User Guide

Chapter 4: Managing Data Sources 93
ODBC: Microsoft dBase and FoxPro Driver Options (Windows)
The following table describes ColdFusion ODBC options for dBase data sources. You
set these options when you configure a ColdFusion data source. See “Adding Data
Sources for ColdFusion” on page 82 for more information
Configuring Inprise dBase Options (UNIX)
If ColdFusion Server is installed on a Solaris server, you can configure dBase as a
ColdFusion data source using an ODBC driver.
ODBC: MERANT dBase/FoxPro Options (Solaris)
You set these options when you configure a ColdFusion data source. See “Adding Data
Sources for ColdFusion” on page 82 for more information
Microsoft dBase Driver and Microsoft FoxPro driver ODBC Options
Option Description
Data Source Name A name for your ODBC data source.
Description Descriptive information about the data source.
Database Directory The path dBase database you want to use as an ODBC data
source.
Database Version Enter the version number of the dBase or FoxPro database you
want to use. ColdFusion supports dBase versions III, IV, and 5.0
and FoxPro versions
Driver Settings Collating Sequence — Select the collating sequence you want to
use. The collating sequence determines the sequence in which
the fields are sorted.
Page Timeout — Specifies the period of time, in tenths of a
second, that a page (if not used) remains in the buffer before
being removed.
MERANT dBase/FoxPro Driver ODBC Options
Option Description
Data Source Name A name for your ODBC data source.
Description A short description of the data source.
Database Directory The name, including the complete path, of the database file you
want to use as the ODBC data source.