How to Establish Connections

The following procedural example outlines one way to establish a connection between Thoroughbred products and an ODBC-compliant database. The methods you can use to establish such connections can vary from server to server. In this example, Thoroughbred products are used to create a Microsoft Access table. However, you can act on an existing Microsoft Access table.

Note

Although the following example is specific, the information presented below is comprehensive.

To connect Thoroughbred products to a Microsoft Access table, you can use the following procedure:

In this chapter

• Create a Microsoft Access Database.
• Specify a Data Source
• Edit the SERVER.MAP FILE
• Edit the IPLINPUT.TXT File
• Setup Thoroughbred Data for Use by the Microsoft Access Database
• Test the Connection between Thoroughbred and Microsoft Access

From the ODBC Client Capability Supplement, version 8.9.1. Open this page in the PDF