Connect to Merant dBASE/FoxPro database

If you run ColdFusion on a UNIX platform, you can access dBASE databases using ODBC drivers. To complete the connection:

  1. Select options as described in the following table. For the steps involved in configuring your data source, see Configure ODBC data sources.

 

Field

Description

Default

Data Source Name

This field displays the name that you entered on the ODBC Data Sources page. You can edit it here.

Filled

Description

Enter a brief description about the data source.

Blank

Database Directory

Click Browse Server to locate and enter the path to the dBASE database that you want to use as a data source.

Blank

Database Version

From the drop-down list, select the version type (dBASE or FoxPro) and version number of the database.

dBASE V

Data File Extension

Enter the extension of the specified database file.

DBF

Use international collating sequence

This option determines the order in which records display when you issue a Select statement with an Order By clause.

 

If you enable this option, the driver uses the international sort order as defined by your operating system. This order sorts alphabetically and disregards case, as in "A, b, C."

 

If you do not enable it, the driver uses the ASCII sort order. This order sorts items alphabetically with uppercase letters preceding lowercase letters, as in "A, a, C, b."

Disabled

 

  1. Click Create to save the configuration.

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