2011

Table Of Contents
Procedure
To create a DSN in Windows XP (page
345)
To access ODBC data (page 344)
Tutorial
Lesson 2: Analyze Data With External
Information Using Joins
Workflow
Join Attribute Data to a Geospatial
Feature
GIS Skill
Bring in point data from a Microsoft Ac-
cess database
Related topics
About Geospatial Feature Classes, Data
Stores, and Schemas (page 551)
Working with ODBC Data (page 576)
To access ODBC data (page 344)
To create a DSN in Windows XP (page 345)
To define the table ranges required to access Excel data (page 346)
To access ODBC data
1 In the
Display Manager (page 2060), click Data Connect To Data.
2 In the Data Connect window, select Add ODBC Connection in the Data
Connections By Provider list.
3 Under Connection Name, type a name for this connection.
You can give the connection any name you like. This name appears in
Map Explorer as the name of the feature source.
4 Under Source Type, select one of the following:
Data Source Name (DSN) Use a DSN you have defined in your
Windows Control Panel. See the following.
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