"ODBC Drivers Error 80004005" When Browsing ASP Pages (190006)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0
This article was previously published under Q190006
We strongly recommend that all users upgrade to Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) version 6.0 running on Microsoft Windows Server 2003. IIS 6.0 significantly increases Web infrastructure security. For more information about IIS security-related topics, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/prodtech/IIS.mspx

SYMPTOMS

When browsing an ASP page, the following error may occur:
OLE DB Provider error for ODBC Drivers error 80004005
[Microsoft] [ODBC Driver Manager] Data Source Name not found and no default driver specified.

CAUSE

The Global.asa file is not located in the root directory of the application.

WORKAROUND

To determine if a directory is designated as an application root and verify that it also contains the Global.asa file, perform the following steps:
  1. In the Internet Service Manager (ISM), verify that the node is configured as an application.

    To do this, verify that the node displays the package icon in the ISM. To further verify, view the property sheet for that node. On the Virtual Directory tab, under Application Settings, an active name should be listed for the application. If the name is "Default Application" and it appears dimmed, the node is NOT an application.
  2. Verify that the Global.asa file is located in the root directory of the application.

    To determine the root directory of the application, view the property sheet for the application. Check the Local Path setting on the Virtual Directory tab.

MORE INFORMATION

This error is known to occur after you have used Visual InterDev to create a sample ASP page, which works. However, when you try to incorporate that sample ASP code in your application, the error occurs.

For more information about the Global.asa file, see the Windows NT Option Pack Product Documentation. On the Index tab, type "GLOBAL.ASA" (without the quotation marks), and then select the "Global.asa File Reference (IIS)" topic.

For more information about creating applications, open the following topic in the Product Documentation:
  • Microsoft Internet Information
  • Server Administration
  • Configuring Applications

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Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:6/23/2005
Keywords:kbpending kbprb KB190006
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