1. From the Progress DataDirect program group, start the ODBC Administrator and click either the User DSN, System DSN, or File DSN tab to display a list of data sources.
User DSN: If you installed a default DataDirect ODBC user data source as part of the installation, select the appropriate data source name and click Configure to display the driver Setup dialog box.
If you are configuring a new user data source, click Add to display a list of installed drivers. Select the appropriate driver and click Finish to display the driver Setup dialog box.
System DSN: To configure a new system data source, click Add to display a list of installed drivers. Select the appropriate driver and click Finish to display the driver Setup dialog box.
File DSN: To configure a new file data source, click Add to display a list of installed drivers. Select the driver and click Advanced to specify attributes; otherwise, click Next to proceed. Specify a name for the data source and click Next. Verify the data source information; then, click Finish to display the driver Setup dialog box.
The General tab of the Setup dialog box appears by default.
Note: The General tab displays only fields that are required for creating a data source. The fields on all other tabs are optional, unless noted otherwise in this book.
2. On the General tab, provide the following information; then, click Apply.
Host Name: Type either the name or the IP address of the server to which you want to connect:
If your network supports named servers, you can specify an address as: server_name. For example, you can enter SSserver.
You can also specify a named instance of Microsoft SQL Server. Specify this address as: server_name\instance_name. If only a server name is specified with no instance name, the driver uses the default named instance on the server.
Port Number: Type the port number of the server listener. The default port number is 1433.
Database: Type the name of the database to which you want to connect by default.
User DSN: If you installed a default DataDirect ODBC user data source as part of the installation, select the appropriate data source name and click Configure to display the driver Setup dialog box.