Step 2, Database Options

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Feature Only in Professional and Enterprise Editions Creating a Custom AppWizard is supported only in Visual C++ Professional and Enterprise Editions. For more information, see Visual C++ Editions.

One or more database macros may be defined.

Macro	Type	Description
DAO	BOOL	Whether the selected data source is DAO; otherwise, it is ODBC.
DB	BOOL	Whether the standard MFC AppWizard user or custom AppWizard user has selected, at least, minimal database support. In other words, a radio button other than None is chosen by the user.
DB_CONNECT	text	The default connect string for the data source. This string is returned by a recordset's GetDefaultConnect member function or, by a DAO recordset's GetDefaultDBName member function.
DB_COLSINFO	text	Information on the names of the columns in the recordset. This information is used in the generated .CLW file.
DB_DSN	text	The human-readable name of the data source for this recordset.
DB_NUMCOLS	text	The number of columns in the data source.
DB_SOURCE	text	The default SQL statement returned by the recordset's GetDefaultSQL member function.
DB_VARSINFO	text	A list of the names of the recordset member variables.
OLEDB	BOOL	Whether the datasource selected is a OLE DB source or not.
PARAM_VARS	text	A string containing the declarations of a recordset's parameter member variables. Used in the recordset’s header (.H) file.
PARAM_VAR_BINDINGS	text	A string containing the initialization of a recordset's parameter member variables. Used in the recordset’s constructor, which is in the implementation (.CPP) file for the recordset.
PARAM_RFX	text	A string containing the RFX statements for a recordset’s parameter member variables. Used in the recordset’s DoFieldExchange member function, which is found in the recordset’s .CPP file.
RECSET_VARIABLE	text	The application’s main document class needs to refer to this recordset. This macro expands to the required data member variable of the document class.