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dBase 5 Parameters

The following table describes the dBase 5 database parameters available for configuring system DSNs, as they appear on the Chili!Soft ASP Administration Console New Data Source Name and Edit Data Source Name pages. For more information, see "Configuring Data Source Names (DSNs)" in this chapter.

Parameter

Explanation

Data Source Name*

This is the name of the data source name (DSN) you are configuring.

Database type*

This indicates for which type of database you are configuring this DSN (dBase 5).

Description

This field provides a description of the DSN to help distinguish it from others.

Driver*

On the New Data Source Name page, this is the name of the ODBC driver installed for the type of database selected in the Database type box (dBase 5). It is a non-configurable field.

On the Edit Data Source Name page, this is the absolute path name of the ODBC driver specified for this DSN. It is a configurable field.

Database*

This is the path name of the directory in which the DBF files reside.

* Required parameters.

See also:

Configuring a Database in this chapter

Configuring Database Parameters in this chapter

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