To Set Up a Paradox Data Source Using ODBC

 
 
 
  1. Do one of the following:
    • Windows 7: Click the Windows Start button Control Panel.
    • Windows 8: Right-click the Windows Start screen (or use the swipe up gesture from the bottom edge while on the Start screen). Click All Apps Windows System Control Panel.
    • Windows 8.1: On the Windows Start screen, click the All Apps button located near the lower-left corner of the screen (or use the swipe up gesture from the bottom edge of the screen). Scroll to the Windows System section and click Control Panel.
    • Windows 10: Click the Windows Start button All Apps Windows System Control Panel.
  2. Double-click the Administrative Tools icon, and then double-click Data Sources (ODBC).

    You might need to click the Performance and Maintenance or System and Security category link based on you operating system.

  3. In the ODBC Data Source Administrator dialog box, do one of the following:
    • Click the User DSN tab to create a data source that is visible only to you and can be used only on the computer you create it in.
    • Click the System DSN tab to create a data source that is visible to all users who have access rights to the computer.
    • Click the File DSN tab to create a data source that can be shared with other users who have the same ODBC drivers installed on their systems.
  4. Click Add.
  5. Select the Paradox Driver, and then click Finish.
  6. Enter a name for your data source in Data Source Name, and select the appropriate version of Paradox from the Version list.
  7. Make sure that User Current Directory is cleared.
  8. Click Select Directory, and then locate and select the database you want to configure. Click OK.
  9. In the ODBC Paradox Setup dialog box, click OK.
  10. In the ODBC Data Source Administrator dialog box, click OK.