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      <p><a href="#generic">Generic</a></p>
      <p><a href="#user">ODBC USER</a></p>
      <p><a href="#system">ODBC SYSTEM</a></p>
      <p><a href="#cloa">OmniAccess CLOA</a></p>
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      <h2>Data Source Type</h2>
      <p> <a href="images/w2.gif" target="showme"><img src="../../images/showme.gif" alt="Screen Shot" width="71" height="18" border="0" align="right"></a>DSEDIT 
        can create four different types of data sources. Choose the type that 
        is appropriate for the application type.</p>
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        <li><a href="#generic">Generic Data Source</a> for ODBC, JDBC and CLOA 
          applications </li>
        <li><a href="#user">ODBC USER Data Source</a> for Windows ODBC applications 
        </li>
        <li><a href="#system">ODBC SYSTEM Data Source</a> for Windows ODBC applications 
        </li>
        <li><a href="#cloa">OmniAccess CLOA only Data Source</a> for Query Perfect 
          and JDBC applications</li>
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      <h3><a name="generic" id="generic"></a>Generic Data Source for ODBC, JDBC 
        and CLOA Applications</h3>
      <p>Generic data sources are the most flexible of the 4 data source types 
        because the same data source can be used for all of the client API's (ODBC, 
        JDBC, and CLOA), and can be copied to other platforms with little or no 
        editing.</p>
      <p>A Generic data source is stored as an ASCII text file. It can be copied 
        to any supported client platform and can be edited using any text editor, 
        if DSEDIT is not installed on that machine. Moving a Generic Data Source 
        to another machine is exactly the same as copying any text file from one 
        machine to another.</p>
      <p>Generic data sources can also be created by hand using any text editor 
        but aware that typographical errors may prevent Omnidex from connecting. 
        You can use the sample data source (&lt;&lt;click the link) as a guide 
        to copy or cut and paste, changing values as needed.</p>
      <p>Generic Data Sources are visible but not editable in the Windows ODBC 
        Administrator under the File DSN tab.</p>
      <p class="line2">&nbsp;</p>
      <h3><a name="user" id="user"></a>ODBC USER Data Source for Windows ODBC 
        applications</h3>
      <p>An ODBC USER data source is stored as a Windows System Registry entry 
        at the user level. This means that it is available only to the user that 
        created it. ODBC USER data sources are used in ODBC 3.0 and higher Windows 
        applications such as Microsoft Query. Some applications, such as older 
        versions of Microsoft Office, require an ODBC USER data source.</p>
      <p>ODBC USER data sources are visible but not editable in the Windows ODBC 
        Administrator under the User DSN tab</p>
      <p class="line2">&nbsp;</p>
      <h3><a name="system" id="system"></a>ODBC SYSTEM Data Source for Windows 
        ODBC applications</h3>
      <p>An ODBC SYSTEM data source is stored as a Windows System Registry entry 
        at the system level. This means that it is available to all users that 
        log on to this machine. ODBC SYSTEM data sources are used in ODBC 3.0 
        and higher Windows applications such as Microsoft Query. Some applications, 
        such as Cold Fusion, require an ODBC SYSTEM data source.</p>
      <p>ODBC SYSTEM data sources are visible but not editable in the Windows 
        ODBC Administrator under the System DSN tab.</p>
      <p class="line2">&nbsp;</p>
      <h3><a name="cloa" id="cloa"></a>OmniAccess CLOA only Data Source for Query 
        Perfect and JDBC Applications</h3>
      <p>OmniAccess CLOA only data sources are specifically required for the Omnidex 
        utility Query Perfect. They are stored as ASCII text files with the file 
        extension .ini and can be easily moved from one machine to another, similar 
        to a Generic data source. </p>
      <p>Omnidex JDBC applications can also use this type of data source object. 
        However, DISC recommends using a Generic data source object instead.</p>
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