>>>>>Try including it exactly how it is registered. e.g., "Server=SalsaDB Database" [if I interpretted your message correctly]
>>>>In the registry it is saved as "Database=SalsaDB"
>>>>I tried this but no luck. I am using ODBC 3.0, does this matter?
>>>
>>>I don't know if the version matters. The general syntax for the parameters string is just what it looks like in the Registry -- KeyName=Value
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>>Tried doing exactly that!
>>But some how the registry entry 'Database' is not valid.
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>In one of your previous replies, you said the key was DefaultDatabase.
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>Try DefaultDatabase=SALSADB in the settings string. Look at the registry to see what the exact name is as well as the case and submit it that way in the event it is case sensitive.
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>If that still does not work, submit the setting string with everything except the database to see if that works. If it does, hopefully someone with experience with SQL Server can help with the rest.

Small mis-understanding,
the setting in the registry is Database and the Key Value is SalsaDB.
Sorry

I tried your soggestion but it still doesn't work.