+1 Kristine Hahn Sr. Technical Writer 415-497-8107 @krishahn skype:krishahn
On Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 9:31 AM, Paul Ilechko <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't think the issue is how to install iODBC, it's knowing that there is > another thing that you need to install. Yes. the docs do list iODBC 3.52.7 > or later as a pre-requisite. But many people will probably bleep right over > that, not realizing that it is not on their OSX system and needs to be > installed (or that it's not the same thing as the Drill ODBC driver). I'd > just clarify that the user is probably going to have to install it. Add it > as one of the install steps to explicitly check that it's there, and if > not, to install it. > > On Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 12:21 PM, Jacques Nadeau <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > It sounds like maybe the docs should walk the user through installing > iODBC > > as well if people are finding it confusing. Listing as a requirement > maybe > > isn't enough. > > > > -- > > Jacques Nadeau > > CTO and Co-Founder, Dremio > > > > On Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 8:35 AM, Andries Engelbrecht < > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Actually the docs do list the ODBC driver manager as requirement for > OS X > > > and Linux ODBC driver installation. > > > > > > --Andries > > > > > > > On Jan 4, 2016, at 7:43 PM, Jacques Nadeau <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > > > It sounds like the docs need to be updated to state that iODBC must > be > > > > installed on Mac. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Jacques Nadeau > > > > CTO and Co-Founder, Dremio > > > > > > > > On Mon, Jan 4, 2016 at 1:30 PM, George Chow <[email protected] > > > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > > > > >> To clarify: iODBC is a driver manager. > > > >> > > > >> OS X does not ship with a complete/up-to-date driver manager. The > > driver > > > >> manager dependency is a requirement for ODBC on any platform. > > > >> > > > >> George > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> On Mon, Jan 4, 2016 at 11:59 AM, Andries Engelbrecht < > > > >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > wrote: > > > >> > > > >>> The dmg package for OS X includes Drill explorer. > > > >>> > > > >>> https://drill.apache.org/docs/installing-the-driver-on-mac-os-x/ < > > > https://drill.apache.org/docs/installing-the-driver-on-mac-os-x/> < > > > >>> https://drill.apache.org/docs/installing-the-driver-on-mac-os-x/ < > > > https://drill.apache.org/docs/installing-the-driver-on-mac-os-x/>> > > > >>> > > > >>> And as Paul mentioned it requires iODBC to be installed on OS X. > > > >>> > > > >>> --Andries > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>>> On Jan 4, 2016, at 11:53 AM, Matt <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >>>> > > > >>>> That section refers only to Windows? Are there OSX specific docs > for > > > >>> Explorer? > > > >>>> > > > >>>> Sent from my iPhone > > > >>>> > > > >>>>> On Jan 4, 2016, at 2:12 PM, Kristine Hahn <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> Please see step 1 of > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> > > > >>> > > > >> > > > > > > http://drill.apache.org/docs/installing-the-driver-on-windows/#step-3-verify-the-installation > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> "Installing the ODBC Administrator installs Drill Explorer and > the > > > >>> Tableau > > > >>>>> TDC file." > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> Kristine Hahn > > > >>>>> Sr. Technical Writer > > > >>>>> 415-497-8107 @krishahn skype:krishahn > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> On Mon, Jan 4, 2016 at 10:48 AM, Andries Engelbrecht < > > > >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>>> Peder, > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>> Drill Explorer typically installs with the ODBC driver. Did you > > > >> install > > > >>>>>> the ODBC driver on OS X? > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>> --Andries > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>> On Dec 27, 2015, at 7:53 PM, Peder Jakobsen | gmail < > > > >>> [email protected]> > > > >>>>>>> wrote: > > > >>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>> Hi, > > > >>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>> The docs refer to the Drill Explorer, which for OS X is > supposed > > to > > > >> be > > > >>>>>>> located in the Applications folder: > > > >>>>>>> > https://drill.apache.org/docs/connecting-drill-explorer-to-data/ > > > >>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>> But there is no mention in the documentation on how to install > > this > > > >>> tool > > > >>>>>> (I > > > >>>>>>> think)? Are the docs referring to and old version of Drill, > > > >> perhaps? > > > >>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>> Thanks, > > > >>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>> Peder J. > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> -- > > > >> -- > > > >> "Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that > > > counts > > > >> can be counted." Albert Einstein > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > ---------------------------------- > Paul Ilechko > Senior Systems Engineer > MapR Technologies > 908 331 2207 >
