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Re: ODBC and DBase (new)

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From: Partaud
Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 18:31
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Thank you very much I hope to have understood, I go to read again the doc 
about OBDC
Thank you
Patrick
"Vladimir Stefanovic" <antivari@po.sbb.co.yu> a οΏ½crit dans le message de 
news: 421b7aec$1@newsgroups.borland.com...
>I never used bBASE (*.DBF) with ODBC, but it should
> work like any other ODBC database (that's why ODBC
> exists in the first place)
>
> First you have to make an ALIAS (Data Source Name) at
> ControlPanel / AdministrativeTools / Data Sources (ODBC)
>
> Chose: System DSN tab /Add / Microsoft dBase driver ...
>
> DataSource name: SOMESHORTNAME
> Uncheck 'Use current directory' if you want to
> Browse for the DBF otherwise
>
> Then use your ALIAS (SOMESHORTNAME) in the
> appropriate properties of your TADOTAble/TADOConnection
> etc...
>
>
> -- 
> Best regards,
> Vladimir Stefanovic
> "Artaud" <artaud.patrick@wanadoo.fr> wrote in message 
> news:421b7407@newsgroups.borland.com...
>> Hello,
>> I use and create dbase files in my application, but another application 
>> (that I would use)asks that my dbases files be connected with ODBC and 
>> then it will be able to open my DBase files.
>> But I don't understand what is the component I must use and at running 
>> time what must I do to connect my dbase files
>> Could you help me please it asks only  to connect, but I don't know do 
>> it.
>> Thank you in advance
>> Patrick
>>
>
> 
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