Specifications

ID Works Basic Version 5 Administrator’s Guide
5 Using Databases with ID
Works Projects
If you want to save information entered in the
Production Form for future use or if you want to
use existing information to print cards or reports, you will do it by
connecting fields in your Production Form to columns in a database.
This chapter assumes you have an understanding of database
concepts in general as well as your database system in particular.
You do not need to be the database administrator to use this chapter,
but you may need to consult with that person as you make decisions.
If you do not currently have a database, see “Creating a Database
from ID Works Designer” on page 93.
Supported Database
Datacard® ID Works® Basic identification software uses the
Microsoft Jet 4.0 OLE DB Provider to connect with your Microsoft
Access database.
Database table and column names cannot contain spaces or any of
the characters listed in the table on page 95.
You select the data source for your project by clicking the Select
button on the Data Source tab of the Project Properties dialog box.
(To access the Project Properties dialog box, from the menu bar
select File and then Project Properties.) Clicking the Select button
launches the Microsoft Data Link application, a wizard-like program
that changes depending on the choices you make. Online help is
available for the Data Link application
.