Option Explicit

'Constant Declaration
Private Const ODBC_ADD_DSN = 1 ' Add data source
Private Const ODBC_CONFIG_DSN = 2 ' Configure (edit) data source
Private Const ODBC_REMOVE_DSN = 3 ' Remove data source
Private Const vbAPINull As Long = 0& ' NULL Pointer

'Function Declare
#If WIN32 Then

Private Declare Function SQLConfigDataSource Lib "ODBCCP32.DLL" _

(ByVal hwndParent As Long, ByVal fRequest As Long, _
ByVal lpszDriver As String, ByVal lpszAttributes As String) _
As Long
#Else
Private Declare Function SQLConfigDataSource Lib "ODBCINST.DLL" _
(ByVal hwndParent As Integer, ByVal fRequest As Integer, ByVal _
lpszDriver As String, ByVal lpszAttributes As String) As Integer
#End If

----------------------------------Create DSN Into System

#If WIN32 Then
Dim intRet As Long
#Else
Dim intRet As Integer
#End If
Dim strDriver As String
Dim strAttributes As String

'Set the driver to SQL Server because it is most common.

strDriver = "SQL Server"
'Set the attributes delimited by null.
'See driver documentation for a complete
'list of supported attributes.
strAttributes = "SERVER=SomeServer" & Chr$(0)
strAttributes = strAttributes & "DESCRIPTION=Temp DSN" & Chr$(0)
strAttributes = strAttributes & "DSN=DSN_TEMP" & Chr$(0)
strAttributes = strAttributes & "DATABASE=pubs" & Chr$(0)
'To show dialog, use Form1.Hwnd instead of vbAPINull.
intRet = SQLConfigDataSource(vbAPINull, ODBC_ADD_DSN, _
strDriver, strAttributes)
If intRet Then
MsgBox "DSN Created"
Else
MsgBox "Create Failed"
End If
-----------------------------------------Delete DSN
#If WIN32 Then
Dim intRet As Long
#Else
Dim intRet As Integer
#End If
Dim strDriver As String
Dim strAttributes As String

'Set the driver to SQL Server because most common.

strDriver = "SQL Server"
 'Set the attributes delimited by null.
'See driver documentation for a complete list of attributes.
strAttributes = "DSN=DSN_TEMP" & Chr$(0)
'To show dialog, use Form1.Hwnd instead of vbAPINull.
intRet = SQLConfigDataSource(vbAPINull, ODBC_REMOVE_DSN, _
strDriver, strAttributes)
If intRet Then
MsgBox "DSN Deleted"
Else
MsgBox "Delete Failed"
End If

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