Configuring ODBC Connection and DSN for SQL Servers

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A collection of 13 FAQs on connecting SQL Server via an ODBC DSN setting. Clear explanations and tutorial exercises are provided on creating new DSN with the SQL Server ODBC driver; starting SQL Server Browser Service; enabling TCP/IP protocol on SQL Server; verifying TCP/IP port numbers; testing ODBC DSN settings with MS Access. Topics included in this collections:

What Is ODBC (Open Database Communication)?

Adding a New DSN with the ODBC Driver for SQL Server

Defining the Name and Server for a new DSN

Providing Login Information for a New ODBC DSN

Getting "Connection failed" Error on ODBC DSN Creation

Requirements on SQL Server Network Connections

Starting SQL Server Browser Service

Enabling TCP/IP Protocol on a SQL Server

Verifying the Port Number of the SQL Server

Configuring ODBC DSN with Different Port Numbers

Configuring and Testing ODBC DSN Settings

Connecting MS Access to SQL Servers through ODBC

Connecting Windows Applications to SQL Servers via ODBC

Please note that all answers and tutorials are based on SQL Server 2005 Express Edition and Windows XP. To follow tutorial exercises in this collection, you need to use test tables created from previous tutorial collections.

⇒ What Is ODBC (Open Database Communication)?

⇐ SQL Server TCP/IP Connection Info

⇑⇑ SQL Server Connection Tutorials

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