There are several ways to use ODBC to connect to UNIX or Linux-based Query tools.
Tools that do not require extensive driver manager services can use symbolic links to connect directly to the driver. Tools that require a driver manager may ship with a driver manager.
For information and recommendations about compatible driver managers available for specific applications, see the documentation for the application.
On a UNIX-like operating systems, ODBC data sources are stored in .odbc.ini. Use a text editor to update this file manually, or use the cross–platform iqdsn utility to create an ODBC data source.
You can use files as data sources instead of databases. File data sources are stored as files with the extension .dsn.