ODBCOpenEx function for IBM Planning Analytics (TM1)

Where can the ODBCOpenEx function be used?

TurboIntegrator

Which TM1 Server version is the ODBCOpenEx function available for?

Version 11 and 12

What is the syntax for ODBCOpenEx?

ODBCOpenEx(Source, Client, Password, UseUnicodeODBC)

• ​​Source = ODBC data source name
• Client = user on the data source
• Password = password for the client
• UseUnicodeODBC = flag to use Unicode interface, 1 is true.

Relevant Functions

• ODBCClose = Closes an ODBC connection
• ODBCOpen = Opens a connection between TM1 to an ODBC database
• ODBCOpenEx = Opens an ODBC data source for output specifying that the connection should be opened as a Unicode connection
• ODBCOutput = Executes a SQL query from TM1 to an ODBC database. Used in conjunction with ODBCOpen
• SetODBCUnicodeInterface = Sets whether the ODBC interface should use the Unicode wide functions or the regular single-byte character functions