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Creating a Data Link for the ODBC Data Source (DSC Module)

To access Citadel data from an ADO client, you need a data link to ODBC. If you are able to create the data link from within your ADO client, you might be required to create the data link multiple times. Complete the following steps to create a data link once that can be stored anywhere on your system or network.

  1. Create a Citadel 5 ODBC data source, if you have not already done so.
  2. Create a new text (.txt) document.
  3. Right-click the new text document and rename it to have a .udl extension, for example data_link.udl. A warning might appear, explaining that changing file extensions might cause files to become unusable. Disregard this warning.
  4. Right-click the .udl file and select Properties from the shortcut menu. In the dialog box that appears, click the Provider tab and select Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers.
  5. Click the Next button or the Connection tab and select the Citadel 5 ODBC data source name.
  6. Click the OK button.

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