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In order to add an ODBC translator to a packaging project, users go to the ODBC view of the Visual Designer mode.
With a click on the Create new... button, an option menu is displayed. Select Translator to launch the required wizard interface.
Work your way through the steps of the wizard to define all required properties for the new item.
At any time, using the Next or Back buttons, which are displayed at the bottom of the wizard dialog, allows to navigate within the already processed steps.
To exit the wizard without creating a new object, use the Cancel button, also located at the bottom of the wizard dialog.
Component
When a new ODBC translator is added to a packaging project, it has to be added to a specific component. RayPack usually creates a new component for the translator, as indicated by the default activation for the "Automatically create a new component" radio selector option. However, by selecting the other option "Select existing component", a drop-down menu with available components becomes visible. Select one of them, or manually define the properties of a new component if required.
Translators
Please select the new translator from the predefined list. The list consists of translators, which are defined for the current packaging machine.
If the desired translator is not available, it has to be added to the local packaging machine (by manipulating the following registry location: HKLM\SOFTWARE\ODBC\ODBCINST.INI), or uploaded into the packaging project manually. The latter requires to add the source file via Files and Folders, and create a new row for the ODBCTranslator table from the TABLES view of the Advanced mode, which refers to the translator source file.
Use the summary page to check the correctness of the translator properties that were defined during the previous wizard steps.
•If all properties are set as required, click Process to finally create the ODBC item.
•If changes are due, click Back until the wizard step with the incorrect property definition(s) is displayed and make modifications as required.
Please note that changes in an early step may lead to different defaults or options in any later step. Therefore, please verify that all steps contain the desired settings whilst NEXTing to the summary page again.
Once the new ODBC translator has been created, the wizard can be closed by using the Finish button at its lower right corner. The ODBC view is updated, and the list of existing items contains the newly created object at the lowest position.