That is _exactly_ what the doctor ordered. <g> Thanks very much. I had searched on ODBC in the KB, of course, and didn't come up with that article. Thanks again,

Hank

>>I'm using an OCX which needs a DSN set up in OBDC. Doing it manually is no
>>problem. The question is: how to do it programatically. I will have the
>>directory or dbc available (either might be the case). So the question is,
>>how does one programatically create an OBDC DSN?
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>Check out URL http://www.microsoft.com/kb/articles/q142/2/16.htm and
>see if it helps your situation.