Install Citadel5 ODBC on computer without LabView

[Alex Feldman]

I've got a shiny penny for anyone who can tell me how to install Citadel5 ODBC drivers on a computer that doesn't have Labview, or any other NI software installed? Supposedly, NI designed Labview7 ODBC drivers to be installed with DSC only, and that just doesn't cut in in my book, especially since they've supported standalone ODBC drivers ever since Bridgeview.

[JeffBoettcher]

Performing the actions in the previous answer to this forum post was in violation of the LabVIEW DSC or LabVIEW DSC Run-Time license agreement. For this reason, the post was removed.

National Instruments still provides ODBC drivers and Citadel 4 free of charge, as part of the Logos installer. A large amount of R&D effort was put into major improvements in Citadel 5. If you are interested in the improvements of Citadel 5, you must purchase the DSC Development Module or the DSC Run-Time to legally obtain these components.

[Alex Feldman]

Yes, Jeff B, you're right. I just talked to the local NI Sales Rep, and he said that's the case. However, I think whoever made this policy is insane. Charging the full price of the runtime system for ODBC drivers is grossly overpricing the product, no matter how much effort was put into develponing it.

Also, why would the customer want to install the full version of the Runtime software, which contains 100s of Megabytes of applications they don't need? There should be an installer for the ODBC driver only.

Our company has sold over a hunder computers with NI DSC Runtime licenses, and hopefully will sell many more, but if NI wants to persue these types of policies...well...I hope they reconsider.

Alex

p.s. The old ODBC drivers worked bet
ter. At least it didn't take 30 seconds to connect to a remote database.