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Microsoft Visual FoxPro
By default, AutoCAD Map 3D connects to Microsoft Access using the Jet
provider, which does not require a DSN. If you want to connect to Microsoft
Access using the ODBC driver, you must create a DSN.
For information on creating a DSN, refer to your Microsoft Windows
documentation.
Displaying Configuration Dialog Boxes
When you attach a data source that does not already have a UDL file, AutoCAD
Map 3D creates the UDL file and determines the settings for Windows data
source configuration.
If the Expert variable is set to 3 or more, AutoCAD Map 3D determines the
settings, and displays the data source configuration dialog boxes so you can
review or modify the settings.
NOTE If you are using the ODBC provider, before you manually create the data
link file, you must have a DSN (Data Source Name) for the database software.
Windows may have created this file when you installed your database software.
See also:
Accessing Data from ODBC (page 342)
Setting Data Source Options for Drawings (page 235)
Overview of Linking Database Records to Objects (page 522)
Viewing External Data Linked to Drawing Objects (page 1146)
NOTE This functionality is for drawing objects only. For information about joining
an external database to a geospatial feature class, see
Joining Data to GIS Features
(page 507).
To configure a data source automatically (page 213)
To configure a data source manually (page 213)
To modify an existing data link file (page 213)
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