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The document discusses adding and removing ODBC data sources to an MS SQL Server database from a Delphi program. It provides code that almost accomplishes this task but does not allow storing username and password information. While some drivers like MS Access allow setting username and password when configuring the data source, the SQL Server ODBC driver does not store this information even if added to the registry.

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Add - Remove ODBC Data Source To MS SQL Server (SQLConfigDataSource)

The document discusses adding and removing ODBC data sources to an MS SQL Server database from a Delphi program. It provides code that almost accomplishes this task but does not allow storing username and password information. While some drivers like MS Access allow setting username and password when configuring the data source, the SQL Server ODBC driver does not store this information even if added to the registry.

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Ad d / rem ove ODBC d at a sou r ce t o M S


SQL Ser ver (SQLCon ÒgDat aSou r ce)
Delph i Pr ogr am m in g Quest ion
Asked by: snebal on 12-20-2004
Solved by: rllibby

Hello.

I would like to add and rem ove ODBC data sour ces to a MS SQL
Ser ver fr om m y pr ogram . I have the following code that alm ost
does the tr ick.

<--Begin code-->
unit m ain;

interface

uses
Windows, Messages, SysUtils, Classes, Graphics, Contr ols, Form s,
Dialogs,
StdCtrls;

const
ODBC_ADD_DSN = 1; / / Add data source
ODBC_CONFIG_DSN = 2; // ConÒgure (edit) data
ODBC_REMOVE_DSN = 3; // Rem ove data source
ODBC_ADD_SYS_DSN = 4; // add a system DSN
ODBC_CONFIG_SYS_DSN = 5; // ConÒgure a system DSN
ODBC_REMOVE_SYS_DSN = 6; // remove a system DSN
ODBC_REMOVE_DEFAULT_DSN = 7; // rem ove the default DSN
SQL_MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH = 512;

function SQLConÒgDataSource(hwndParent: HWND; fRequest:


WORD;
const lpszDr iver, lpszAttr ibutes: PChar): BOOL; stdcall;

function SQLInstallerErr or (iEr ror: WORD; pfErr or Code: PDWORD;


lpszErrorMsg: PChar; cbErr or MsgMax: WORD;
pcbErrorMsg: PWORD): Sm allint; stdcall;

type
TFor m1 = class(TFor m )
Button1: TButton;
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Data Source

var
Form 1: TFor m 1;

im plementation

{$R * .DFM}

function SQLConÒgDataSource; external 'ODBCCP32.DLL';


function SQLInstaller Er ror; external 'ODBCCP32.DLL';

procedure TFor m1.Button1Click(Sender : TObject);


var
attr: str ing;
pfErr or Code: DWORD;
er rMsg: PChar ;
begin
//Add DSN
attr := 'DSN=TEST'# 0 + 'Descr iption=Test database'# 0 +
'SERVER=DBSERVER'#0 +
'DATABASE=Test'# 0;
If not SQLConÒgDataSource(0, ODBC_ADD_DSN, 'SQL Ser ver',
PChar (attr)) Then begin
errMsg := AllocMem (SQL_MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH);
SQLInstallerEr ror(1, @pfEr rorCode, er rMsg,
SQL_MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH, nil);
MessageBox(0, err Msg, PChar('Cr eate System DSN Er ror # ' +
IntToStr (pfErr or Code)), 0);
FreeMem (err Msg);
end
Else
Showm essage('Done');
end;

procedure TFor m1.Button2Click(Sender : TObject);


var
attr: str ing;
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Data Source

by: rllibby Posted on 2004-12-20 at 10:14:38 ID: 12868960

Yes, it is impossible to have sql server (using odbc driver)


store the uid/pwd info. Even if you m anually add it to the
registry key, the SQLConnect(...) call will NOT utilize this
info. As I also said, this is driver speciÒc. MS Access, for
example, does allow setting this:

eg:

var attr: string;


pfErrorCode: DWORD;
errMsg: PChar;
begin

// Add DSN
attr:='DSN=TEST'#0+
'Description=Test database'#0+
'SERVER=DBSERVER'# 0+
'DATABASE=Test'# 0+
'Trusted_Connection=No'#0+
'Uid=Apples'#0+
'Pwd=Oranges'# 0+
# 0;

If not SQLConÒgDataSource(0, ODBC_ADD_DSN,


'Microsoft Access Driver (* .m db)', PChar(attr)) Then begin
errMsg := AllocMem(SQL_MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH);
SQLInstallerError(1, @pfErrorCode, errMsg,
SQL_MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH, nil);
MessageBox(0, errMsg, PChar('Create System DSN Error
#' + IntToStr(pfErrorCode)), 0);
FreeMem (errMsg);
end
Else

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