PRB: Datasource Name Too Long Error as Establishing Connection

Last reviewed: August 13, 1995
Article ID: Q134723

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0

SYMPTOMS

When attempting to establish a connection to a remote data source using a connection created with the Connection Designer, Visual FoxPro fails, and displays this error message:

   Connectivity error: [Microsoft][ODBC DLL]Data Source Name Too Long

CAUSE

In the Connection Designer, the Connect String was chained together using commas instead of semi-colons.

WORKAROUND

The connection string specified in the connection designer must be changed to be chained together using semi-colons.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

The following connection string, if entered in the Connection Designer, fails due to the presence of commas:

   DSN=vfpsql,USERID=sa,PASSWORD=sa,DATABASE=pubs

The correct syntax is:

   DSN=vfpsql;USERID=sa;PASSWORD=sa;DATABASE=pubs

Additional reference words: 3.00 VFoxWin ODBC
KBCategory: kbinterop kbprb
KBSubcategory: FxinteropOdbc

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Last reviewed: August 13, 1995
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