Connecting To Dbase/Foxpro Databases; Configuring Dbase/Foxpro Options (Windows) - MACROMEDIA COLDFUSION 5-ADVANCED ADMINISTRATION Manual

Connecting to dBASE/FoxPro Databases

Connecting to dBASE/FoxPro Databases

On Windows and UNIX, ColdFusion lets you access dBASE/FoxPro databases using
ODBC drivers.
Note
Because dBASE and FoxPro databases are configured identically in the ColdFusion
Administrator, they are discussed together in this section. For information on
connecting to Visual FoxPro databases, see "Connecting to Visual FoxPro Databases"
on page 37.

Configuring dBASE/FoxPro options (Windows)

If you install ColdFusion on a Windows server, you can configure a dBASE/FoxPro
database as a ColdFusion data source using ODBC or OLE DB. For information about
using OLE DB with ColdFusion data sources, see "About OLE DB" on page 4.
ODBC: Microsoft dBASE/FoxPro Driver options (Windows)
The following table describes ColdFusion ODBC options for dBASE/FoxPro data
sources. You set these options when you configure a ColdFusion data source.
Option
Data Source Name
Description
Database Directory
Database Version
Driver Settings
Description
A name for your ODBC data source.
Descriptive information about the data source.
The path dBASE database that you want to use as an ODBC
data source.
Enter the version number of the dBASE or FoxPro database
that you want to use: dBASE versions III, IV, and 5.0 and
FoxPro versions 2.0, 2.5, and 2.6.
Collating Sequence Determines the sequence in which
the fields sort.
Page Timeout Specifies the period of time, in tenths of a
second, that an unused page remains in the buffer before
being removed.
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