MACROMEDIA DREAMWEAVER MX 2004-USING DREAMWEAVER Use Manual page 473

To create a database connection with a remotely defined DSN:
Define a DSN on the remote system running your application server.
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For instructions, see the following articles on the Microsoft website:
If the remote computer runs Windows 98, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 300595 at
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;300595
If the remote computer runs Windows 2000, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 300596
at http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;300596
If the remote computer runs Windows XP, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 305599 at
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;305599
Open an ASP page in Dreamweaver, then open the Databases panel (Window > Databases).
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Dreamweaver displays all the connections defined for the site.
Click the Plus (+) button on the panel and select Data Source Name (DSN) from the
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pop-up menu.
The Data Source Name (DSN) dialog box appears.
Enter a name for the new connection.
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Note: Do not use any spaces or special characters in the name.
Select the Using DSN on Testing Server option at the bottom of the dialog box.
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Macintosh users can ignore this step because all database connections use DSNs on the
application server.
Enter the DSN.
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You can click the DSN button to connect to the server and select from the DSNs defined on it.
If required, complete the User Name and Password text boxes.
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If you want, restrict the number of database items Dreamweaver retrieves at design time by
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clicking Advanced and entering a schema or catalog name.
For more information, see
on page 506.
Note: You cannot create a schema or catalog in Microsoft Access.
Click Test.
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Dreamweaver attempts to connect to the database. If the connection fails, double-check the
DSN. If the connection still fails, check the settings for the folder Dreamweaver uses to process
dynamic pages (see
Click OK.
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The new connection appears in the Databases panel.
Related topics
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"Creating a connection using a local DSN" on page 471
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Chapter 29, "Troubleshooting Database Connections," on page 489
"Restricting database information displayed in Dreamweaver"
"Specifying where dynamic pages can be processed" on page 461).
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