MySQL Connector/ODBC Developer Guide
An ODBC Driver Manager is a library that manages communication between the ODBC-aware application and any drivers. Its main functionality includes:
Resolving Data Source Names (DSN).
Driver loading and unloading.
Processing ODBC function calls or passing them to the driver.
Most ODBC Driver Manager implementations also include an administration application that makes the configuration of DSN and drivers easier. Examples and information on ODBC Driver Managers for different operating systems are listed below:
Windows: Microsoft Windows ODBC Driver Manager
(odbc32.dll). It is included in the
Windows operating system. See
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/110093 for
more information.
macOS: ODBC Administrator is a GUI application for macOS. It
provides a simplified configuration mechanism for the iODBC
Driver Manager. You can configure DSN and driver information
either through ODBC Administrator or through the iODBC
configuration files. This also means that you can test ODBC
Administrator configurations using the
iodbctest command. See
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL895 for more
information.
Unix:
unixODBC Driver Manager for Unix
(libodbc.so). See
http://www.unixodbc.org, for more
information.
iODBC Driver Manager for Unix
(libiodbc.so). See
http://www.iodbc.org, for more
information.