Err Msg: ODBC Error - The Data Source Name (DSN) May be Incorrect (196444)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Proxy Server 2.0

This article was previously published under Q196444

SYMPTOMS

When Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.0 SP1, included in the Windows NT 4.0 SP4, is installed on a Proxy Server 2.0 computer, ODBC logging can no longer be configured. An attempt to do so causes the following error to occur, even though the supplied parameters are correct.
ODBC Error - The Data Source Name (DSN) may be incorrect

CAUSE

The Proxy Server 2.0 Mspadmin.exe component does not correctly check the return value of some low-level ODBC API calls.

RESOLUTION

This problem is resolved in Microsoft Proxy Server 2.0 Service Pack 1 (SP1). For more information about Service Pack 1, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

238375 Proxy Server 2.0 Service Pack 1: List of Fixes


Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/22/2005
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbFAQ kbfix kbQFE KB196444