Command Reference

CATALOG ODBC DATA SOURCE

Catalogs a user or system ODBC data source.

A data source, in ODBC (Open Database Connectivity) terminology, is a user-defined name for a specific database or file system. That name is used to access the database or file system through ODBC APIs. On Windows NT and Windows 95, either user or system data sources can be cataloged. A user data source is only visible to the user who cataloged it, whereas a system data source is visible to and can be used by all other users.

This command is available on Windows NT, Windows 95, and Windows 3.1 only.

Authorization

None

Required Connection

None

Command Syntax

              .-USER---.
>>-CATALOG----+--------+--ODBC DATA SOURCE--data-source-name---><
              '-SYSTEM-'
 

Command Parameters

USER

Catalog a user data source. This is the default if no keyword is specified.

SYSTEM

Catalog a system data source.

ODBC DATA SOURCE data-source-name

Specifies the name of the data source to be cataloged. Maximum length is 32 characters.

See Also

LIST ODBC DATA SOURCES

UNCATALOG ODBC DATA SOURCE.