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Setting Up the Datasource

The file calls.mdb now resides in a shared folder and is ready to be set up as a datasource. Next, log in to ColdFusion Administrator using the special URL:

http://127.0.0.1/cfide/Administrator/index.cfm

After you supply your password, you will see the main Administrator page in your browser. Click ODBC to set up a new datasource, and you will see something like Figure 6.5.

Figure 6.5. Defining a new datasource in ColdFusion Administrator.

You'll call the datasource gargantuan and select the Microsoft Access driver to signify that the database is an Access file. Clicking the Add button takes you to a screen like Figure ...