Opening a Connection and a DBMS Table at the Same Time - MapInfo_Pro - 2023

To open a DBMS table:

1. On the HOME tab, in the File group, on the Open list, click Database Table to open the Open DBMS Connection dialog box.
2. Choose either ODBC or FDO (SQLite) from the Connection Type drop-down list. If only one driver type is available the control is disabled.
3. Click the New button to open the Select Data Source dialog box.
4. Locate and choose the desired data source.
5. Click OK to open the Select One or More Tables to Open dialog box.
6. Choose the desired file and click Options to open the Open DBMS Table Options dialog box.

   If working with large data files, larger than 2GB, then under MapInfo TAB File select MapInfo Extended from the Format list. You can also select the character set of the data file from the Charset list.

   Note: The default Format and Charset settings are software preferences, see Setting Your Language Preferences.
7. Click OK to initiate the opening of the selected DBMS table.