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Apache Hadoop Connect Excel Hive Odbc Driver
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This page is part of the Azure documentation. It contains code examples and configuration instructions for working with Azure services.
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Summary
The documentation is heavily Windows-centric, providing only instructions for setting up the Microsoft Hive ODBC driver and connecting Excel to HDInsight from a Windows environment. All examples and steps reference Windows-specific tools (ODBC Data Source Administrator, Excel, Windows menus), with no mention of Linux equivalents or alternative approaches for non-Windows platforms. There are no instructions for using ODBC on Linux, nor any guidance for connecting from Excel on macOS or Linux, or using open-source ODBC drivers.
Recommendations
- Add instructions for configuring Hive ODBC connections on Linux, including installation of open-source ODBC drivers (e.g., unixODBC, Simba Hive ODBC for Linux).
- Provide examples for connecting to HDInsight from Excel on macOS, or suggest alternative BI tools available on Linux/macOS.
- Include command-line examples for creating ODBC DSNs on Linux (e.g., editing odbc.ini and odbcinst.ini files).
- Mention cross-platform alternatives to the Microsoft Hive ODBC driver, and clarify platform limitations.
- Reorder sections or add notes to clarify that the instructions are Windows-specific, and provide parity for other platforms where possible.
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