use Win32::ODBC;

print "Add DSN successful" if add_dsn('TestDSN');

sub add_dsn {
  my $dsn = shift;
  my $result = Win32::ODBC::ConfigDSN(
    ODBC_ADD_DSN, "SQL Server", ## this last is the driver name
    ( ##options
      "DSN=$dsn",           ## DSN identifier
      "NETWORK=DBMSSOCN",   ## use TCP/IP library
      "SERVER=test_server", ## server name
      "DATABASE=test_db",   ## database name
      "DESCRIPTION=My test DSN"
    )
  ); ## end of ConfigDSN call

  unless ($result) {
     print STDERR "Couldn't create $dsn because of error: "
       .Win32::ODBC::Error()."\n";
     return undef;
  }

  return 1;
} #^^ add_dsn

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This code tested on Win NT,95,98,2k,2k3,XP with ActiveState Perl 5.8.6

Anima Legato
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In reply to Re: Can I set the DSN for an ODBC connection? by legato
in thread Can I set the DSN for an ODBC connection? by Anonymous Monk

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