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To setup a database for network connections you need to:
have the database working on the network drive.
Have a driver for that type of database on the client
setup an ODBC alias for that database
    IN ODBC Click NEW
    Choose the correct driver, if missing have SYstem Admin install it.
    Give the database alias a name
    Click Select and browse your way to the actual DB.
Then you tell your application to use that alias.

This is very general but will give the general idea.

"JD" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
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>
> Hi Guys:
>
> Thus far I've only been able to identify that I want to use ADO
> but that's about it. I need some help with what type of database
> I should use.
>
> Currently I'm using IBX but that's dead technology as far as
> Novell is concerned and since I can't ignore Novell I need a new
> db. Unfortunately IBX has kept me relatively ignorant and I'm
> confused over all of the stuff that's out there and how it works
> together.
>
> In addition to it being royalty free, I need something that will
> work on a local engine, TCP/IP, NetBEUI and Novell SPX and then
> I need some direction on getting started with it - perhaps a
> tutorial on creating the db and connecting to it.
>
> I googled for what seemed like forever and was only able to
> figure out that ODBC falls in there somewhere between the
> application and the database. I was looking specifically at DB2
> and found instructions that said to go to my control panel and
> double click ODBC Data Sources and then to add MicroSoft ODBC
> driver for DB2 but the only thing that I recognized was a driver
> for Oracle (Win98SE w/ updates). Further googling failed to find
> a source for the ODBC DB2 driver.
>
> The sad truth is that I'm confused and don't even know what I
> need to know. Any and all help will be greatly appreciated.
>
> TIA
>
> ~ JD
>