ODBC Explorer version 2.1 for Windows NT/95/98
Copyright (C) 2000 Sergey Yakovlev
All Rights Reserved.

For registration information, see the file REGISTER.TXT


OVERVIEW:
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Thank you for trying ODBC Explorer.
The ODBC Explorer enables you to use visual tools to connect 
and send queries to any ODBC compliant database, hierarchical 
displays of database objects.

With ODBC Explorer, you can:

- connect to and explore any ODBC-compliant database

- enter, edit, store, retrieve, and run SQL commands

- create SQL statements by DDL and DML Wizards

- running SQL scripts

- deploy a set of results to a web server, or multiple web servers

- retrieve a number of language features (as outer joins and scalar function calls) 
  which are supported by current ODBC driver

- format, store, and print query results in the form of reports (WYSIWYG)

- export results (as HTML, CSV, Tab separated, TXT format)

- obtaining information about the data sources system tables (catalog functions)


REQUIREMENTS:
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ODBC Explorer runs on Windows NT and Windows 95/98 systems.

Database access requires ODBC drivers for your databases.  (Windows NT and 95
are shipped with drivers for MS Access, dBase, FoxPro, Paradox, and text
files.  MS Office adds a driver for Excel. MS SQL Server, Sybase, Oracle, and most
other commercial database packages for the PC include ODBC drivers.)

ODBC Explorer requires some knowledge of SQL and HTML to be used effectively.


INSTALLATION:
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  1. Unzip the ODBC Explorer ZIP file to a
     temporary directory.

  2. Run INSTALL from the temporary directory.

  3. Follow the instructions displayed by the
     installation program.

  4. The contents of ZIP file are no longer needed,
     you may remove them from the temporary directory.


USAGE:
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This program is shareware, see the file LICENSE.TXT for the license 
agreement. It will still function even if you don't register after 
one month. But to encourage you to be honest and pay for the software 
you use. If you find this program useful please register. Upgrades 
are provided at no additional cost.


Please email your questions or comments to:

yakovlev@creator.dp.ua
 or
yakovlev@zdnetonebox.com

