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Error "Data source name not found and no default driver specified" from SequeLink Socket Server

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TitleError "Data source name not found and no default driver specified" from SequeLink Socket Server
URL Name000041267
Article Number000117473
EnvironmentProduct: SequeLink Socket Server
Version: 6.0
OS: All supported platforms
Database: All supported databases
Application: All supported applications
Question/Problem Description
The error below is returned when connecting to a database using SequeLink ODBC Client and the SequeLink Socket Server.
Steps to Reproduce
Clarifying Information
Error Message[DataDirect][ODBC SequeLink driver][ODBC Socket]internal error: Data source name not found and no default driver specified
[DataDirect][ODBC 20101 driver][ODBC Socket]internal error: Data source name not found and no default driver specified
Defect Number
Enhancement Number
Cause
The backend data source is not a System data source
or
DataSourceSOCODBCConnStr was set to datasourcename instead of DSN=datasourcename
or
DataSourceSOCODBCConnStr value contains a CR/LF
Resolution


If the backend data source is on Windows, make sure it is created as a System data source and make sure there is no User data source with the same name

Set the DataSourceSOCODBCConnStr in the server data source to:
    DSN=datasourcename

Make sure there is no CR/LF after the <datasourcename>
Workaround
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Last Modified Date2/28/2019 2:38 PM
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