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27<title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">Connection Type Wizard</title>
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30<comment>Connection Type Wizard</comment>
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34<paragraph role="heading" id="par_idN1054D" xml-lang="en-US" level="1" l10n="NEW"><link href="text/shared/explorer/database/dabapropcon.xhp">Connection Type Wizard</link></paragraph>
35<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN10551" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW"><ahelp hid=".">Changes the type of connection for the current database.</ahelp></paragraph>
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37<section id="howtoget">
38<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id9003875" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">In a database window, choose <emph>Edit - Database - Connection Type</emph>
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41<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN10569" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">The Connection Type Wizard consists of three pages. You cannot transfer all settings from one database type to another.<comment>UFI: what does this para mean? Who writes such &amp;/()?</comment></paragraph>
42<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN1056C" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">For example, you can use the wizard to open a database file that is in a format that is usually not recognized by an installed database.<comment>UFI: what does this para mean? Who writes such &amp;/()?</comment></paragraph>
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44<paragraph role="heading" id="par_idN1056F" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="NEW">Database type</paragraph>
45<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_idN10573" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW"><ahelp hid=".">Select the type of database that you want to connect to.</ahelp></paragraph>
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