Refer to ODBC Driver for Teradata® User Guide, B035-2526 for detailed information on how to use ODBC.
The tdxodbc tool can be used to validate the installation of ODBC Driver for Teradata. It is located in the directory:
prefix\Teradata\Client\TTUversion\bin
- Run the command:tdxodbdc -c SQLDriverConnect -C "DRIVER={Teradata};DBCName=databasename;UID=username;PWD=password;" -twhere
- databasename – Name or IP address of the database.
- username – Database username.
- password – Database password.
If ODBC Driver for Teradata is installed correctly, the tool displays information that it successfully connected to the database.