Installing on macOS - ODBC Driver for Firebird

Prerequisites

ODBC Driver for Firebird works under the control of an ODBC driver manager. ODBC driver manager is not distributed along with our driver and must be installed separately.

ODBC Driver for Firebird is compatible with iODBC driver manager.

In case when using other ODBC driver managers, ODBC Driver for Firebird will be installed, but it will require manual modification of the configuration files of these managers.

Installing ODBC Driver for Firebird

1. Go to Security & Privacy settings in the System Preferences.
2. Enable the App Store and identified developers option in the Allows apps downloaded from section.

   

If the options in Allow apps downloaded from section are grayed out, click the lock icon and enter your administrator password to proceed with the installation.

3. Download the PKG file from the Devart website.
4. Run the downloaded file, click Allow to proceed with the installation.

   

5. After reading the license agreement, click Agree.

   

6. On the Registration page, specify your activation key using one of the following methods:
   • Enter an activation key:
     1. Select Input Purchased or Trial activation key.
     2. Enter your activation key.

     

   • Load an activation key file:
     1. Click Load Activation Key.
     2. Navigate to the location of the activation file.
     3. Click Open.

     

   You need to activate the driver even for the trial version.

   You can find your activation key in the registration email or your Customer Portal account. To open the Customer Portal, click Get Purchased or Trial Activation Key.

   If you're reinstalling the driver or don't want to activate the driver right now, select Use existing activation key or activate product later.

7. To complete the installation click Continue, then click Install.

   

To activate the driver, perform the steps described in the Product Activation article.

See also:

• Installation on Windows
• Install Linux DEB package
• Install Linux RPM package