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Q134723: PRB: Datasource Name Too Long Error as Establishing Connection

Article: Q134723
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:2.5,3.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbvfp300 kbDSupport kbMDAC250
Last Modified: 23-FEB-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0 
- Microsoft Data Access Components version 2.5 
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SYMPTOMS
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When attempting to establish a connection to a remote data source using a
connection created with the Connection Designer, Visual FoxPro fails, and
displays this error message:

  Connectivity error: [Microsoft][ODBC DLL]Data Source Name Too Long

CAUSE
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In the Connection Designer, the Connect String was chained together using commas
instead of semi-colons.

RESOLUTION
==========

The connection string specified in the connection designer must be changed to be
chained together using semi-colons.

STATUS
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This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION
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The following connection string, if entered in the Connection Designer, fails
due to the presence of commas:

     DSN=vfpsql,USERID=sa,PASSWORD=sa,DATABASE=pubs

The correct syntax is:

     DSN=vfpsql;USERID=sa;PASSWORD=sa;DATABASE=pubs

Additional query words: 3.00 VFoxWin ODBC

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Keywords          : kbvfp300 kbDSupport kbMDAC250 
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbMDACSearch kbMDAC250 kbVFP300
Version           : WINDOWS:2.5,3.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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