You create a data source name (DSN) to save database setup information, so you can open a connection to the SQL Server database without re-entering the server information.

That was all that was required to set up View Composer to use my database. [Click on image for larger view.] Figure 9. Entering database information. It's not terribly difficult to connect your ...

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