Article ID: 95013
Article Last Modified on 5/9/2003
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Access 1.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Access 1.1 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Access 2.0 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q95013
Moderate: Requires basic macro, coding, and interoperability skills.
SYMPTOMS
When you are trying to attach, import from, or export to a Microsoft SQL Server table, the SQL Data Sources dialog box is displayed, but no data sources (SQL Server computers) are listed.
CAUSE
The following are the most likely causes:
- You did not use the Microsoft Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) Administration application to set up connections to SQL Server machines.
- The [ODBC Data Sources] section of your ODBC.INI file is missing or blank, or you have multiple copies of the ODBC.INI file and Microsoft Access is using a file in which the [ODBC Data Sources] section is missing.
RESOLUTION
Verify that you have a single copy of the ODBC.INI file on your computer, located in your Windows directory. Also, make sure there is an [ODBC Data Sources] section in your ODBC.INI file containing correct entries for the SQL Server computers you want to use.
MORE INFORMATION
To correct the problem, rename your ODBC.INI file and use the ODBC Administration application to complete the following tasks:
- Connect to the SQL Server computers you want to use.
- Create a new ODBC.INI file.
The contents of your new ODBC.INI file should resemble the following example:
[ODBC Data Sources]
MYSERVER=SQL Server
YOURSRVR=SQL Server
[MYSERVER]
Driver=C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SQLSRVR.DLL
Description=SQL Server on server MYSERVER
OemToAnsi=No
Network=dbnmp3
Address=\\MYSERVER\PIPE\SQL\QUERY
[YOURSRVR]
Driver=C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SQLSRVR.DLL
Description=SQL Server on server YOURSRVR
OemToAnsi=No
Network=dbnmp3
Address=\\YOURSRVR\PIPE\SQL\QUERY
Additional query words: odbc
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