Creating a Data Source

Open the Control Panel. Open the ODBC administrator tool. Once it is open a window similar to the one below will appear, although the contents may differ:

The ODBC Administrator Window

In the Data Sources window, click on Add... to add a new data source. That will display the ODBC Add Data Source window shown below:

The ODBC Add Data Source Window

Select the entry Superbase Driver (*.sbf) from the list and click on OK. At this point, the Superbase ODBC Setup window is presented:

Superbase ODBC Setup Window

All that is required to create an ODBC data source is to supply it with a name in the Data Source Name box, which must be different from any existing data source name, and then enter the into the Data Directory box where the data source is located. This will create a read-only data source for the Superbase files that are located in that directory. If the data source should include the files located in subdirectories or if it should be an updatable data source, then it is necessary to click on the Options>> button to display the rest of the dialog, as shown below:

Complete Superbase ODBC Setup Window

Selecting the Allow Updates? box will enable writing to the Superbase files and selecting the Recurse Subdirectories? box will cause the data source to include the files located in subdirectories. For information on limitations on the number of files per data source see Total Number of Files in One Data Source -- 16-Bit ODBC Driver.