Appendix B-Editing and Deleting the ODBC Data Source

Editing a Data Source

When editing a data source, you can change any of the details in the ODBC Data Source configuration dialog box. However, you cannot change the database driver that a data source uses.

To edit a data source:

Select the desired data source in the ODBC Data Sources dialog box.

Click Modify...

    The ODBC Setup configuration dialog box is displayed. You can also edit a data source by double-clicking the data source in the ODBC Data Sources dialog box.

Make the desired changes to the data source.

    You can change any of the fields displayed in the dialog box. Refer to the "ODBC data sources are configured using the ODBC Setup control panel. The following sections describe this configuration on Macintosh and Microsoft Windows computers." section on page 21 for a description of each field in this dialog box.

Click OK to save the changes to the data source.

Deleting a Data Source

To delete a Data Source:

Select a Data Source in the ODBC Data Sources dialog box.

Click Delete.

    A confirmation alert box is displayed.

Click OK to delete the data source.

The data source is removed from the ODBC Data Sources dialog box.

If you are finished modifying data sources, click the Close button in the ODBC Setup control panel window.


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