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Local file system, Nt event log – HP Intelligent Management Center Standard Software Platform User Manual

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Description

File

For Crystal Data Object

Crystal Data Object COM DLL

crdb_cdo.dll

cdo32.dll

For Microsoft Data Access Objects

crdb_dao.dll

For ODBC

crdb_odbc.dll

These translation files works with a different set of drivers for each data
source.

Local file system

You can use Crystal Reports to report on files located on your system or
network drives including information such as file name, version number, date,
and so on.

The translation file crdb_filesystem.dll is provided by Crystal Reports for
reporting on your local file system.

Note:

You must have UNC (universal naming convention) read-access to your
local file system. UNC is a standard format for paths that include a local area
network file server. The basic syntax is: \\server\share\path\filename

NT Event Log

If using Windows NT version 3.51 or later, you can use Crystal Reports to
report on the NT Event Log. The Event Log is a database used by network
administrators to record and keep track of different types of events that can
occur on a Windows NT Workstation or on a Windows NT server.

Crystal Reports provides the translation files crdb_p2sevta.dll (archived log)
and crdb_p2sevtc (current log) for working with NT Event Log data. These

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Accessing Data Sources

Direct access database files