Interoperability issues can occur when you have a working ODBC application in place. In these cases, the issue occurs in one or more of the following components of ODBC—the ODBC application, ODBC driver, ODBC Driver Manager, and/or data source. Refer to
“What Is ODBC?” in
Chapter 2 of the
DataDirect Connect Series for ODBC User’s Guide for an explanation of the components of ODBC.
When you experience an interoperability issue, you must isolate the component in which the issue is occurring. Is it an ODBC application, an ODBC driver, an ODBC Driver Manager, or a data source issue?
Test to see if your ODBC application is the source of the problem. To do this, replace your ODBC application with a simpler application. If you can reproduce the issue using a simpler ODBC application, then you know your ODBC application is
not the cause of the issue.

On Windows, you can use ODBC Test, which is part of the Microsoft ODBC SDK, or the Example application that is shipped with the DataDirect Connect Series
for ODBC drivers. See
“ODBC Test” and
“The Example Application” for details.

On UNIX and Linux, you can use the Example application that is shipped with the DataDirect Connect Series
for ODBC drivers. See
“The Example Application” for details.
Test to see if the data source is the source of the problem. To do this, use the native database tools that are provided by your database vendor.
If you find that neither the ODBC application nor the data source is the source of your problem, troubleshoot the ODBC driver and the ODBC Driver Manager.