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If
you have ODBC 3.0 or higher, you can define or modify a file data
source for use with USoft Remote Rules Service API from the File
DSN tab of the ODBC Data Source Administrator.
To configure a File Data
Source:
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Open the Control Panel from the Start menu. |
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Double-click the Administrative Tools icon, and in the
resulting list, double-click the Data Sources (ODBC) icon. |
The ODBC Data Source
Administrator tab set displays.
NOTE:
NOTE: IF you are using a Vista 64-bit machine, Windows displays
the incorrect ODBC Data Source Administrator by default, so the
list of available data sources will appear to be empty. You can
start the correct version of the data source administrator using
the following command:
%SystemRoot%\SysWOW64\odbcad32.exe
This could be added as a
shortcut in the Administrative Tools window for convenience
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To define a new file data source, select the File DSN tab and
click the Add button |
or
To modify an existing file
data source, double-click an existing data source from the list and
go to step 8.
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From the Create a New Data Source wizard, select USoft Remote
Rules Service API 7.0 driver and click Next. |
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Type a name (e.g., MyFirstFileDSN - do not use spaces) in the
text box. This name will identify your data source in the File DSN
tab page list box, so make sure the name is descriptive. |
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Click the Next button. |
The Create New Data Source
wizard dialog displays your configuration.
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Click the Finish button. |
The USoft Remote Rules
Service Configurator dialog displays.
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You can now set up the file data source configuration by
completing the entries in this dialog. Click the Help button on the
dialog for assistance. |
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If you want to use a language other than English for messages,
you can specify the System Language you want to use when connecting
to the data source. This is the same language code as defined in
the Language field of the System Language window in the Definer.
See the topics on localization in your Definer help for more
details. |
Connection to the rules
engine will now be tested.
If the connection fails a
message is shown (a connection could not be made using the file
data source parameters entered), you will be asked if you still
want to save the File DSN definition. Note that invalid definitions
are not actually saved. This is also true for valid definitions for
which a connection can not be made.
If the connection succeeds
the File DSN will be added to the list of File DSNs in the File DSN
tab-page. The file DSN will get a file extension 'dsn' appended to
the name.
Related Topics
How to Define Additional
Data Sources
Setting Up a
Connection in Applications
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