After you install the driver, you configure data sources to connect to the database. See Quick Start Connect for an explanation of different types of data sources. The data source contains connection options that allow you to tune the driver for specific performance. If you want to use a data source but need to change some of its values, you can either modify the data source or override its values at connection time through a connection string.If you choose to use a connection string, you must use specific connection string attributes. See Using a Connection String and Connection Option Descriptions and Configuring and Connecting to Data Sources for an alphabetical list of driver connection string attributes and their initial default values.
◦ User DSN: If you are configuring an existing user data source, select the data source name on the User DSN tab and click Configure to display the driver Setup dialog box.If you are configuring a new user data source, click Add on the User DSN tab to display a list of installed drivers. Select the driver and click Finish to display the driver Setup dialog box.
◦ System DSN: To configure a new system data source, click Add on the System DSN tab to display a list of installed drivers. Select the driver and click Finish to display the driver Setup dialog box.
◦ File DSN: If you are configuring an existing file data source, select the data source name on the File DSN tab and click Configure to display the driver Setup dialog box.If you are configuring a new file data source, click Add on the File DSN tab to display a list of installed drivers. Select the driver and click Next. Specify a name for the data source and click Next. Verify the data source information; then, click Finish to display the driver Setup dialog box.Figure 79. Driver Setup: General tab
3. If you want to edit or delete a location name, or change its position in the list, select it; then, click Edit, Delete, Up, or Down as appropriate.
4. Figure 80. Configure Location: General tab
Location: Either type the full path to the location you are defining or click the select button:to select a path.
6. Optionally, click the Advanced tab of the Configure Location dialog box to specify additional information about the location you are defining.Figure 81. Configure Location: Advanced tab
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◦ If the driver can connect, it releases the connection and displays a connection established message. Click OK.
8. Click OK to return to the ODBC XML driver Setup dialog box or Cancel. If you click OK, the values you have specified become the defaults for this location.
9. Optionally, click the Advanced tab of the ODBC XML driver Setup dialog box to specify data source settings.Figure 82. Driver Setup: Advanced tab
10. Figure 83. Driver Setup: Options tabDriver Options: Type configuration options specific to the XML driver.
11. At any point during the configuration process, you can click Test Connect to attempt to connect to the data source using the connection options specified in the driver Setup dialog box. A logon dialog box appears (see Using a Logon Dialog Box for details). Note that the information you enter in the logon dialog box during a test connect is not saved.
◦ If the driver can connect, it releases the connection and displays a connection established message. Click OK.
12. Click OK or Cancel. If you click OK, the values you have specified become the defaults when you connect to the data source. You can change these defaults by using this procedure to reconfigure your data source. You can override these defaults by connecting to the data source using a connection string with alternate values.
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