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DataSourceName connection parameter [DSN]

Function 

Tells the ODBC driver manager or Embedded SQL library where to look in the odbc.ini file or registry to find ODBC data source information.

Usage 

Anywhere

Values 

String

Default 

There is no default data source name.

Description 

It is common practice for ODBC applications to send only a data source name to ODBC. The ODBC driver manager and ODBC driver locate the data source, which contains the remainder of the connection parameters.

In Adaptive Server Anywhere, Embedded SQL applications can also use ODBC data sources to store connection parameters.

Example 

• The following parameter uses a data source name:

DSN=Dynamo Demo

See also 

FileDataSourceName connection parameter [FILEDSN]