Under Type of connection, choose one of the
following:
A file or folder in the
current web site
- Click File or folder in current web,
and then click Browse.
- In the Files of type box,
select the driver for the type of
database you're connecting to.
- In the URL box, type the
path to the file or folder containing
the database, and then click OK.
Or, use the Look in box
and file list to navigate to the file or
folder you want, and then double-click
the file or folder in the list.
- Click OK twice.
A System Data Source
Name (System
DSN) on a web server
Only a web server administrator can create a
System Data Source Name (System DSN)
on a web server. If the web server doesn't contain a
System DSN for the database you want to access, ask the web server administrator to define
one and to ensure that you are assigned the correct
permissions.
- Click System data source on web
server, and then click Browse.
The System Data Sources on Web Server dialog box is
displayed. The list shows the System
DSNs defined on the web server.
- Select the System DSN for the database you
want to access, and then click OK.
- Click OK twice.
A database server on a
network
- Click Network connection to database
server, and then click Browse.
- In the Type of database driver
box, select the type of database driver
you want to use to connect to the
database server.
- In the Server name box,
type the URL of the network server
containing the database you want to
access.
- In the Database name box,
type the name of the database, and then
click OK.
- Click OK three times.
A database using a custom
definition
- Click Custom Definition,
and then click Browse.
- In the Files of type box,
select a File DSN or a UDL file, or edit a
connection string:
- In the Database name box,
type the name of the database, and then
click OK.
- Click OK three times.