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  1. Report Data Sources

    This blog contains information on choosing and changing the data source in the Data Access report writer.

    Data Source?
    During the creation of a new report a data source needs to be selected. A data source makes it possible for the report writer to access the rows of data in tables. Currently 3 data source categories are available; DataFlex, ODBC and RDS.

    DataFlex
    For the DataFlex database the data source is either the list of tables (usually named filelist.cfg) ...

    Updated 25-Feb-2013 at 10:24 AM by Vincent Oorsprong (Two functions added)

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  2. Handling Connection Error in your Application

    When using one of the database Connectivity Kits, how can you make your program display its own error message when a connection string is not correct? By default, an error is displayed and the database will pop up a login dialog for users to enter their correct user and password. Or the application may display an unhandled error. Hmm... not what you want to see when using either the login command or SQLConnect method.


    In order to have your application better handle those errors, ...
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