Configuring Data Sources

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Below are the steps for configuring a data source:

1. Select Start | Settings | Control Panel and double-click the ODBC entry. (If you have the ODBC SDK installed, you can run the “32bit ODBC Administrator” utility instead). The “ODBC Data Source Administrator” window opens.
2. On the User DSN tab, click Add. The “Create New Data Source” window opens.
3. Select the InterBase ODBC driver and click Finish. The “InterBase ODBC Configuration” window opens.
4. Enter the following information:

   Data Source Name	Make up a name for your data source
   Description	A description of the data course (not required)
   Network Protocol	Choose the protocol from the drop-down list
   Database	Full physical path to the database, including the database name
   Server	Server name; if you choose the protocol “local,” this will default to the local server
   Username	Your database user name, or SYSDBA
   Password	The database password corresponding to the Username

5. Optionally, click Advanced and fill in CharacterSet and Roles information.
6. Click OK to return to the “ODBC Data Source Administrator” window. You should see the data source you just added, listed under User Data Sources.