[GRASS-user] Database for GRASS

[William Kyngesburye]

I think the key to access FileMaker DBs from GRASS is that the  
FileMaker ODBC connector is for OSX's iODBC, not UnixODBC.

GRASS 6.2 does not have a configure option to build with iODBC, tho it  
can be hacked.

GRASS 6.3 does have an iODBC configure option.  It's the same --with- 
odbc-* options, it just tries iodbc if it can't find unixodbc.

On Dec 6, 2007, at 9:25 AM, Nick Cahill wrote:

>
>
> There was a discussion some time ago about the possibility of using  
> Filemaker databases with GRASS. The newest version of Filemaker (9)  
> makes a big deal of how it can work with sql databases. See
...
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Kurt Springs <ferret_bard at mac.com>
> Date: Wednesday, December 5, 2007 11:33 pm
> Subject: [GRASS-user] Database for GRASS
> To: grassuser at grass.itc.it
>
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> I have some questions as to which databases people are using with
>> grass.  I currently use Filemaker for as a database, but could never
>>
>> get it to link to GRASS.  I was wondering if this problem has been
>> resolved.  Otherwise, I am considering which database software would
>>
>> provide easy of use and still get the data I need ported to my GRASS
>>
>> GISs.  I contemplating Postgresql but it isn't all that intuitive.
>> How are MySQL and SQLite Browser?
>>
>> Kurt
>> _______________________________________________
>>

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