Database Reference
In-Depth Information
Click Finish to create the file, close the Data Connection Wizard, and create a connection to the database.
What is an .
odc
file?
in figure
15-6
, the connection file ends with an
.odc
extension, which indicates it is an oleDB data
connection file. An oleDb data connection (
.odc
) file contains a connection string and query information in an
xMl format. figure
15-7
shows the contents of an
.odc
file.
Figure 15-7.
The contents of an
.odc
le
since
.odc
files contain all the information for both a connection and a query, you can use these in other
reports at a later time by clicking the Existing Connection button, as shown in figure
15-2
.