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Visual foxpro, Lotus domino, Ole db – HP Intelligent Management Center Standard Software Platform User Manual

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Visual FoxPro

Microsoft Visual FoxPro data is accessed through ODBC, while FoxPro data
from version 2.6 and earlier is accessed directly through the xBase engine.
If you are using FoxPro version 2.6 or earlier, see

dBASE, FoxPro, Clipper

.

Lotus Domino

A Lotus Domino database can be read by Crystal Reports through ODBC.
For Windows, the Lotus Domino DBMS translation layer consists of three
files:

Nsql32.dll

Nsqlv32.dll

Nsqlc32.dll

These files use the drivers installed by the Lotus Notes client to work with
the Lotus Domino database. The client component of Lotus Domino must
be installed on the local machine.

Note:

The Domino Server can be substituted for the Lotus Notes client in the
database layer.

OLE DB

OLE DB is a database connectivity entity from Microsoft similar in conception
to ODBC.

Note:

OLE DB is a connectivity methodology and not a database. Like ODBC,
it facilitates the exchange of data created in other database management
systems by providing an interface layer.

OLE DB requires the use of an OLE DB provider, which is the OLE DB
equivalent of an ODBC driver.

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Accessing Data Sources

ODBC data sources