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When you create an alias on the Databases page, you can choose STANDARD to use one of these driver types:
Paradox, for .DB tables |
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dBASE and FoxPro, for .DBF tables |
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ASCIIDRV |
ASCII text, for .TXT tables |
To change a setting, highlight the desired configuration parameter. Delete the old value and enter a new one in the appropriate text box. You can only change parameters WITHOUT bold labels.
In the following table, Parameters lists all tracked parameters for the selected driver type, and their current settings. When the driver is first installed, all values are set to their defaults.
Description briefly notes the purpose of the highlighted parameter.
Parameter |
Description |
TYPE |
Type of database to which this driver helps you connect, STANDARD. |
PATH |
The path to the target database. |
DEFAULT DRIVER |
The type of file to access (see list above to jump to descriptions): PARADOX, DBASE, ASCIIDRV. |
ENABLE BCD |
Specifies whether BDE translates numeric and decimal fields into floating point values or binary coded decimal (BCD) values. BCD values eliminate the rounding errors associated with floating point math (such as a 3 * (2/3) resulting in 2.00000000001). When ENABLE BCD is set to TRUE, DECIMAL and NUMERIC fields are converted to BCD. |