Why do I get error "Can't open shared library" or "cannot open shared object file" when running tdshelper?

Easysoft ODBC-SQL Server Driver

Why do I get error "Can't open shared library" or "cannot open shared object file" when running tdshelper?

Article :	00975
Last Reviewed :	26th July 2007
Revision :	1

tdshelper is a diagnostic program supplied with the Easysoft ODBC-SQL Server Driver that lets you test the connection to a SQL Server instance.

tdshelper is dependent on shared objects in install_dir/easysoft/lib, where install_dir is the Easysoft installation directory, by default, /usr/local. If you get "Can't open shared library" or "cannot open shared object file" errors when trying to run tdshelper, you need to tell the dynamic linker where to find the shared objects that tdshelper depends on. To do this, set and export the appropriate environment variable for your linker and platform:

Variable	Platform
SHLIB_PATH	Some versions of HP-UX. For example: SHLIB_PATH=$SHLIB_PATH:/usr/local/easysoft/lib export SHLIB_PATH
LD_LIBRARY_PATH	Linux, Solaris, some versions of HP-UX. For example: LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/usr/local/easysoft/lib export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
LIBPATH	AIX. For example: LIBPATH=$LIBPATH:/usr/local/easysoft/lib export LIBPATH

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- Easysoft ODBC-SQL Server Driver

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Easysoft ODBC-SQL Server Driver

Why do I get error "Can't open shared library" or "cannot open shared object file" when running tdshelper?

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