Using the DataDirect Technologies Configuration Manager

To create and configure data sources for the ADO Client, you use the DataDirect Technologies Configuration Manager.

To start the Configuration Manager, select Start / Programs, and select DataDirect SequeLink 6.0 Client for ADO. Then, select the DataDirect Configuration Manager application.

The Configuration Manager window is divided into two panes. As Figure 9-1 shows, the left pane displays a folder containing defined ADO data sources. When you select a data source, the right pane displays the properties for the selected data source.

Figure 9-1. DataDirect Technologies Configuration Manager

DataDirect Configuration Manager displaying defined ADO data sources in the left pane and their properties in the right pane

Double-click the Data Sources folder to display any existing ADO data sources. The Configuration Manager displays the ADO data sources contained in the current directory, which is shown in the status bar at the bottom of the Configuration Manager. The first time you start the Configuration Manager, the current directory defaults to the \Program Files\DataDirect\slado60 directory.

Working with the DataDirect Technologies Configuration Manager

Table 9-1 summarizes the parts and functions of the Configuration Manager that you use with ADO data sources.

NOTE: Options that are not supported by the ADO provider are disabled in the toolbar and are omitted from this description.

Table 9-1. DataDirect Technologies Configuration Manager: Parts and Functions for ADO Data Sources 
Use this element...
To do this...
Toolbar

Icon to create new data sources

Create new data sources
 

Icon to change the current directory

Change the current directory
 
Icon to view online help

View online help
Menu Bar
File
  • Create a new data source
  • Exit from the DataDirect Configuration Manager
 
Edit
  • Delete a data source
  • Rename a data source
  • Modify a data source
 
View
  • View or hide the toolbar and status bar
  • Refresh the Configuration Manager
 
Tools
  • Change the directory in which to look for data sources
  • Define a Template data source directory
  • Define a Master data source directory
 
Help
View online help.
Vertical splitter bar
 
Adjust the size of the left and right panes.
Status bar
 
  • Show the current keyboard state, including when NUM LOCK, SCROLL LOCK, and CAPS LOCK are turned on
  • Show the current directory
Shortcut Tip: Right-clicking an item in the left pane displays a pop-up menu that allows you to perform the same actions that are available from the toolbar and menu bar.

Displaying Data Source Properties

  1. Start the Configuration Manager. To start the Configuration Manager, select Start / Programs, and select DataDirect SequeLink 6.0 Client for ADO. Then, select the DataDirect Configuration Manager application.
  2. Double-click the Data Sources folder to display any existing ADO data sources.
  3. Highlight a data source in the list. The properties of the data source display in the right pane. For example, the following figure shows the properties of an ADO data source named SL Accounting displayed in the right pane.
Figure 9-2. DataDirect Technologies Configuration Manager: Displaying Data Source Properties

DataDirect Configuration Manager window displaying the properties of an ADO data source named SLOracle8 in the right pane

You can right-click a data source in the left pane to display a pop-up menu. The pop-up menu offers the same actions for the item that are available from the Edit menu.

To display a setup window for an existing data source, double-click an ADO data source in the Data Sources folder.

To create a new data source, highlight the Data Sources folder; then, select File / New / Data Source from the menu bar.