RE: Access iSeries from windows and odbc question

["Mitchell, John" <jmitchell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Main reason is cost of license.  I have a site license for a basic 5250
client that has all the functionality that 99% of my user community
needs. Client access is overkill and costs too much to deploy to
everyone. I would like to get ODBC access without having to put all the
other "stuff" on a machine.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: rob@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:rob@xxxxxxxxx]
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> There are probably good reasons not to load the full version but I
want to
> make sure they're the right reasons for you.
> If you just don't want to eat up that much disk space on your PC's I
can
> understand this on older PC's, but newer ones shouldn't be an issue.
> But, if it's because the thought of users getting all those cool tools
of
> iSeries access causing you some security concerns; that is not a valid
> reason.  All it takes is one person loading it from somewhere to get
> access.  Better to secure who can do what with:
>  - iSeries Access "Application Administration"
>  - Exit point programs
>  - "Application Only" access.  Which basically means that the only way
to
> access data is with programs that adopt authority.  Which poses some
> challenges (although not insurmountable) to an ODBC shop.
> 
> Rob Berendt
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> Is there any way to get the ODBC driver separated from Client Access?
I
> would like to use it but I don't want to install the full version to
get
> just that portion.
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> Thanks in advance for any help!
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