Which ODBC-JDBC bridge maps its own calls to JDBC driver?

Question

We have some legacy applications that use an ODBC driver for accessing their databases.

I'm looking for an ODBC driver that would be able to map its own calls to a JDBC driver (ODBC-JDBC bridge).

Eventually, I'm interested with some documentation and/or pointers for writing this kind of bridge.

Answer 1

So far I have found only a few paid solutions :

1. Easysoft with their ODBC-JDBC Gateway
   • Install the ODBC driver as any other ODBC driver and then setup it to forward its calls to a JDBC driver of your choice
     
     
2. OpenLink with their Single/Multi Tier ODBC to JDBC Bridge
   • Like the one from EasySoft
     
     
3. Simba with their SimbaEngine ODBC SDK
   • This SDK permits you to build an ODBC driver with Java
     
     
4. Progress DataDirect with their Sequelink ODBC-JDBC Bridge
   • A guide is available for getting started.

P.S.: You can see the bridges in 1. and 2. in action here.

Answer 2

There is a project on sourceforge that looks suitable, http://odbcjdbc.sourceforge.net/

There is also a JDBC-ODBC bridge available from Oracle but I think that is the reverse of what you want. http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/guide/jdbc/bridge.html