Hi I have finally done it after 12 hours of searching different forums and here is the solution if anyone else has this problem. I am using Ireport Version and Windows xp what I did is as follows I had to setup a a DSN for Access database To do this I went through these steps 1. Goto start and control panel. Select administrative tools. 2. In that select DataSources (ODBC). 3. Click on the right side pane. click Add button 4. I selected Microsoft Access Driver [*mdb] 5. click finish 6. Goto select and find the databse name on the drive. Select the location. (Here you are finding the database file you want) 7. Once you have found the file click okay 8. Leave system database has none 9. Put a name in the Datasource call it what ever you want 10. go to right panel and click okay 11. Find the Dsn name added to the list. (Just to make sure its there) Now we set that up we now setup Ireporting 1. Open it up 2. Click data on the top menu its next to Format 3. click Connections/ Datasources 4. Click New button on the right panel 5. Select Database JDBC connection 6 .Click next 7. Name : Type a name in call it what ever you want 8. JDBC Driver: sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver 9. JDBC URL: jdbc:odbc:??????? 10. In the question marks you put the name you called the datasource on step 9 on how to setup setup a a DSN for Access database 11. Server address: leave blank 12. Database: leave blank 13. Database: leave blank 14. Username: leave blank 15. Password: leave blank 16. Test it make sure it connects okay 17. Click Save 18. Select the datasource you have just done and click set as default I am just a newbie on Ireporting I hope this will of some use for all those newbies outthere Carl
