You can create data sources using the ODBC Administrator tool.
The specifications for the data sources are stored by the system in the file HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/ODBC/ODBC.INI.
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1. Choose Start ® Settings ® Control Panel ® Administrative Tools ®Data Sources (ODBC). This opens the ODBC Data Source Administrator.
2. Choose Add.
3. From the displayed list of the installed ODBC drivers, choose the entry MaxDB and confirm your choice by choosing Finish.
4. Make the following entries:
Data Source Name |
Name
of the data source. |
Description |
Description of the data source |
Database Name |
Name of the database instance |
Database Server |
Name of the database server. If the database instance and the application are on the same server, you do not need to fill out this field. |
5.
If you want
to specify options for the new data source, choose Settings.
Proceed with the entry of options for data
sources.
If you do not want to specify any options, choose OK.
Your entries become effective when the next ODBC connection is
created.