Simplest Way to Test ODBC on WIndows

Question

With unixODBC you can use a simple command line utility called \"isql\" to test your connection and permissions of some queries. Without having to write extra code or instal

Answer 1

You can use the "Test Connection" feature after creating the ODBC connection through Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Data Sources.

To test a SQL command itself you could try:

http://www.sqledit.com/odbc/runner.html

http://www.sqledit.com/sqlrun.zip

Or (perhaps easier and more useful in the long run) you can make a test ASP.NET or PHP page in a couple minutes to run SQL statement yourself through IIS.