RE: FREE IBM i ODBC Helper Utility

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Subject: Re: FREE IBM i ODBC Helper Utility

Nobody brought politics to the discussion, yet you do.No vendor tags because the tool is free, open source, with published source.I thought our public is adult, can evaluate to use it or not according to the licensing term.
Even a mainstream cloud like AWS is less touchy than this list regarding the tool (that I personally use against AWS RDS) and it is free to link it in the documentation.
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/USER_ConnectToMicrosoftSQLServerInstance.JDBC.html
https://docs.databricks.com/aws/en/partners/bi/workbenchj


I mean, feel free not to use the tool.Feel free to use commercial tools, of maybe big brands with lots of ties and lobbies behind, but less explicit, and discard a tool written maybe by a passionate individual with whom you maybe don't agree with.I'm not affiliated with the author in any ways, I just happen to use the tool.





On Monday, December 1, 2025 at 03:14:33 PM GMT+1, Brad Stone <bvstone@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Agreed.  And no <vendor> tags included either.

On Mon, Dec 1, 2025 at 8:06 AM Steve M <steven.meisinger@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I certainly hope this link/site is banned from this page.  I do not
come here to discuss politics, nor do I want someone else's political
views stuffed down my throat.  Whether I agree or not is completely
irrelevant (before it's asked) it is not what we are here to do on this page/site.
Please handle this accordingly administration.  Thank you.

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Subject: Re: FREE IBM i ODBC Helper Utility

  Cool.If you need this kind of thing (multi windows (to different
databases), multi tab, detachable result set, pinnable resultset, can
compare database and auto generate the statements to sync them
etc.),have a look at (runs everywhere, jdbc, it's java, it's open).I
always suggest this tool for all around multi dbms sql tool... without
reinventing the wheel or to complement vendor specific tools...

https://www.sql-workbench.eu/screenshots.html




    On Sunday, November 30, 2025 at 04:25:18 PM GMT+1, Richard Schoen <
richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

  Introducing the FREE IBM i ODBC Helper Utility, designed to
streamline the process of running multiple interactive queries and
viewing side-by-side.


I developed this app over the weekend to assist colleagues who
frequently execute multiple SQL queries and want to view results
within a single app window.


Not meant to replace ACS Run SQL Scripts (which I also use a lot).
Meant for those times when I need to quickly see multiple result sets
side-by side.


Have fun and post any issues on the GitHub site.

https://github.com/richardschoen/MbIbmiOdbcQuery

Regards
Richard Schoen

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