Web file data connections

You can create a data connection to select data from files residing on a web server, accessed by an URL address, typically in HTML or XML format.

Creating a new web file data connection

Do the following:

1. Click Create new connection and select Web file.

   The Select web file dialog opens.

2. Enter the URL to the web file.

3. Enter the Name of the data connection you want to create.
4. Click Save.

The connection is now added to the Data connections, and you can connect to, and select data from the web file.

Editing a web file data connection

Do the following:

1. Click @ on the web file data connection you want to edit.

   The Select web file dialog opens.

2. You can edit the following properties:

   URL

   Name

3. Click Save.

The connection is now updated.