>How do I connect to SQL Server without creating an ODBC Connection? I would like to connect Directly to the server without my clients needing to have an ODBC Connecton already Created.
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>If this is possible, Please Give a detailed Explaination of how to do this.
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>Thank you
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>Tim Boccaleri

Also check the Windows API #12675 (SQLConfigDataSource) for a command to create DSN's programmatically. A connection string (DSN-less) is only good if you know the server and database names, unless you have those in a configuration file. HTH