2.

Click the Plus (+) button on the panel and select ODBC Database (Sun 

JDBC ODBC Driver) from the pop up menu.

The ODBC Database (Sun JDBC ODBC Driver) dialog box appears.

3.

Enter connTownsend as the connection name.

4.

(Windows only) Do one of the following:

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If your server is on your local computer, select the Using Driver On 

This Machine option.

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If your server is on a remote system, select the Using Driver On 

Testing Server option.

Macintosh users can ignore this step because all database connections 

use drivers on the testing server.

5.

Replace the 

[odbc dsn]

 placeholder in the URL text box with 

CafeTownsend.

The URL text box should look like this:

jdbc:odbc:CafeTownsend

If you're using Dreamweaver on a Windows computer, during 

installation, Dreamweaver created a DSN called CafeTownsend 

pointing to the Microsoft Access database in the Dreamweaver 

application folder. 

6.

Click Test.

Dreamweaver attempts to connect to the database. If the connection 

fails, do the following:

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Double check the DSN and the other connection parameters. 

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Check the settings for the folder Dreamweaver uses to process 

dynamic pages (see 

 Specifying where dynamic pages can be 

processed  on page 293

).

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Consult 

Chapter 29,  Troubleshooting Database Connections 

 in 

Using Dreamweaver (Help > Using Dreamweaver).

7.

Click OK.

The new connection appears in the Databases panel.

The sample JSP application is now set up for the Getting Started with 

Dreamweaver tutorials. For more information, see 

 Tutorial: Developing a 

Web Application  on page 197

.

Connecting to the sample database (JSP) 299