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TechNote #CM6 OMNITREND®

How to transfer an OMNITREND® database intoMicrosoft SQL format using Microsoft Access

A. Requirements

Operating system Windows 98 / NT / 2000 / XP

PC software OMNITREND ver. 1.90Microsoft XP office packageMS- Access 2002SP3

SQL server 2000, standard edition

The following setup procedures should be installed bythe network / database administrator!

B. Preparation

1. Install OMNITREND on your computer.

2. Update OMNITREND to the latest version (1.90).

3. Open the database in OMNITREND in order toconvert it to the latest version.

4. Close OMNITREND.

5. Open the database with Microsoft Access 2002(part of Microsoft XP Office package)or with Microsoft Access 2003 (part of Microsoft2003 office package).

6. Upgrade the database format from MicrosoftAccess 97 to Microsoft Access 2000 as follows:

• Click on <Tools / Database Utilities /Convert data-base - to Access 2000> (see screen shot of stepC.2.).

• Enter the new database name.

C. Transfer to SQL format

1. Open the database with Microsoft Access 2002SP3 or newer.

2. Click on<Tools / Database Utilities / Upsizing Wizard>:

3. Select Create new database. Click on <Next>:

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4. Select your database connection / login and entera database name. Click on <Next>:

5. Select all available tables and move them into theExport to SQL Server field. Click on <Next>:

6. Select the attributes as shown below. Click on<Next>:

7. Select No application changes. Click on <Next>:

8. Click on <Finish>. The database will be transferred.

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D. Set up the ODBC driver

1. Open the ODBC data source administrator:

- Under Windows 98 click on:<START / Settings / ControlPanel / DataSourcesODBC>

- Under Windows 2000 / XP, click on:<START / Settings / Control panel / AdministrativeTools / Data Sources ODBC>

2. Select System DSN

3. Click on <Add…>

4. Select SQL Server and click on <Finish>:

5. Enter the required data for the new data source.Click on <Next>:

6. Select the authentication mode and enter logindata if required. Click on <Next>:

7. Select the default database. Click on <Next>:

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8. Select the following options as required. Click on<Next>:

9. Click on Test data source to test the connectionto the server:

If the connection to the server is successfully created,the screen shown above should appear.

Problems can occur if the ODBC driver version forMicrosoft SQL does not match the requirements andif the authentication mode is not set up correctly.

10. Click on <OK>.

The new data source appears in the list:

11. Click on <OK>.

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3. Select the ODBC data source created in section D.Click on <OK>:

E. Open the SQL database in OMNITREND

4. Click on <OK> to open the SQL database inOMNITREND:

The name of the current database appears in theprogram caption:

1. Start OMNITREND.

2. Select Open Oracle / SQL Server Database andclick on the <…> button:

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