In Control Panel

Select Admin Tools

In Control Panel

Select Admin Tools

Select Data Sources

Select Data Sources

ADD new system DSNADD new system DSN

We will use the MS Access Driver

We will use the MS Access Driver

Enter a DSN eg: “MyLog” and then select“Create”

Keep a note of the Data Source Name you use as you will need to use this exact name to connect through your scripting

Enter a DSN eg: “MyLog” and then select“Create”

Keep a note of the Data Source Name you use as you will need to use this exact name to connect through your scripting

Enter a filename you will need to remember this to use it in your Start MS Access script and also to configure the Table within it.

Enter a filename you will need to remember this to use it in your Start MS Access script and also to configure the Table within it.

Create this script. Run it “on condtion” and “when true” by placing a button on the screen which has “touch animation” with an internal variable eg:ODBC, which is set as “momentary” you will be able to connect to your data source “MyLog”

Create this script. Run it “on condtion” and “when true” by placing a button on the screen which has “touch animation” with an internal variable eg:ODBC, which is set as “momentary” you will be able to connect to your data source “MyLog”

This scripts logs data through the connected DSN The syntax must be correct. Try one variable first just to get it working Run Periodically at 1000mS

This scripts logs data through the connected DSN The syntax must be correct. Try one variable first just to get it working Run Periodically at 1000mS

This disconnects from the DSN

This disconnects from the DSN

Create this script. Run it “on condtion” and “when true” by placing a button on the screen which has “touch animation” with an internal variable eg:access, which is set as “momentary” you will be able to start MS Access The Path to MSAccess.exe must be as written in your script which may differ from above

Create this script. Run it “on condtion” and “when true” by placing a button on the screen which has “touch animation” with an internal variable eg:access, which is set as “momentary” you will be able to start MS Access The Path to MSAccess.exe must be as written in your script which may differ from above

Don’t forget to download the Project

Don’t forget to download the Project

Open the database file you created eg “Myaccessfile.mdb”

Open the database file you created eg “Myaccessfile.mdb”

Doubleclick on the column headers to change them to match your logging script

Doubleclick on the column headers to change them to match your logging script

Click SAVEClick SAVE

Accept ,”YES”Accept ,”YES”

Select Table1 as per you logging script to check the table is ok

Select Table1 as per you logging script to check the table is ok

Close MS AccessClose MS Access

Start runtime and click on your button to run the connect script

Start runtime and click on your button to run the connect script

Click on your button to run the MSaccess script

Click on your button to run the MSaccess script

You should have logged data

You should have logged data