This
section contains information on installing and configuring your
computer (Windows or Mac
OS) to allow ClickQuery to function. Make sure your computer
meets all of the requirements before using this section.
Installing
on Windows 95/98/NT/2000/ME:
- Copy
the ClickQuery files to your hard drive.
- Click
the "Start" menu, and choose "Settings -> Control
Panels"
- 95/98/NT:
Double-click the ODBC Control Panel (called "ODBC Data
Sources (32 bit)")
-
2000/ME: Double-click "Administrative Tools", and
double click "Data Sources (ODBC)"
- Click
the "System DSN" tab, and click "Add"
- Choose
the "SQL Server" driver (if you don't see "SQL
Server" in your list, contact your network administrator)
- Click
the "Finish" button (you're really not "done"
yet!)
- In
the "Name" field type "ClickQuery" (no quotes)
- Enter
any description you would like
- Choose
the SQL server - or enter the IP address of the Microsoft SQL
Server you are going to connect to
- Click
the "Finish" button (this time you ARE finished!)
- Click
the "Test Data Source" button to make sure you
can actually connect to the database you've specified.
Installing
on Mac OS (all versions except OS X):
- Copy
the ClickQuery files to your hard drive.
- Click
the "Apple" menu, and choose "Control Panels ->
ODBC Control Panel"
- Click
the "User DSN" tab, and click "Add"
- Choose
the "SQL Server" driver (if you don't see "SQL
Server" or "Microsoft SQL Server" in your list,
you don't have the required ODBC driver - and cannot use ClickQuery)
- Click
the "Finish" button (you're really not "done"
yet!)
- In
the "Datasource Name" field type "ClickQuery"
(no quotes)
- Enter
any description you would like
- Click
the checkbox for "Use Remote Connection", and enter
the IP address of the Microsoft SQL Server you are going to connect
to
- Click
the "OK" button (this time you ARE finished!)
- Click
the "Test Data Source" button to make sure you
can actually connect to the database you've specified
Mac
OS ODBC DRIVER NOTE: Depending on the third party ODBC
driver you have installed, you may have more options than those
listed here. You MUST purchase and install a third party ODBC
driver for use with SQL Server. NO ODBC DRIVERS FOR EITHER PLATFORM
ARE INCLUDED WITH ClickQuery. For more information on where to
get a SQL Server driver that will work with Mac OS - please refer
to the Microsoft web site (www.microsoft.com),
the FileMaker Pro web site (www.filemaker.com)
or the MacInTouch web site (www.macintouch.com/odbc.html).
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