Managing your ODBC Datasources

On the right side of the Sign-on window are a number of buttons for managing your ODBC Datasources.

• use Add New Datasource to create a new Datasource.
• use Configure selected Datasource to change the way a Datasource has been configured
• use Delete selected Datasource to delete the Datasource
• use ODBC Manager to invoke the Microsoft ODBC Administrator system

These ODBC Admin functions can be hidden with Options > User Rights > Hide ODBC Admin functions on Signon window.

User versus System Datasources

Note that your ODBC Datasources are in two categories:

• User Datasources. These can only be used by yourself
• System Datasources. These can be used by any user on your PC.

You can only create / configure / delete System Datasources if you have sufficient rights on your PC. Info on these datasources is info is held in the LOCAL_MACHINE part of the registry which, by default, you will not be able to alter.

For more information on configuring your ODBC Datasources, see Configuring a Database Connection.