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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xml:lang="en" lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=utf-8" /> <meta http-equiv="Content-Style-Type" content="text/css" /> <!-- MOTW-DISABLED saved from url=(0014)about:internet --> <title>Configuring Data Sources</title> <link rel="StyleSheet" href="css/text.css" type="text/css" media="all" /> <link rel="StyleSheet" href="css/webworks.css" type="text/css" media="all" /> <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2" src="wwhdata/common/context.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2" src="wwhdata/common/towwhdir.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2" src="wwhdata/common/wwhpagef.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2"> <!-- var WebWorksRootPath = ""; // --> </script> <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2"> <!-- // Set reference to top level help frame // var WWHFrame = WWHGetWWHFrame("", true); // --> </script> <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2" src="scripts/expand.js"></script> </head> <body class="" style="background-color: #FFFFEE;" onload="WWHUpdate();" onunload="WWHUnload();" onkeydown="WWHHandleKeyDown((document.all||document.getElementById||document.layers)?event:null);" onkeypress="WWHHandleKeyPress((document.all||document.getElementById||document.layers)?event:null);" onkeyup="WWHHandleKeyUp((document.all||document.getElementById||document.layers)?event:null);"> <br /> <div class="WebWorks_Breadcrumbs" style="text-align: left;"> <a class="WebWorks_Breadcrumb_Link" href="text.23.01.html#106269">18 The Text Driver</a> : Configuring Data Sources</div> <hr align="left" /> <blockquote> <div class="head_1"><a name="106269">Configuring Data Sources</a></div> <div class="Body"><a name="161570">After you install the driver, you configure data sources to connect to the database. See </a><span class="Cross_ref_"><a href="javascript:WWHClickedPopup('ODBC', 'quikstart.04.1.html#106107', '');">Chapter 1 â??Quick Start Connectâ??</a></span><span class="Cross_ref_"><a href="javascript:WWHClickedPopup('ODBC', 'quikstart.04.1.html#106107', '');"> </a></span>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.</div> <div class="Body"><a name="106278">If you choose to use a connection string, you must use specific connection string attributes. </a>See <span class="Cross_ref_"><a href="javascript:WWHClickedPopup('ODBC', 'text.23.05.html#110002', '');">â??Using a Connection Stringâ??</a></span> and <span class="Cross_ref_"><a href="javascript:WWHClickedPopup('ODBC', 'text.23.06.html#110440', '');">Table 18-2</a></span> for an alphabetical list of driver connection string attributes and their initial default values.</div> <div class="head_2"><a name="107567">Data Source Configuration in the UNIX/Linux odbc.ini File</a></div> <div class="Body"><a name="161578">On UNIX and Linux, you must set up the proper ODBC environment before configuring data </a>sources. See <span class="Cross_ref_"><a href="javascript:WWHClickedPopup('ODBC', 'quikstart.04.3.html#106174', '');">â??Environment Configurationâ??</a></span><span class="Cross_ref_"><a href="javascript:WWHClickedPopup('ODBC', 'quikstart.04.3.html#106174', '');"> </a></span>for basic setup information and <span class="Cross_ref_"><a href="javascript:WWHClickedPopup('ODBC', 'unixenv.07.2.html#106206', '');">â??Environment Variablesâ??</a></span><span class="Cross_ref_"><a href="javascript:WWHClickedPopup('ODBC', 'unixenv.07.2.html#106206', '');"> </a></span>for more detail about this procedure.</div> <div class="Body"><a name="161587">Data sources for UNIX and Linux are stored in the system information file (by default, </a>odbc.ini). If you have a Motif GUI environment on Linux, you can configure and modify data sources through the DataDirect ODBC Data Source Administrator for Linux (the Linux ODBC Administrator) using a driver Setup dialog box. (See <span class="Cross_ref_"><a href="javascript:WWHClickedPopup('ODBC', 'unixenv.07.4.html#106311', '');">â??Configuration Through the Administratorâ??</a></span><span class="Cross_ref_"><a href="javascript:WWHClickedPopup('ODBC', 'unixenv.07.4.html#106311', '');"> </a></span>for a detailed explanation of the Administrator.)</div> <div class="Body"><a name="161592">If you do not have a GUI environment, you can configure and modify data sources directly </a>by editing the odbc.ini file and storing default connection values there. See <span class="Cross_ref_"><a href="javascript:WWHClickedPopup('ODBC', 'unixenv.07.4.html#106368', '');">â??Configuration Through the System Information (odbc.ini) Fileâ??</a></span> for detailed information about the specific steps necessary to configure a data source.</div> <div class="Body"><span class="Cross_ref_"><a href="javascript:WWHClickedPopup('ODBC', 'text.23.06.html#110440', '');" name="136934">Table 18-2</a></span> lists driver connection string attributes that must be used in the odbc.ini file to set the value of the attributes. Note that only the long name of the attribute can be used in the file. The default listed in the table is the initial default value when the driver is installed.</div> <div class="head_2"><a name="108779">Data Source Configuration through a GUI</a></div> <div class="Body"><a name="161608">On Windows, data sources are stored in the Windows Registry. You can configure and </a>modify data sources through the ODBC Administrator using a driver Setup dialog box, as described in this section.</div> <div class="Body"><a name="161617">On UNIX and Linux, data sources are stored in the odbc.ini file. On Linux, you can configure </a>and modify data sources through the Linux ODBC Administrator using a driver Setup dialog box, as described in this section.</div> <div class="Body"><a name="161618">NOTE: This book shows dialog box images that are specific to Windows. If you are using </a>the drivers in the Linux environment, the dialog box that you see may differ slightly from the Windows version. Windows-only and UNIX-only connection options are specifically noted by icons in the Setup dialog box descriptions.</div> <div class="Body"><a name="161619">When the driver is first installed, the values of its connection options are set by default. </a>These values appear on the driver Setup dialog box tabs when you create a new data source. You can change these default values by modifying the data source. In the following procedure, the description of each tab is followed by a table that lists the connection options for that tab and their initial default values. This table links you to a complete description of the options and their connection string attribute equivalents. The connection string attributes are used to override the default values of the data source if you want to change these values at connection time.</div> <div class="hanging_label_head"><span class="Action_bold"><a name="106338">To configure a Text data source:</a></span></div> <div class="list_procedure_first_outer" style="margin-left: 0pt;"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" summary=""> <tr style="vertical-align: baseline;"> <td> <div class="list_procedure_first_inner" style="width: 18pt; white-space: nowrap;"> <span class="Numbers">1 </span> </div> </td> <td width="100%"> <div class="list_procedure_first_inner"><a name="161627">Start the ODBC Administrator: </a></div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <div class="list_bulleted_proc_outer" style="margin-left: 18pt;"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" summary=""> <tr style="vertical-align: baseline;"> <td> <div class="list_bulleted_proc_inner" style="width: 18pt; white-space: nowrap;">â? </div> </td> <td width="100%"> <div class="list_bulleted_proc_inner"><a name="161636">On Windows, start the ODBC Administrator by selecting its icon from the DataDirect </a>Connect program group.</div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <div class="list_bulleted_proc_outer" style="margin-left: 18pt;"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" summary=""> <tr style="vertical-align: baseline;"> <td> <div class="list_bulleted_proc_inner" style="width: 18pt; white-space: nowrap;">â? </div> </td> <td width="100%"> <div class="list_bulleted_proc_inner"><a name="161645">On Linux, change to the </a><span class="EquationVariables">install_dir</span>/tools directory and, at a command prompt, enter:</div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <div class="syntax_embed_sub_first"><a name="161646">odbcadmin</a></div> <div class="Body_Indent_Sub"><a name="161647">where </a><span class="EquationVariables">install_dir</span> is the path to the product installation directory.</div> <div class="list_procedure_outer" style="margin-left: 0pt;"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" summary=""> <tr style="vertical-align: baseline;"> <td> <div class="list_procedure_inner" style="width: 18pt; white-space: nowrap;"> <span class="Numbers">2 </span> </div> </td> <td width="100%"> <div class="list_procedure_inner"><a name="161648">Select a tab:</a></div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <div class="list_bulleted_proc_outer" style="margin-left: 18pt;"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" summary=""> <tr style="vertical-align: baseline;"> <td> <div class="list_bulleted_proc_inner" style="width: 18pt; white-space: nowrap;">â? </div> </td> <td width="100%"> <div class="list_bulleted_proc_inner"><span class="Action_bold"><a name="161649">User DSN</a></span>: If you are configuring an existing user data source, select the data source name and click <span class="Action_bold">Configure</span> to display the driver Setup dialog box.</div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <div class="Body_Indent_Sub"><a name="161650">If you are configuring a new user data source, click </a><span class="Action_bold">Add</span> to display a list of installed drivers. Select the driver and click <span class="Action_bold">Finish</span> to display the driver Setup dialog box.</div> <div class="list_bulleted_proc_outer" style="margin-left: 18pt;"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" summary=""> <tr style="vertical-align: baseline;"> <td> <div class="list_bulleted_proc_inner" style="width: 18pt; white-space: nowrap;">â? </div> </td> <td width="100%"> <div class="list_bulleted_proc_inner"><span class="Action_bold"><a name="161659">System DSN</a></span>: If you are configuring an existing system data source, select the data source name and click <span class="Action_bold">Configure</span> to display the driver Setup dialog box.</div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <div class="Body_Indent_Sub"><a name="161660">If you are configuring a new system data source, click </a><span class="Action_bold">Add</span> to display a list of installed drivers. Select the driver and click <span class="Action_bold">Finish</span> to display the driver Setup dialog box.</div> <div class="list_bulleted_proc_outer" style="margin-left: 18pt;"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" summary=""> <tr style="vertical-align: baseline;"> <td> <div class="list_bulleted_proc_inner" style="width: 18pt; white-space: nowrap;">â? </div> </td> <td width="100%"> <div class="list_bulleted_proc_inner"><span class="Action_bold"><a name="161661">File DSN</a></span>: If you are configuring an existing file data source, select the data source file and click <span class="Action_bold">Configure</span> to display the driver Setup dialog box.</div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <div class="Body_Indent_Sub"><a name="161662">If you are configuring a new file data source, click </a><span class="Action_bold">Add</span> to display a list of installed drivers; then, select a driver. Click <span class="Action_bold">Advanced </span>if you want to specify attributes; otherwise, click <span class="Action_bold">Next</span> to proceed. Specify a name for the data source and click <span class="Action_bold">Next</span>. Verify the data source information; then, click <span class="Action_bold">Finish</span> to display the driver Setup dialog box.</div> <div class="Body_Indent"><a name="106364">The General tab of the Setup dialog box appears by default.</a></div> <div class="picture"><a name="152572"><img class="procedure" src="images/txtgen.gif" width="445" height="463" style="display: block; float: none; left: 0.0; top: 0.0;" alt="The General tab of the ODBC Text Driver Setup dialog box" /></a></div> <div class="Body_Indent"><a name="108788">NOTE: The General tab displays the only fields that are required for creating a data </a>source. The fields on all other tabs are optional, unless noted otherwise.</div> <div class="list_procedure_outer" style="margin-left: 0pt;"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" summary=""> <tr style="vertical-align: baseline;"> <td> <div class="list_procedure_inner" style="width: 18pt; white-space: nowrap;"> <span class="Numbers">3 </span> </div> </td> <td width="100%"> <div class="list_procedure_inner"><a name="108793">On this tab, provide values for the options in the following table; then, click </a><span class="Action_bold">Apply. </span>The table provides links to descriptions of the connection options.</div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <table class="Format_D" cellspacing="0" summary=""> <caption></caption> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td style="padding-bottom: auto; padding-left: auto; padding-right: auto; padding-top: auto; vertical-align: top;"> <div class="table_column_heads"><a name="108801">Connection Options: General</a></div> </td> <td style="padding-bottom: auto; padding-left: auto; padding-right: auto; padding-top: auto; vertical-align: top;"> <div class="table_column_heads"><a name="108803">Default</a></div> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td style="border-bottom-color: Black; border-right-color: Black; border-top-color: Black; padding-bottom: auto; padding-left: auto; padding-right: auto; padding-top: auto; vertical-align: top;"> <div class="table_text" style="color: #0000ff; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Cross_ref_"><a href="javascript:WWHClickedPopup('ODBC', 'text.23.06.html#110849', '');" name="108808">Data Source Name</a></span></div> </td> <td style="border-bottom-color: Black; border-right-color: Black; border-top-color: Black; padding-bottom: auto; padding-left: auto; padding-right: auto; padding-top: auto; vertical-align: top;"> <div class="table_text"><a name="108810"> None</a></div> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td style="border-bottom-color: Black; border-right-color: Black; border-top-color: Black; padding-bottom: auto; padding-left: auto; padding-right: auto; padding-top: auto; vertical-align: top;"> <div class="table_text" style="color: #0000ff; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Cross_ref_"><a href="javascript:WWHClickedPopup('ODBC', 'text.23.06.html#111747', '');" name="108815">Description</a></span></div> </td> <td style="border-bottom-color: Black; border-right-color: Black; border-top-color: Black; padding-bottom: auto; padding-left: auto; padding-right: auto; padding-top: auto; vertical-align: top;"> <div class="table_text"><a name="108817"> None </a></div> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td style="border-bottom-color: Black; border-right-color: Black; border-top-color: Black; padding-bottom: auto; padding-left: auto; padding-right: auto; padding-top: auto; vertical-align: top;"> <div class="table_text" style="color: #0000ff; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Cross_ref_"><a href="javascript:WWHClickedPopup('ODBC', 'text.23.06.html#110869', '');" name="108822">Database Directory</a></span></div> </td> <td style="border-bottom-color: Black; border-right-color: Black; border-top-color: Black; padding-bottom: auto; padding-left: auto; padding-right: auto; padding-top: auto; vertical-align: top;"> <div class="table_text"><a name="108824"> None</a></div> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td style="border-bottom-color: Black; border-right-color: Black; border-top-color: Black; padding-bottom: auto; padding-left: auto; padding-right: auto; padding-top: auto; vertical-align: top;"> <div class="table_text" style="color: #0000ff; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Cross_ref_"><a href="javascript:WWHClickedPopup('ODBC', 'text.23.06.html#110898', '');" name="108829">Default Table Type</a></span></div> </td> <td style="border-bottom-color: Black; border-right-color: Black; border-top-color: Black; padding-bottom: auto; padding-left: auto; padding-right: auto; padding-top: auto; vertical-align: top;"> <div class="table_text"><a name="108831"> Comma</a></div> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td style="border-bottom-color: Black; border-right-color: Black; border-top-color: Black; padding-bottom: auto; padding-left: auto; padding-right: auto; padding-top: auto; vertical-align: top;"> <div class="table_text" style="color: #0000ff; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Cross_ref_"><a href="javascript:WWHClickedPopup('ODBC', 'text.23.06.html#125343', '');" name="108836">Delimiter Character</a></span></div> </td> <td style="border-bottom-color: Black; border-right-color: Black; border-top-color: Black; padding-bottom: auto; padding-left: auto; padding-right: auto; padding-top: auto; vertical-align: top;"> <div class="table_text"><a name="108838"> None</a></div> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td style="border-bottom-color: Black; border-right-color: Black; border-top-color: Black; padding-bottom: auto; padding-left: auto; padding-right: auto; padding-top: auto; vertical-align: top;"> <div class="table_text" style="color: #0000ff; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Cross_ref_"><a href="javascript:WWHClickedPopup('ODBC', 'text.23.06.html#110817', '');" name="108843">Column Names in First Line</a></span></div> </td> <td style="border-bottom-color: Black; border-right-color: Black; border-top-color: Black; padding-bottom: auto; padding-left: auto; padding-right: auto; padding-top: auto; vertical-align: top;"> <div class="table_text"><a name="108845"> Disabled</a></div> </td> </tr> </table> <div class="list_procedure_outer" style="margin-left: 0pt;"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" summary=""> <tr style="vertical-align: baseline;"> <td> <div class="list_procedure_inner" style="width: 18pt; white-space: nowrap;"> <span class="Numbers">4 </span> </div> </td> <td width="100%"> <div class="list_procedure_inner"><a name="106399">Optionally, click the </a><span class="Action_bold">Advanced</span> tab to specify data source settings.</div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <div class="picture"><a name="152585"><img class="procedure" src="images/txtadv.gif" width="449" height="459" style="display: block; float: none; left: 0.0; top: 0.0;" alt="The Advanced tab of the ODBC Text Driver Setup dialog box" /></a></div> <div class="Body_Indent"><a name="108863">On this tab, provide values for any of the options in the following table; then, click </a><span class="Action_bold">Apply. </span>The table provides links to descriptions of the connection options.</div> <table class="Format_D" cellspacing="0" summary=""> <caption></caption> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td style="padding-bottom: auto; padding-left: auto; padding-right: auto; padding-top: auto; vertical-align: top;"> <div class="table_column_heads"><a name="108866">Connection Options: Advanced</a></div> </td> <td style="padding-bottom: auto; padding-left: auto; padding-right: auto; padding-top: auto; vertical-align: top;"> <div class="table_column_heads"><a name="108868">Default</a></div> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td style="border-bottom-color: Black; border-right-color: Black; border-top-color: Black; padding-bottom: auto; padding-left: auto; padding-right: auto; padding-top: auto; vertical-align: top;"> <div class="table_text" style="color: #0000ff; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Cross_ref_"><a href="javascript:WWHClickedPopup('ODBC', 'text.23.06.html#111045', '');" name="108873">Rows to Scan</a></span></div> </td> <td style="border-bottom-color: Black; border-right-color: Black; border-top-color: Black; padding-bottom: auto; padding-left: auto; padding-right: auto; padding-top: auto; vertical-align: top;"> <div class="table_text"><a name="108875">25</a></div> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td style="border-bottom-color: Black; border-right-color: Black; border-top-color: Black; padding-bottom: auto; padding-left: auto; padding-right: auto; padding-top: auto; vertical-align: top;"> <div class="table_text" style="color: #0000ff; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Cross_ref_"><a href="javascript:WWHClickedPopup('ODBC', 'text.23.06.html#110744', '');" name="108880">Action for Undefined Tables</a></span></div> </td> <td style="border-bottom-color: Black; border-right-color: Black; border-top-color: Black; padding-bottom: auto; padding-left: auto; padding-right: auto; padding-top: auto; vertical-align: top;"> <div class="table_text"><a name="108882">GUESS</a></div> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td style="border-bottom-color: Black; border-right-color: Black; border-top-color: Black; padding-bottom: auto; padding-left: auto; padding-right: auto; padding-top: auto; vertical-align: top;"> <div class="table_text" style="color: #0000ff; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Cross_ref_"><a href="javascript:WWHClickedPopup('ODBC', 'text.23.06.html#111003', '');" name="108886">Include Files with Matching Extensions</a></span></div> </td> <td style="border-bottom-color: Black; border-right-color: Black; border-top-color: Black; padding-bottom: auto; padding-left: auto; padding-right: auto; padding-top: auto; vertical-align: top;"> <div class="table_text"><a name="108889">Disabled</a></div> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td style="border-bottom-color: Black; border-right-color: Black; border-top-color: Black; padding-bottom: auto; padding-left: auto; padding-right: auto; padding-top: auto; vertical-align: top;"> <div class="table_text" style="color: #0000ff; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Cross_ref_"><a href="javascript:WWHClickedPopup('ODBC', 'text.23.06.html#110947', '');" name="108894">Extension List</a></span></div> </td> <td style="border-bottom-color: Black; border-right-color: Black; border-top-color: Black; padding-bottom: auto; padding-left: auto; padding-right: auto; padding-top: auto; vertical-align: top;"> <div class="table_text"><a name="108896">None</a></div> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td style="border-bottom-color: Black; border-right-color: Black; border-top-color: Black; padding-bottom: auto; padding-left: auto; padding-right: auto; padding-top: auto; vertical-align: top;"> <div class="table_text" style="color: #0000ff; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Cross_ref_"><a href="javascript:WWHClickedPopup('ODBC', 'text.23.06.html#110962', '');" name="108901">File Open Cache</a></span></div> </td> <td style="border-bottom-color: Black; border-right-color: Black; border-top-color: Black; padding-bottom: auto; padding-left: auto; padding-right: auto; padding-top: auto; vertical-align: top;"> <div class="table_text"><a name="108903">0</a></div> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td style="border-bottom-color: Black; border-right-color: Black; border-top-color: Black; padding-bottom: auto; padding-left: auto; padding-right: auto; padding-top: auto; vertical-align: top;"> <div class="table_text" style="color: #0000ff; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Cross_ref_"><a href="javascript:WWHClickedPopup('ODBC', 'text.23.06.html#111014', '');" name="108908">International Sort</a></span></div> </td> <td style="border-bottom-color: Black; border-right-color: Black; border-top-color: Black; padding-bottom: auto; padding-left: auto; padding-right: auto; padding-top: auto; vertical-align: top;"> <div class="table_text"><a name="108910">Disabled</a></div> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td style="border-bottom-color: Black; border-right-color: Black; border-top-color: Black; padding-bottom: auto; padding-left: auto; padding-right: auto; padding-top: auto; vertical-align: top;"> <div class="table_text" style="color: #0000ff; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Cross_ref_"><a href="javascript:WWHClickedPopup('ODBC', 'text.23.06.html#110789', '');" name="108915">Cache Size</a></span></div> </td> <td style="border-bottom-color: Black; border-right-color: Black; border-top-color: Black; padding-bottom: auto; padding-left: auto; padding-right: auto; padding-top: auto; vertical-align: top;"> <div class="table_text"><a name="108917">4</a></div> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td style="border-bottom-color: Black; border-right-color: Black; border-top-color: Black; padding-bottom: auto; padding-left: auto; padding-right: auto; padding-top: auto; vertical-align: top;"> <div class="table_text"><span class="Cross_ref_"><a href="javascript:WWHClickedPopup('ODBC', 'text.23.06.html#111059', '');" name="108922">Use Long Qualifiers</a></span><span class="Cross_ref_"><br /></span>WINDOWS ONLY</div> </td> <td style="border-bottom-color: Black; border-right-color: Black; border-top-color: Black; padding-bottom: auto; padding-left: auto; padding-right: auto; padding-top: auto; vertical-align: top;"> <div class="table_text"><a name="108924">Disabled</a></div> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td style="border-bottom-color: Black; border-right-color: Black; border-top-color: Black; padding-bottom: auto; padding-left: auto; padding-right: auto; padding-top: auto; vertical-align: top;"> <div class="table_text" style="color: #0000ff; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Cross_ref_"><a href="javascript:WWHClickedPopup('ODBC', 'text.23.06.html#110833', '');" name="108929">Data File Extension</a></span></div> </td> <td style="border-bottom-color: Black; border-right-color: Black; border-top-color: Black; padding-bottom: auto; padding-left: auto; padding-right: auto; padding-top: auto; vertical-align: top;"> <div class="table_text"><a name="108931"> TXT</a></div> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td style="border-bottom-color: Black; border-right-color: Black; border-top-color: Black; padding-bottom: auto; padding-left: auto; padding-right: auto; padding-top: auto; vertical-align: top;"> <div class="table_text" style="color: #0000ff; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Cross_ref_"><a href="javascript:WWHClickedPopup('ODBC', 'text.23.06.html#110758', '');" name="108936">Allow Update and Delete</a></span></div> </td> <td style="border-bottom-color: Black; border-right-color: Black; border-top-color: Black; padding-bottom: auto; padding-left: auto; padding-right: auto; padding-top: auto; vertical-align: top;"> <div class="table_text"><a name="108938">Disabled</a></div> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td style="border-bottom-color: Black; border-right-color: Black; border-top-color: Black; padding-bottom: auto; padding-left: auto; padding-right: auto; padding-top: auto; vertical-align: top;"> <div class="table_text" style="color: #0000ff; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Cross_ref_"><a href="javascript:WWHClickedPopup('ODBC', 'text.23.06.html#110884', '');" name="108943">Decimal Symbol</a></span></div> </td> <td style="border-bottom-color: Black; border-right-color: Black; border-top-color: Black; padding-bottom: auto; padding-left: auto; padding-right: auto; padding-top: auto; vertical-align: top;"> <div class="table_text"><a name="108945">. (Period)</a></div> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td style="border-bottom-color: Black; border-right-color: Black; border-top-color: Black; padding-bottom: auto; padding-left: auto; padding-right: auto; padding-top: auto; vertical-align: top;"> <div class="table_text" style="color: #0000ff; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Cross_ref_"><a href="javascript:WWHClickedPopup('ODBC', 'text.23.06.html#110772', '');" name="108950">Application Using Threads</a></span></div> </td> <td style="border-bottom-color: Black; border-right-color: Black; border-top-color: Black; padding-bottom: auto; padding-left: auto; padding-right: auto; padding-top: auto; vertical-align: top;"> <div class="table_text"><a name="108952">Enabled</a></div> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td style="border-bottom-color: Black; border-right-color: Black; border-top-color: Black; padding-bottom: auto; padding-left: auto; padding-right: auto; padding-top: auto; vertical-align: top;"> <div class="table_text" style="color: #0000ff; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Cross_ref_"><a href="javascript:WWHClickedPopup('ODBC', 'text.23.06.html#110803', '');" name="108957">Century Boundary</a></span></div> </td> <td style="border-bottom-color: Black; border-right-color: Black; border-top-color: Black; padding-bottom: auto; padding-left: auto; padding-right: auto; padding-top: auto; vertical-align: top;"> <div class="table_text"><a name="108959">20</a></div> </td> </tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td style="border-bottom-color: Black; border-right-color: Black; border-top-color: Black; padding-bottom: auto; padding-left: auto; padding-right: auto; padding-top: auto; vertical-align: top;"> <div class="table_text" style="color: #0000ff; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Cross_ref_"><a href="javascript:WWHClickedPopup('ODBC', 'text.23.06.html#110980', '');" name="138268">IANAAppCodePage</a></span><span class="Cross_ref_"><br /></span><span style="color: #000000;">UNIX ONLY</span></div> </td> <td style="border-bottom-color: Black; border-right-color: Black; border-top-color: Black; padding-bottom: auto; padding-left: auto; padding-right: auto; padding-top: auto; vertical-align: top;"> <div class="table_text"><a name="138270">4 (ISO 8559-1 Latin-1)</a></div> </td> </tr> </table> <div class="Body_Indent"><span class="Action_bold"><a name="106462">Define:</a></span> Click <span class="Action_bold">Define</span> to define the structure of your text files as described in <span class="Cross_ref_"><a href="javascript:WWHClickedPopup('ODBC', 'text.23.07.html#109226', '');">â??Defining Table Structure on Windowsâ??</a></span>.</div> <div class="Body_Indent"><span class="Action_bold"><a name="161695">Translate: </a></span>Click <span class="Action_bold">Translate</span> to display the Select Translator dialog box, which lists the translators specified in the ODBC Translators section of the Registry. Progress DataDirect provides a translator named OEM to ANSI that translates your data from the IBM PC character set to the ANSI character set.</div> <div class="Body_Indent"><a name="161696">Select a translator; then, click </a><span class="Action_bold">OK</span> to close this dialog box.</div> <div class="list_procedure_outer" style="margin-left: 0pt;"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" summary=""> <tr style="vertical-align: baseline;"> <td> <div class="list_procedure_inner" style="width: 18pt; white-space: nowrap;"> <span class="Numbers">5 </span> </div> </td> <td width="100%"> <div class="list_procedure_inner"><a name="106509">At any point during the configuration process, you can click </a><span class="Action_bold">Test Connect</span> to attempt to connect to the data source using the connection properties specified in the driver Setup dialog box.</div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <div class="list_bulleted_proc_outer" style="margin-left: 18pt;"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" summary=""> <tr style="vertical-align: baseline;"> <td> <div class="list_bulleted_proc_inner" style="width: 18pt; white-space: nowrap;">â? </div> </td> <td width="100%"> <div class="list_bulleted_proc_inner"><a name="106541">If the driver can connect, it releases the connection and displays a </a><span class="Syntax">connection </span><span class="Syntax">established</span> message. Click <span class="Action_bold">OK</span>.</div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <div class="list_bulleted_proc_outer" style="margin-left: 18pt;"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" summary=""> <tr style="vertical-align: baseline;"> <td> <div class="list_bulleted_proc_inner" style="width: 18pt; white-space: nowrap;">â? </div> </td> <td width="100%"> <div class="list_bulleted_proc_inner"><a name="106542">If the driver cannot connect because of an incorrect environment or connection </a>value, it displays an appropriate error message. Click <span class="Action_bold">OK</span>.</div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <div class="list_procedure_outer" style="margin-left: 0pt;"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" summary=""> <tr style="vertical-align: baseline;"> <td> <div class="list_procedure_inner" style="width: 18pt; white-space: nowrap;"> <span class="Numbers">6 </span> </div> </td> <td width="100%"> <div class="list_procedure_inner"><a name="106543">Click </a><span class="Action_bold">OK</span> or <span class="Action_bold">Cancel</span>. If you click <span class="Action_bold">OK</span>, 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. 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