Re: ODBC Connection from Word

Which MS ODBC driver? Is there one for iSeries? It'd be very odd for Microsoft to provide the ODBC driver for another vendor's database.

Having said that, verify which they are using - it'll be shown in the DSN - and what Marty suggested should be there in the setup - if not, get it updated.

If it is HIT's driver, there are bound to be similar controls.

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Actually we have an interesting product - Office Integrator - that works in the opposite direction - originally intended to replace MailMerge from OfficeVision - it sends data from iSeries to the PC, then activates the merge mechanism in Word, all from iSeries CL commands. The usual - check www.rjssoftware.com or call us at 888.rjs.soft
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HTH
Vern

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From: Rich Loeber <rich@xxxxxxxxx>

Thanks Marty. I've been toying with that as a backup solution, but to have the
ODBC data request be library specific would be the right way to go, if we can.

Rich
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"Urbanek, Marty" wrote:

Rich,

Could you have them try the iSeries Access ODBC driver? I think that one
lets you define the library list when you set up the data source. I'm
not big into this stuff but that might be something you could try.

-Marty

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date: Thu, 08 Nov 2007 12:40:35 -0500
from: Rich Loeber
subject: ODBC Connection from Word

I have a customer that is using ODBC from within Word (2003) to do a
mailmerge with a database file on their system in library QS36F. The
connection works just fine, but when it is processed on their server,
it's library reference is *USRLIBL .... this creates a security issue as
it gives the end user access to anything in their library list. Short
of severly restricting their library list, does anyone know how to make
this ODBC request library specific? I've gotten it to work on my test
sandbox, but it still comes up as a *USRLIBL request. It appears like
they are using the MS ODBC driver.

Rich Loeber
Kisco Information Systems
http://www.kisco.com