Okay, I'm about to pull my hair out here, so if anyone around can help me
with this, I would appreciate it very much!.

I have a database on the HP that is enabled for ODBC access, I know that it
works, as I just used it recently.  My problem comes with trying to setup
Windows NT and the data source.  Under the odbc datasources in the control
panel, I have correctly added the User DSN.  I have verified this by using
access to connect to the database (Microsoft Access can use the user DSN
while Microsoft Excel seems to want to use a file DSN).

Now, from what HP support was telling me, I need to create a file DSN, and
when I choose the drive, to select the advanced options and add the line
DSN=<user dsn name>.  I've tried this, but 1) it doesn't want to stay, and
2) when I edit the DSN manually, and add the line, Excel (or rather
Microsoft Query), still says that there is no DSN.  I seem to recall needing
something else in file DSN.  Anyone have any ideas?

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Gary L. Paveza, Jr.
Technical Support Specialist
All opinions are mine and not those of my employer