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Revision as of 03:25, 19 October 2010
This page explains how to use a Microsoft Access database.
References:
Tutorials/practical articles:
Databases |
Instructions
Goto your [Data sources (ODBC)] at the control panel administrative tools. Goto [File DSN] tab menu, Click Add, then Select <microsoft access driver>, Next, Browse a path TO save your .DSN file, because that dsn file will contain the configuration where you store your database file(.mdb). Click Next, then Finish(you have created a new .dsn file) of which will be use in your TODBCConnection [FileDSN]. Save the .dsn in your current project path.
at your Lazarus form
Drop:
TSQLQuery
TSQLTransaction
TODBCConnection
TDatasource
TDBGrid
at TOBDCConnection Properties; Set; FileDSN : thepathofyour.dns_saved\the.dsn_filesaved eq., c:\mylazarus\project1\myFile.dsn then Set; Transaction: SQLTransaction1 Set; Username: admin Set; Connected: True; Do not put any other entries in the properties. (just that)
at TSQLTransaction Properties;
Set;
Database: ODBCConnection1
Set;
Active: True
at TDatasource Properties;
Set;
DataSet: SQLQuery1
at TSQLQuery1 Properties; Set; Database: ODBCConnection1 Set; SQL: select * from TABLEyouknow Set; Active: True
at TDBGrid Properties;
Set;
Datasource: Datasource1
You will noticed an active data inside DBGrid.
Your '''FILE.dsn''' may contain like this.......... [ODBC] DRIVER=Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb) UID=admin UserCommitSync=Yes Threads=3 SafeTransactions=0 PageTimeout=5 MaxScanRows=8 MaxBufferSize=2048 FIL=MS Access DriverId=25 DefaultDir= DBQ=msaccess.mdb
Important:
.dsn file is inside your current project application path.
Unlike [System DSN] or [User DSN], they are configured by [ODBC Data Source Administrator] inside your system and '''cannot fly''',
BUT using FILE dsn?
You can manage to edit each line as long as you understand it, and is a portable file in which you can fly anywhere.
File DSN
A file DSN is simply where the connection settings are written to a file. The reason for having a file DSN is if you want to distribute a data source connection to multiple users on different systems without having to configure a DSN for each system. For instance, I can create a file DSN to a reporting database on my desktop. I can then send the file to my users. My users can save the file DSN to their hard drives and then point their reporting applications at the file DSN.
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But if FILE DSN won't work on you, try using SYSTEM DSN, and type at TODBCConnection
Set;
DatabaseName: yourSYSTEMDNS_ADDED
if USER dsn, SYSTEM dsn, FILE dsn wont work?
at SQLQuery1 Properties
Set;
UsePrimaryKeyAsKey: False
Regards,
Roca Robin
Working Source code sample:(Updated with real coding)
http://www.mediafire.com/file/8dbc13jaj8twu89/msaccestest.zip
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