Does anyone know of any good sources of easy to read introductionary information on using ODBC/DSN, or can explain to me basically how it works? (I have both Windows 2000 and RAQ 4 servers).

Thanks,

What do you need to know?

ODBC is a means of interfacing between programs/scripts (eg ASP scripts) and databases (eg MS Access).

A DSN (data source name) is basically an ODBC connection string which is stored in the Windows registry -- it means you can refer to a database connection in a bunch of ASP scripts (for example) using a name rather than a full connection string.

You set up a DSN using the Data Sources (ODBC) tool under Administrative Tools on your Start menu under Windows 2000. It's self-explanatory.

interesting article that may help
http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/backend/databases/tutorials/tutorial3.html

Check out http://www.4guysfromrolla.com

and

http://www.planet-source-code.com

for a view tutorials. I know they have a few tutorials somewhere on their site.

Feel free to drop me an email at emoore@wholesalecolo.com if you need any advice. I have been coding since birth and love to give help to those who need it.