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sqliteHow do I set up an ODBC connection to a SQLite database?


Setting up an ODBC connection to a SQLite database can be done with the following steps:

  1. Download and install the necessary ODBC driver for the SQLite database. Link

  2. Create a System DSN using the ODBC Data Source Administrator. Link

  3. Use the sqlite3 command line tool to connect to the database. Example:

$ sqlite3 mydb.db
SQLite version 3.28.0 2019-04-15 14:49:49
Enter ".help" for usage hints.
sqlite>
  1. Use the .odbc command to set up the ODBC connection. Example:
sqlite> .odbc mydsn
  1. Use the .open command to open the database with the ODBC connection. Example:
sqlite> .open mydsn
  1. Use the .tables command to list the tables in the database. Example:
sqlite> .tables
table1  table2  table3
  1. Use SQL commands to interact with the database. Example:
sqlite> SELECT * FROM table1;
column1  column2  column3
value1   value2   value3

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