ODBC filename

I have an Access front end connecting to SQL for the data. I have made my
ODBC connections for each machine through File DSN and they all work except
one. I have one machine that came with Windows Vista and has been converted
back to XP like all the others.

On this machine when I open the ODBC Administrator, I select SQL and type in
my name for the dsn, and no matter what name I type in, I get an error that
says "the filename entered is invalid" and my only choice is "OK".

Can anybody help me with what it wants for a filename? I have simply used
"fea" for all the others, but that won't work here. I've tried adding
letters to get it up to seven characters, but it still gives me the same
error message.

Thanks for any advice!!
Susan

This doesn't seem to be an Access issue. However, I have gotten away from
creating DSNs on user PCs opting for DSN-less connections as documented on
Doug Steele's site http://www.accessmvp.com/djsteele/DSNLessLinks.html.
--
Duane Hookom
Microsoft Access MVP


"Susan" wrote:

I have an Access front end connecting to SQL for the data. I have made my
ODBC connections for each machine through File DSN and they all work except
one. I have one machine that came with Windows Vista and has been converted
back to XP like all the others.

On this machine when I open the ODBC Administrator, I select SQL and type in
my name for the dsn, and no matter what name I type in, I get an error that
says "the filename entered is invalid" and my only choice is "OK".

Can anybody help me with what it wants for a filename? I have simply used
"fea" for all the others, but that won't work here. I've tried adding
letters to get it up to seven characters, but it still gives me the same
error message.

Thanks for any advice!!
Susan

Hello Susan,

I seem to be having the same issue. Please let me know if you found a
solution to the problem.

Thanks,
Kiran