Establish a connection with a database using Microsoft ActiveX Data Object (ADO) protocols.
- Connect a True constant to the prompt? input of the Open Connection node. The prompt? input displays the Data Link Properties dialog box when you run your code. Configure your data connection by selecting the available options in the dialog box.
- In Windows Explorer, right-click an empty location in a folder and select from the short-cut menu. Change the file extension of this document from .txt to .udl.
- Use a path control to specify the path to your UDL file. Use the path created in step 2.
If you experience problems connecting to a database after configuring your UDL, try the following troubleshooting strategies:
- Verify the requested server is running.
- Verify the network is running.
- Verify there are available server connections.
- Verify with your administrator whether the maximum number of user licenses has been reached.
- Check whether you have permission to access the specified database.
- Check whether the specified UDL exists.
- Select the correct provider for a database. You must create a DSN to connect to a database that uses ODBC, while you must use a UDL to connect to databases that use ADO and OLE DB.