User Guide

Connecting to Text Databases 35
Connecting to Text Databases
On Windows and UNIX, ColdFusion lets you access text databases using ODBC
drivers.
ODBC: Microsoft Text Driver options (Windows)
The following table describes ColdFusion ODBC options for Microsoft Text data
sources. You set these options when you configure a ColdFusion data source.
ODBC: MERANT Text Driver options (UNIX)
The following table describes ColdFusion ODBC options for data sources created
with the MERANT Text driver. You set these options when you configure a
ColdFusion data source.
Option Description
Data Source Name A name for your ODBC data source.
Description Descriptive information about the data source.
Database Directory The directory that contains the text files.
Extensions List Lists the filename extensions of the text files on the data
source. To use all files in the directory, enter *.*. To use only
files with specific extensions, add each extension that you
want to use.
Option Description
Data Source Name A name for your data source.
Description Descriptive information about the data source.
Database Directory The directory that contains the text files.
Extensions List Lists the filename extensions of the text files on the data
source. To use all files in the directory, enter *.*. To use only
files with specific extensions, add each extension that you
want to use.