Installing the SAFARIODBC.EXE

For use with Excel

May 3, 2002

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Table of Contents

Overview of Procedures………………………………….Page 3 Download from web page………………………………...Page 4 Begin installation…………………………………………Page 9 Set up DSN connections………………………………….Page 17 Using Excel to access data………………………………..Page 24 Adding ‘Data Sources’ After the Initial Installation…….. Page 26 Notes for SafariODBC (Safari OpenAccess)……………..Page 32

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To use Excel as a means of creating reports you must download the following: safaodbc.exe

Overview of Procedures Download the self-extracting files Expand *.exe, locate and execute the setup.exe file Fill in your Full Name, School Name, and License

Key prompts Setup Data Sources in the Safari ODBC

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Double click SAFARIODBC.EXE (blue text) to download the ODBC installation files.

Double click SAFARIODBC.PPT (blue text) to download a Power Point instruction document.

Double click W95WS2SETUP.EXE (blue text) may be needed for first time Windows 95 users.

You need to save the file to disk: Click <Save> or <OK> (your display may be different then shown at left).

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www.lnoca.org/odbc/

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4. Shows you that the file is being saved.

You can now close your web browser.

Click the <Save> button.

Hint: I created a Temp directory directly under the C: drive.

Hint: note where file is saved so you can find it later.

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6.Make note of where the ‘Unzip to Folder’ box is putting the files – or specify a temporary directory to put them. Click the <Unzip> button.

6a.Click the <OK> button.

Locate the safariodbc.exe file on your hard drive. Double click this file.

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After the files are finished unzipping click the <Close> button.

The next couple of steps will be locating and setting up the ODBC 32 Administrator.

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8. After double clicking on the ‘My Computer’ Icon this window will appear. Double click on the drive where you put the unzipped files.

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Navigate to the folder where you unzipped the files to: In my case c:/temp. I unzipped the files into the same location where I downloaded safariodbc.exe

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10.Double click the ‘Setup.exe’ file or as shown in this display, choose the setup file with a computer monitor for an icon.

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11. You will now begin the process of setting up the Safari ODBC program.

Click the <NEXT> button.

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Enter information into the above fields and click <NEXT> to continue.

SB-43714-1066The above entry is case sensitive!

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Click the <NEXT> button.

14.

Click <yes>

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Click the <NEXT> button.

Click the <NEXT> button.

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Click <NEXT>

Click <NEXT>

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Click ‘Restart the computer’, then click <FINISH>

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If your PC does not automatically restart, do so from the START button on your desktop.

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Open the control panel

Set up data sources: make the ODBC connect to LNOCA!

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Double click on ‘ODBC Data Sources (32 Bit).

If you are using Windows 2000 the Data Sources can be found under Administrative Tools.

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Make sure Safari_connection is highlighted then Click ‘Add’.

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Click ‘SAFODBC (English) Driver 32’.

Then click ‘Finish’.

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Enter the following information in the dialog box:

Connection Name: (choose any name you like here)i.e. - USAS, USPS, SAAS, EMIS, SIS

Server Name: lnoca.orgUsername: This field is optional (recommended)Password: Leave this field blank!

Next select the <ADVANCED SETUP…> button.

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Do not change Port Number or Service. Fill in the Path Name with one of the following (spelling and spacing must be exact!):

OECN$:SAFARI USASOECN$:SAFARI USPSOECN$:SAFARI SAASOECN$:SAFARI EMIS [db_code]OECN$:SAFARI SIS [building code]

You should call your Student Services Support person for your districts 3 character building codes.

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After you’ve filled in the ‘Pathname’ field, click the <OK> button.

29. When the following dialogue box appears you can click the <OK> button.

oecn$:safari usas

Note the colon after the dollar

sign and the space between safari and usas.

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The above box will appear with the new ‘Data Source’ that you just added. You can click the <ADD> button to add another ‘Data Source’ or you can click the <OK> button to complete the installation and setup of the ODBC.

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Using Excel to Access the Data

1. Open Excel. Click on <DATA> at the top of your toolbar, click on <Get External Data>, and finally click on <Create New Query> or <New Database Query> for Office 2000 users. The following menu will appear. You can now select the data source that you wish to use by double clicking on it or single click the source and click <OK>.

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2.Fill in your password and click <OK>.

3. If this or a similar screen appears after clicking <OK> then the ODBC drivers have been installed correctly. Your now ready to create reports using Excel!

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1. You can now access the ODBC 32 Administrator. To do this click on your <START> button at the bottom of your screen. When the list of folders appear go to the <PROGRAMS> folder then the <Safari Info TOOLS> folder and finally the <ODBC 32 Administrator> folder. You should now be sitting at the screen that you see in step 2.

Adding ‘Data Sources’ After the Initial Installation

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Select the <User DSN> tab, and then the <ADD> button.

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Double click the ‘SAFODBC (English) DRIVER 32’ name, or highlight it and click the <FINISH> button.

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Enter the following information in the dialog box:

Connection Name: (choose any name you like here)i.e. - USAS, USPS, SAAS, EMIS, SIS

Server Name: lnoca.orgUsername: This field is optionalPassword: Leave this field blank!

Next select the <ADVANCED SETUP…> button.

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5. The only box that needs to be filled in in this step is the ‘Path Name’.

Path Name: OECN$:SAFARI USAS

some other examples:OECN$:SAFARI USPSOECN$:SAFARI SAASOECN$:SAFARI EMIS [db_code]OECN$:SAFARI SIS [building code]

Once the ‘Path Name’ field is entered, click the <OK> button to close the Safari InfoSERVER Advanced Setup dialog box.

You should call your Student Services Support person for your districts 3 character building codes.

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Your new DSN should now be listed under the ‘User DSN’ tab. In this example it would be GHH - SIS. You may follow the procedure to set up DSNs for all of the UDMS Dictionaries that you wish to use. Click the <OK> button when you are finished. You are now ready to access your data using Excel or any other ODBC-enabled application.

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Notes for SafariODBC (Safari OpenAccess)Safari ODBC is a product that allows ODBC-enabled applications to communicate with the UDMS server to access UDMS data sources. For instance, Microsoft Excel may be used to query an UDMS view using the Safari ODBC driver.

SafariODBC is a 32-bit application and can only be used with 32-bit applications. Therefore, these new tools can only be used on a Windows 95, 98 or NT computer running a 32-bit application. For example, it can be used on Windows 95 with Office 97. However, it will not work with earlier versions of Office because Office 97 was the first fully 32-bit version of Office.

Note that there is an inconvenience when using Safari OpenAccess with Excel. When saving a query and a worksheet, if you remember to uncheck the “save password” box, you will be prompted for a password when you refresh the query. If you change your password, you will be able to refresh the data in the worksheet without a problem.

If you don’t uncheck the “save password” box and you change your password, you will not be able to refresh the data. You will receive and “unable to connect” error message and Excel will close. There is a workaround for this. Open the worksheet and change the data range properties – uncheck the “save password” box. Save the worksheet and close it. When you open the worksheet, it should behave as if the “save password” box was not checked in the first place.