Connecting to Your Database
Understanding Data Connections

For instructions on preparing to use and then defining an ODBC data source, see Using the ODBC Interface

For instructions on preparing to use and then defining a JDBC database interface, see Using the JDBC Interface

For instructions on preparing to use and then defining an OLE DB data provider, see Using the OLE DB interface

For instructions on preparing to use and then defining an ADO.NET data provider, see Using the ADO.NET interface

For instructions on preparing to use and then defining a native database interface, see Using Native Database Interfaces