Connecting to an Existing Database
To connect to a Visual Geobase format database that has been previously created, do the following:
1. Click File-Database Connection Wizard
2. Select the data source type
- MSAccess
Browse to the file (mdb)
If applicable, select the system security database (default is no database)
Give the database a name to refer to it by.
Click Next
- ODBC
Select the data source name from the list
Add any further login information required such as username and password
Click Next
Field Names
Select the field and table names for the database. If the database format is standard then leave these unchanged.
Click OK
You should now see the database explorer window.
You have successfully connected to the database.
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