Hello all, Seems like I'm not alone: http://lists.mysql.com/cgi-ez/ezmlm-cgi?1:mss:52006 On the bright side, I found an answer that pointed me somewhat in the right direction: http://www.geocrawler.com/archives/3/13/1998/11/0/56625
I have discovered that I can create a trimmed-down version using notepad: [ODBC] DSN=foobar If I call this file foo.dsn and put it in "C:\Program Files\Common Files\odbc\Data Sources", foo.dsn shows up in the ODBC Data Source Administrator application (aka ODBC manager). However, in order to actually use it, I have to create the System DSN that is specified in the File DSN, for this example, foobar. Using the ODBC manager, if I change the File DSN, the System DSN also changes, and vice versa. Yet, when I quit and examine the file foo.dsn, nothing has changed. It still just has the single line DSN=foobar. What is the advantage of creating a File DSN if I have to create a System DSN? Why not use the System DSN instead of a File DSN? Setting up a System DSN so that I can create a File DSN leaves me with the feeling that something is broken. Is it Windows' ODBC manager? Is it MyODBC? Should I be trying MyODBC 3.51? Any pointers greatly appreciated. Regards, - Robert sql ----- At 11:38 PM 12/27/2002 -0600, Robert Citek wrote: >Why can I not create a File DSN using MyODBC 2.50.39 on Windows 2000? --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
