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Part 1: Getting Started : Quick Start Connect : Configuring and Connecting on UNIX and Linux : Configuring a Data Source
  
Configuring a Data Source
If you have Motif 2.0.3 or higher and one of the supported Linux operating systems, you can use the DataDirect ODBC Data Source Administrator for Linux (the Linux ODBC Administrator) to configure a data source. If you do not, see Configuration Through the System Information (odbc.ini) File for instructions on configuring the system information file.
Note: The Linux ODBC Administrator is currently supported only on Linux for x86 and x64 processors with Motif 2.0.3 or higher. It is not supported on Linux for Itanium II or other UNIX platforms.
The Linux ODBC Administrator is located in the /tools directory of the product installation directory. For example:
/opt/odbc/tools/odbcadmin
To configure a data source:
1. To start the Linux ODBC Administrator, change to the install_dir/tools directory, where install_dir is the path to the product installation directory. At a command prompt, enter:
./odbcadmin
2. Click either the User DSN or File DSN tab to display a list of data sources.
◦ User DSN: Select the appropriate data source name and click Configure to display the driver Setup dialog box.
If you are configuring a new user data source, click Add to display a list of installed drivers. Select the appropriate driver and click Finish to display the driver Setup dialog box.
◦ File DSN: To configure a new file data source, click Add to display a list of installed drivers. Select the appropriate driver and click Advanced to specify attributes; otherwise, click Next to proceed. Specify a name for the data source and click Next. Verify the data source information; then, click Finish to display the driver Setup dialog box.
The General tab of the Setup dialog box appears by default.
Note: The General tab displays only fields that are required for creating a data source. The fields on all other tabs are optional, unless noted otherwise in this book.
3. The following two options appear on the General tab of all driver Setup dialog boxes:
Data Source Name: Type a string that identifies this data source configuration, such as Accounting.
Description: Type an optional long description of a data source name, such as My Accounting Database.
Provide the requested information for all other options on the General tab; then, click Apply to configure the data source.