ODBC in Linux with Wine environments

Using Windows ODBC drivers

I have tested in  my enterprise environment connections with my ERP in Ubuntu Wine Environments, with success!

Native ODBC drivers have been reported to work for many types of databases including MSSQL and Oracle. In fact, some like MSSQL can only be accessed on Linux through a Winelib app. Rather than just copying DLL files, most ODBC drivers require a Windows-based installer to run to properly configure things such as registry keys. 

But for me, the best solution, in order to set up MSSQL support first we need to download and run the mdac_typ.exe installer from microsoft.com. 

In order to configure your ODBC connections you must then run CLICONFG.EXE and ODBCAD32.EXE under Wine. You can find them in the windows\system directory after mdac_typ runs. 

Compare the output of these programs with the output on a native Windows machine. 

Some things, such as protocols, may be missing because they rely on being installed along with the operating system. If so, you may be able to copy missing functionality from an existing Windows installation as well as any registry values required. A native Windows installation configured to be used by Wine should work the same way it did when run natively.