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Unit 13: Working With Reports

Figure 13.5: The Data Report Environment.

Step 2: Connecting the report to database using Data Environment Designer Click the Project
menu, then select Data Environment from the drop-down menu. The default data environment
will appear, as shown in Figure 13.6.

Figure 13.6: Data Environment.

Connection string must be correct in the connection string option.

Now, to connect to the database, right-click connection1 and select Microsoft Jet 3.51 OLE DB
Provider (as we are using MS Access database) from the Data Link Properties dialog (as shown
in Figure 13.7), then click next.

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