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Admin Guide > 32-Bit ODBC Data Sources
Data Source Name— Enter a name for Data Source Name field. This is
required.
Description— Enter a description for the Description field. This is
Version— Make sure that the Version corresponds to the version of the dBase
file or
higher.
6.
When done, click
Connecting FaxPress Archive to a DSN
When you configure FaxPress Archive with an MS-SQL database, you will be asked to
provide a DSN. If you click on the Browse button, you will be walked through the following
screens.
1.
The Data Source Administrator screen is displayed.
Note: Do not select a DSN that points to a file based database (e.g. Access,
Dbase, Paradox, Excel, CSV, FoxPro, etc.
2.
Select the Machine Data Source tab. This screen lists all the user and system
DSNs installed on your workstation.
3.
Select a data source that connects to the database server and that is defined as a
System DSN type. The type of each DSN is denoted in the middle column by User
or System.
A User DSN is a DSN that can only be seen by the login user that created it.
A System DSN is a DSN that is visible to all users on that workstation no mat-
ter who created it.
Note: The login account to the database server must have permission to create
tables in the database. The same DSN will be used by the archive program to
connect to the database to enter data. If the appropriate DSN is not present,
follow the instruction in
Databases) on page 386.
To create a new DSN to a MS SQL server, perform the following steps:
1.
Click on the New button in the Machine Data Source tab shown in step 2. A new
wizard will be launched to walk you through the process of creating a DSN. The
first page will ask what type of DSN to create.
Select System Data Source.
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OK.
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Connecting FaxPress Archive to a DSN (SQL
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