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37 <topic id=
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38 <title id=
"tit" xml-lang=
"en-US">ADO Connection
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39 <filename>/text/shared/explorer/database/dabawiz02ado.xhp
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42 <created date=
"2004-07-28T15:45:26">UFI: Database Wizard ADO page
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43 <lastedited date=
"2006-04-28T12:29:23">YJ: checked
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47 <bookmark xml-lang=
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48 <bookmark_value>MS ADO interface (Base)
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49 <bookmark_value>databases;ADO (Base)
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50 </bookmark><comment>mw copied
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51 <paragraph role=
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52 </variable></paragraph>
53 <paragraph role=
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"par_idN10550" xml-lang=
"en-US" l10n=
"NEW"><ahelp hid=
".">Specifies the options for adding an ADO (Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects) database.
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54 <paragraph role=
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"en-US" l10n=
"NEW">The ADO interface is a Microsoft Windows proprietary container for connecting to databases.
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55 <paragraph role=
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"par_idN10568" xml-lang=
"en-US" l10n=
"NEW">$[officename] requires the Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) to use the ADO interface. Microsoft Windows
2000 and XP include these components by default. For earlier visions of Windows, you need to install MDAC separately. You can download MDAC from the Microsoft web site.
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56 <bookmark xml-lang=
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57 <paragraph role=
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"2" l10n=
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58 <paragraph role=
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"en-US" l10n=
"NEW"><ahelp hid=
".">Enter the data source URL.
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59 <paragraph role=
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"en-US" level=
"3" l10n=
"NEW">Example URLs
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60 <paragraph role=
"paragraph" id=
"par_idN10576" xml-lang=
"en-US" l10n=
"NEW">To connect to an Access
2000 file, use the format:
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61 <paragraph role=
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"en-US" l10n=
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.4.0;DATA SOURCE=c:\Access\nwind2000.mdb
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62 <paragraph role=
"paragraph" id=
"par_idN1057C" xml-lang=
"en-US" l10n=
"NEW">To connect with a name to a catalog on a Microsoft SQL server that has a name turner, enter:
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63 <paragraph role=
"example" id=
"par_idN1057F" xml-lang=
"en-US" l10n=
"NEW">PROVIDER=sqloledb;DATA SOURCE=turner;INITIAL CATALOG=First
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64 <paragraph role=
"paragraph" id=
"par_idN10582" xml-lang=
"en-US" l10n=
"NEW">To access an ODBC driver as a provider:
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65 <paragraph role=
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"par_idN10585" xml-lang=
"en-US" l10n=
"NEW">DSN=SQLSERVER
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66 <bookmark xml-lang=
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67 <paragraph role=
"heading" id=
"par_idN10588" xml-lang=
"en-US" level=
"2" l10n=
"NEW">Browse
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68 <paragraph role=
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"par_idN1058C" xml-lang=
"en-US" l10n=
"NEW"><ahelp hid=
".">Click to open a database selection dialog.
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69 <bookmark xml-lang=
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70 <paragraph role=
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"par_idN10596" xml-lang=
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"NEW"><ahelp hid=
".">A user name can have a maximum of
18 characters.
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71 <bookmark xml-lang=
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72 <paragraph role=
"note" id=
"par_idN10599" xml-lang=
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"NEW"><ahelp hid=
".">A password must contain
3 to
18 characters.
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73 <paragraph role=
"paragraph" id=
"par_idN1059C" xml-lang=
"en-US" l10n=
"NEW"><link href=
"text/shared/explorer/database/dabawiz00.xhp">Database Wizard
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