dear jay fields, pls try this, hope this can help u...
dim objconn, objrs set objconn = server.createobject("adodb.connection") set objrs = server.createobject("adodb.recordset") objconn.connectionstring="server=192.168.0.1;driver=MySQL;db=[database_name] ;uid=[user_name];pwd=[user_password]" objconn.open connectionstring dim find_text, delete_text, mxopr_cd, deletelog_text mxopr_cd = session("oprcd") find_text = "select * from tcity where tcity_code = '" &cd &"' order by tcity_code asc" delete_text = "delete from tcity where tcity_code = upper('" &cd &"');" objrs.open find_text, objconn if objrs.eof then objrs.close objconn.close set objrs = nothing set objconn = nothing response.redirect "/source/err/err_recnotexist.html" else objrs.close objconn.execute delete_text objconn.close set objrs = nothing set objconn = nothing response.redirect "/source/city/result_city_dele_ok.html" end if cheers, Ivan Paul Web Developer Mediate - Media Communications http://www.bhaktimedia.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Jay Fields <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, September 27, 2002 21:35 Subject: connecting to mysql via ODBC from asp.net > I've installed the windows version of mysql. I configured nothing. > This is the code I'm trying to use to access mysql from an asp web service > (in vb): > --------- > <WebMethod()> Public Function dbConnect() As String > Dim connString As String = "DRIVER={MySQL ODBC 3.51 Driver};" & _ > "SERVER=localhost;" & _ > "DATABASE=test;" & _ > "UID=test;" & _ > "PASSWORD=test;" & _ > "OPTION=3" > Dim MyConnection As New OdbcConnection(connString) > Try > MyConnection.Open() > MyConnection.Close() > Return connString > Catch e As Exception > Return e.Message > End Try > End Function > ---------------------- > It's returning the following exception: ERROR [IM002] [Microsoft][ODBC > Driver Manager] Data source name not found and no default driver specified > > Any ideas? > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Before posting, please check: > http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) > http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) > > To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php