Accessing ODBC Data Source Administrator in Windows

For any RDBMS, you must access the Windows ODBC Data Source Administrator to begin the data source name configuration process.

  To access the Administrator:

  1. On the Windows desktop, select Start, then Settings, then Control Panel to open the Control Panel window.

  2. In the Control Panel window, double-click the Administrative Tools icon, and then double-click the Data Sources (ODBC) icon to open the ODBC Data Source Administrator dialog box.

  3. In the ODBC Data Source Administrator dialog box, click the System DSN tab.