information, see the odbcref.pdf document
included in your product distribution.
Installation overview
Installation overview
Before you install the DataDirect ODBC Database Drivers for Crystal Reports
2008, consider which of the following scenarios applies to you:
Silent installation
For experienced administrators, the silent installation allows you to install
from the command line. It is recommended that you run this installation
when you need to install quickly on multiple machines. You can also
incorporate the silent installation command into your own build scripts.
System Requirements
System Requirements
You must log on to the local machine as an Administrator when you install
the DataDirect ODBC Database Drivers for Crystal Reports/SAP
BusinessObjects Enterprise.
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Installing on Windows or
UNIX
This installation scenario offers the quickest way to install the DataDirect
ODBC Database Drivers for Crystal Reports/SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise.
Once you have determined the machine you want to install on has an existing
version of Crystal Reports or SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise, you can
complete this procedure.
In Windows, the installation process creates registry entries and, in both
Windows and UNIX, may update some system files that require Administrator
rights. Close all currently running programs and stop as many services as
possible when installing the DataDirect ODBC Database Drivers for Crystal
Reports/SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise.
You must install the necessary database drivers on each machine that your
reports run on. Therefore, run the installation program on every machine that
has a SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise Job Server, Page Server, or Report
Application Server (RAS). If you have server machines that are dedicated
to running specific types of reports (for example, all DB2 reports run on a
specific machine), you can install only the desired type of driver on that server
if you want.
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Option
Custom
Full
Description
Lets you choose the database drivers that you want installed. It also lets you check the disk space required by
each feature.
Installs all of the database drivers that are available.
5. Click Next:
Option
Custom Installation
Description
If you chose a custom installation, the "Select Components" screen appears. For information about using this
screen, see Customizing your installation.
Full InstallaIf you chose a full installation, the "Start Copying Files"
tion
screen appears.
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UNIX system
Subdirectory
Files
installodbc
driversv11.sh
Solaris
\solaris_sparc
readme
silent.sh
installodbc
driversv11.sh
AIX
\aix_rs6000
readme
silent.sh
installodbc
driversv11.sh
Linux
\linux_x86
readme
silent.sh
Note:
If you transfer the files by FTP to the UNIX machine, be sure to specify
binary mode for the transfer.
5. Ensure that you are in your working directory:
cd $WORKING
6. Run the installation script:
./install.sh
7. Follow the instructions you see on the information screens that appear.
After you enter the path to your crystal directory, the script installs the
core files.
8. If you want to install any of the optional database drivers, see Customizing
your installation
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Customizing your
installation
When you install on Windows, selecting the Custom installation option invokes
the Select Components screen, which allows you to install specific database
drivers and to check the amount of disk space required by each driver.
You cannot clear the check box for the items called Core and XML_Driver.
These items include a number of DLLs and support files that must be installed
with any driver you choose. Likewise, although you can expand any item to
see the DLLs and support files that are needed for a particular driver, you
cannot clear the check box for any individual file within a drivers node.
When you install on UNIX, the installation script prompts you to add optional
database drivers after it has copied the core files. These optional drivers are
available:
1. DB2 Wire Protocol Driver
2. Oracle Driver
3. Oracle Wire Protocol Driver
4. Informix Wire Protocol Driver
Make your selection by entering the driver number with a single space
between each entry like this:
1 2 3
Note:
Some database drivers, along with a set of core files, are not optional and
must be installed. These drivers are automatically installed on UNIX:
Microsoft SQL Server Wire Protocol driver
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Silent installation
Silent installation
Running a silent installation on Windows
A silent installation is one that you run from the command line to automatically
install software (in this case, database drivers) on any machine in your
system, without the installation program prompting for information during the
installation.
The silent database drivers installation is particularly useful when you need
to perform multiple installations and do not want to interrupt people who are
working on machines in your network. You can also use the silent installation
command in your own scripts. For example, if your organization uses scripts
to install software on machines, you can add the silent database drivers
installation command to your scripts.
Note:
You must install the necessary database drivers on each machine that
your reports run on. Therefore, run the silent installation on every machine
that has a SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise"Job Server", "Page Server",
or "Report Application Server" (RAS). If you have server machines that
are dedicated to running specific types of reports (for example, all DB2
reports run on a specific machine), you can install only the desired type
of driver on that server if you want.
The silent installation is not available from the database drivers setup
program and is intended only for experienced administrators of Crystal
Reports or SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise.
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Silent installation
Running a silent installation on Windows
remove the DB2 Wire Protocol driver from your silent installation, edit set
up.iss and remove the following lines:
DB2_Wired_Driver-type=string
DB2_Wired_Driver-count=2D
B2_Wired_Driver-0=DB2_Wired_Driver\crdb219.dll
DB2_Wired_Driver-1=DB2_Wired_Driver\crdb219r.dll
Do not remove the following lines from setup.iss or your database drivers
will not work as expected:
Any lines from within an item (that is, any component part of a driver).
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Silent installation
Running a silent installation on Windows
1 General error.
2 Invalid mode.
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Silent installation
Running a silent installation on UNIX
If you transfer the files by FTP to the UNIX machine, be sure to specify
binary mode for the transfer.
3. Ensure that you are in your working directory:
cd $WORKING
4. Modify the silent.sh script (using vi or another UNIX editor) to add
the path to your crystal directory.
For example, you might change the default path in silent.sh to
something like this:
CHOICE="/home/dirname/crystal"
5. Modify the silent.sh script (using vi or another UNIX editor) to select
the optional database drivers that you would like to install.
For example, you can change the default options to something like this:
OPTION="1 2"
(Use a single space between each option number.)
These optional database drivers are available:
a. 1 - DB2 Wire Protocol Driver
b. 2 - Oracle Driver
c. 3 - Oracle Wire Protocol Driver
d. 4 - Informix Wire Protocol Driver
Note:
Some database drivers, along with a set of core files, are not optional
and must be installed. These drivers are automatically installed when you
run the silent installation script:
Microsoft SQL Server Wire Protocol driver
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Silent installation
Running a silent installation on UNIX
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