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the Paradox is not installed, you may not have
Paradox drivers on your system or in the
drop-down list.
NOTE: If the database type you wish to access
is not on the list, it may not be a file-based
system, and you need to connect using ODBC.
For detailed instructions, see “Attaching Files
from a Non File-Based Database” on page 71.
12.Choose the database to access, and then click
OK.
13.In the tree diagram, click the name of the table
you want to attach, then click OK.
The Database dialog box appears, showing the
newly-attached table along with the original
MolTable. The database is ready to use.
Attaching Files from a Non File-Based
Database
If the database you want to attach is not file-based,
such as Oracle, you can attach it using Microsoft's
Open Database Connectivity (ODBC).
To attach a non-file-based database table:
1. Right-click and choose Properties.
2. Click the Table tab, and then click Attach
Table.
The Attach Table dialog box appears.
3. In the Attach Table dialog box, click Open
Oracle/ODBC Data Source.
The Select Data Source dialog box appears.
4. From the Machine Data Source tab, select the
ODBC data source to access, and then click OK.
NOTE: The ODBC data source dialog box
shows all data sources known to ODBC,
including ChemFinder, Access, and other
file-based data sources. If you attempt to open
one of these through the ODBC dialog, you get
an error message. File-based data sources must
be opened using Open Database, as described
above.
NOTE: If the ODBC data source dialog does
not show the database you seek, you may need
to create a new data source. You can do this
using the New button. For details, click the
Help button in the ODBC dialog box.
5. If you are prompted for a user name and
password, enter it. If you don't know what name
and password to use, see your System
Administrator.
6. Click on the name of the table you want to
attach, then click OK.
The source of the data to display on the form is
indicated, but the form is still blank. To access the
data, you need to draw some data boxes, and
indicate what data to show in each of those boxes.
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Creating a Database