Jump to content

Setting up ODBC: Difference between revisions

From QESTonline
Luke.nuttall (talk | contribs)
No edit summary
Luke.nuttall (talk | contribs)
No edit summary
Line 1: Line 1:
#Open Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Data Sources (ODBC)
#Open Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Data Sources (ODBC) <br><br>
#Select the “System DSN” tab. [[Image:systemDSN.png|centre|frame]]
#Select the “System DSN” tab. [[Image:systemDSN.png|centre|frame]]<br>
#Click ‘Add…’ for a new DSN.
#Click ‘Add…’ for a new DSN.<br><br>
#Select DSN as an “SQL Server”. A window to ‘Create a New Data Source to SQL Server’ will appear. Choose the ‘Name:’ of the database added in Enterprise manager. (i.e. QESTLab_AUBOR) and enter in ‘Server:’  “(local)”. Note the DSN name has to match the name in the Enterprise manager. [[Image:newDataSourceAsSQL.png|frame|centre]]
#Select DSN as an “SQL Server”. A window to ‘Create a New Data Source to SQL Server’ will appear. Choose the ‘Name:’ of the database added in Enterprise manager. (i.e. QESTLab_AUBOR) and enter in ‘Server:’  “(local)”. Note the DSN name has to match the name in the Enterprise manager. [[Image:newDataSourceAsSQL.png|frame|centre]]<br>
#Click next -> next
#Click next -> next<br><br>
#Change the default database to the newly added database. (i.e. QESTLab_AUBOR). [[Image:newDataSourceAsSQL2.png|frame|centre]]
#Change the default database to the newly added database. (i.e. QESTLab_AUBOR). [[Image:newDataSourceAsSQL2.png|frame|centre]]<br>
#Click ‘Next’ and ‘Finish’ on the following screen.
#Click ‘Next’ and ‘Finish’ on the following screen.

Revision as of 03:47, 1 February 2006

  1. Open Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Data Sources (ODBC)

  2. Select the “System DSN” tab.

  3. Click ‘Add…’ for a new DSN.

  4. Select DSN as an “SQL Server”. A window to ‘Create a New Data Source to SQL Server’ will appear. Choose the ‘Name:’ of the database added in Enterprise manager. (i.e. QESTLab_AUBOR) and enter in ‘Server:’ “(local)”. Note the DSN name has to match the name in the Enterprise manager.

  5. Click next -> next

  6. Change the default database to the newly added database. (i.e. QESTLab_AUBOR).

  7. Click ‘Next’ and ‘Finish’ on the following screen.