Andy,

A DSN info is stored in the registry under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ODBC\ODBC.INI\<DSN Name> key. You can compare it with the connection string.

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>Many thanks for the reply.
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>I have tried the 2 other drivers, but with no success. What I'm wondering is the difference between what a DSN is doing to a bare connection string.
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