Database Options—Specifying a Data Link and Schema
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Database Options—Specifying a Data Link and Schema
Complete the following steps to configure the database logging options.
- Launch the TestStand Sequence Editor and log in as Administrator.
- Select Configure»Result Processing to launch the Result Processing dialog box and click the icon in the Options column for the built-in database plug-in to launch the Database Options dialog box. The Logging Options tab is active.
- Enable database logging by removing the checkmark in the Disable Database Logging option.
- Click the Data Link tab of the Database Options dialog box.
- Select Access from the Database Management System ring control.
- Click the Build button to launch the Data Link Properties dialog box.
- Select Microsoft Jet 4.0 OLE DB Provider on the Provider tab of the Data Link Properties dialog box if the 32-bit version of the application is running. If the 64-bit version of the application is running, select the Microsoft Office 12.0 Access Database Engine OLE DB Provider Visit ni.com/info and enter the Info Code 64TSaccdb to access the NI support article, Using Microsoft Access Databases with 64-bit TestStand, for more information about installing this provider..
- Click Next.
- On the Connection tab, click Browse to launch the Select Access Database dialog box. (32-bit TestStand) Using the Select Access Database dialog box, locate a Microsoft Access database file (.mdb) and click Open to select the file. (64-bit TestStand)Enter the path of the Microsoft Access database file (.mdb) in the Data Source control.
- In the Data Link Properties dialog box, click the Test Connection button to verify that you properly entered the required information.
- Click OK to close the Data Link Properties dialog box.
Notice that the Connection String Expression in the Database Options dialog box now contains a literal string expression version of the data link connection string.