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##Open Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Data Sources (ODBC) <br><br>
#DSN Setup Tool
##In a 64 bit environment Open C:\Windows\SysWOW64\odbcad32.exe (ODBC) <br><br>
Open Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Data Sources (ODBC) <br><br>
In a 64 bit environment Open C:\Windows\SysWOW64\odbcad32.exe (ODBC) <br><br>
#Select the “System DSN” tab. [[Image:systemDSN.png|centre|frame]]<br>
#Select the “System DSN” tab. [[Image:systemDSN.png|centre|frame]]<br>
#Click ‘Add…’ for a new DSN.<br><br>
#Click ‘Add…’ for a new DSN.<br><br>

Revision as of 03:15, 25 March 2014

  1. DSN Setup Tool

Open Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Data Sources (ODBC)

In a 64 bit environment Open C:\Windows\SysWOW64\odbcad32.exe (ODBC)

  1. Select the “System DSN” tab.

  2. Click ‘Add…’ for a new DSN.

  3. Select DSN as an “SQL Server”. A window to ‘Create a New Data Source to SQL Server’ will appear. Choose the ‘Name:’ of the database added in Enterprise manager. (i.e. QESTLab_AUBOR) and enter in ‘Server:’ “(local)”. Note the DSN name has to match the name in the Enterprise manager.

  4. Click next -> next

  5. Change the default database to the newly added database. (i.e. QESTLab_AUBOR).

  6. Click ‘Next’ and ‘Finish’ on the following screen.