On Windows, data sources are stored in the Windows Registry. You can configure and modify data sources through the ODBC Administrator using a driver Setup dialog box, as described in this section.
◦ User DSN: If you are configuring an existing user data source, select the data source name and click Configure to display the driver Setup dialog box.If you are configuring a new user data source, click Add to display a list of installed drivers. Select the driver and click Finish to display the driver Setup dialog box.
◦ System DSN: If you are configuring an existing system data source, select the data source name and click Configure to display the driver Setup dialog box.If you are configuring a new system data source, click Add 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 file and click Configure to display the driver Setup dialog box.If you are configuring a new file data source, click Add to display a list of installed drivers; then, select a driver. Click Advanced if you want to specify attributes; otherwise, click Next to proceed. 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 88. General tab
3. On this tab, provide values for the options in the following table; then, click Apply. The table provides links to descriptions of the connection options.
4. Figure 89. Advanced tabOn this tab, provide values for any of the options in the following table; then, click Apply. The table provides links to descriptions of the connection options.
Extended Options: Type a semi-colon separated list of connection options and their values. Use this configuration option to set the value of undocumented connection options that are provided by Progress DataDirect customer support. You can include any valid connection option in the Extended Options string, for example:
5. 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.
6. 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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