Apple WebObjects 3.5 - Manual (Page 67)

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Choosing an Adaptor
An adaptor is a mechanism that connects your application to a particular
database server. For each type of server you use, you need a separate
adaptor. WebObjects provides adaptors for Informix, Oracle, and Sybase
servers. If you’re working on a Windows platform, WebObjects also
provides an ODBC adaptor for use with ODBC-compliant database
sources.
1. In the wizard panel, choose the adaptor for your database.
2. Click Next.
A login panel for the selected adaptor opens. Different databases
require different login information, so each database’s login panel
looks different. Shown below are the login panels for the ODBC and
Oracle adaptors, for use with ODBC-compliant database servers (such
as Microsoft Access) and Oracle database servers, respectively.