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KingPhoenix · 04-10-2005, 15:45

Hi... hoping someone here uses CR XI

Ive been writing reports against our main MIS for ages.... however they now want me to link reports in from our time keeping system. Both use a SQL database. The MIS system is configured as an ODBC connection in the control of each machine. The time keeping database isnt....

I cant find a way to connect to a standalone SQL database in CR XI without it being added to the ODBC data sources first...

Anyone got any suggestions?

04-10-2005, 15:45	#1
KingPhoenix Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: On top of this heat sink Age: 46 Services: Sky+ & 8mb ADSL + BT Together option 3 Posts: 2,345	Crystal Reports XI Hi... hoping someone here uses CR XI Ive been writing reports against our main MIS for ages.... however they now want me to link reports in from our time keeping system. Both use a SQL database. The MIS system is configured as an ODBC connection in the control of each machine. The time keeping database isnt.... I cant find a way to connect to a standalone SQL database in CR XI without it being added to the ODBC data sources first... Anyone got any suggestions?