Navigate to the standard Microsoft Windows Control Panel facility for administrative tools and select Data Sources (ODBC) to launch the ODBC Data Source Administrator dialog box.

The ODBC Data Source Administrator dialog box lists all the registered ODBC data sources. The dialog box contains tabs for defining data sources and viewing available drivers.

  • User DSN—Defines data sources visible only to you.
  • System DSN—Defines data sources for all users.
  • File DSN—Specifies that the ODBC Administrator stores the data source definitions in a directory you specify.
  • Drivers Tab—Displays the available drivers for the system.

For the User DSN and System DSN tabs, the ODBC Administrator stores the data source definitions in the Windows system registry. Click Add or Configure on these tabs to launch a driver-specific dialog box, in which you can configure a new or an existing data source. The system then saves the configuration for the data source in the registry or as a file.

Click Help to launch the Microsoft online help for any tab in the ODBC Data Source Administrator dialog box.