| Administering the ColdFusion Server |
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Chapter 4 : Managing Data Sources |
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Chapter 4 : Managing Data Sources |
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ColdFusion lets you access ASCII text databases on both Windows NT and UNIX, via ODBC drivers.
If ColdFusion Server is installed on a Windows NT server, you can configure ASCII text files as ColdFusion data sources using an ODBC driver.
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ODBC: Microsoft Text Options (Windows) |
The following table describes ColdFusion ODBC options for data sources you create with the Microsoft Text driver.
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| Option | Description |
| Data Source Name | A name for your ODBC data source. |
| Description | Descriptive information about the data source. |
| Database Directory | The directory where the text files are found. |
| Extensions List | Lists the file name extensions of the text files on the data source. To use all files in the directory, enter *.*. To use only those files with certain extensions, add each extension you want to use. |
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ODBC: MERANT Text Driver Options (Solaris) |
The following table describes ColdFusion ODBC options for data sources created with the MERANT Text driver.
| MERANT Text ODBC Options | |
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| Option | Description |
| Data Source Name | A name for your data source. |
| Description | Descriptive information about the data source. |
| Database Directory | The directory where the text files are found. |
| Extensions List | Lists the file name extensions of the text files on the data source. To use all files in the directory, enter *.*. To use only those files with certain extensions, add each extension you want to use. |
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