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ICT-Hotlist TopicAdd System DSNThe registry file below creates an ODBC System DSN to the MS-SQL database server "DBServer1". The ODBC connector is formatted as "ODBC_<DatabaseType>_<DatabaseServer>" that results in "ODBC_SQL2005_DBServer1"Warning:This solution modifies the Windows registry. Back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs.
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
;********************************************************************* ;* This file creates the File DSN ODBC entries for a MS-SQL database. ;* Just doubleclick it and select "Yes" and "Ok" or run it silent as: ;* regedit.exe /s Add_System_DSN.reg ;* ;* (C)Copyright 2009-2024 Johan van Soest http://www.vansoest.it/ ;********************************************************************* ; *** Just setting the correct node [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ODBC\ODBC.INI] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ODBC\ODBC.INI\ODBC Data Sources] ; *** Define the new DataSourceName "ODBC_SQL2005_DBServer1"="SQL Server" ; *** Defining the actual ODBC Connection [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ODBC\ODBC.INI\ODBC_SQL2005_DBServer1] ; *** Specify the full path to the SQL server Driver ; *** Attention: change to M: for Citrix farm servers "Driver"="C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\SQLSRV32.dll" ; *** Give a human readable description for use in ODBC control, Excel etc. "Description"="ODBC_SQL2005_DBServer1" ; *** Use ServerName\InstanceName to connect to the instance otherwise ; *** ServerName of the database server is sufficient "Server"="DBServer1" ; *** Using Windows account to log on to the database (permissions ; *** must be set in database!) "Trusted_Connection"="Yes"
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