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Dr. Herong Yang, Version 2.11

JDBC-ODBC - Creating DSN for MS Access

This section describes how to create a DSN that connected to a MS Access database file.

In order to use the JDBC-ODBC Bridge driver, you need to create a DSN (Data Source Name) representing an ODBC connection to a particular database server. This tutorial will show you how to create DSN for a MS Access database file, assuming that it has been created on your local system as described in the previous tutorial.

1. Run Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Data Sources (ODBC).

2. Click the System DSN tab. Then click the Add button.

3. From the ODBC driver list, select Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb), ODBCJT32.DLL, and click the Finish button.

4. Now fill in the DSN header information as below:

Name: HY_ACCESS
Description: DSN for the HY_Access.mdb
Select Database: HY_Access.mdb

5. Click OK. My DSN "HY_ACCESS" is ready now.

Sections in This Chapter

JDBC-ODBC - Creating a MS Access Database File

JDBC-ODBC - Creating DSN for MS Access

JDBC-ODBC - Connecting to MS Access Database Files

JDBC-ODBC - MS Access Database and Driver Info

JDBC-ODBC - Creating New Tables in MS Access Database

JDBC-ODBC - Inserting Data Rows to MS Access Database

JDBC-ODBC - Running Queries on MS Access Database

Creating Connections with DataSource Class

Dr. Herong Yang, updated in 2007
JDBC-ODBC - Creating DSN for MS Access