create odbc connection to sql server using vbscript

[emmanuelbeaudet]

Hi,
I tried this script that I found on the Net. It create odbc connection to sql server for each machine with the name in a text file. It works fine but its only created the odbc connection on the registry. If I look in the ODBC source in the control panet I can't see the connection, if I look in the registry I see it. if I create a new connection with the same name got message that the connection allready exist. How can I use this connection without seeing it in the odbc source ?

Thank you

Emmanuel


Option Explicit

'Constants
Const HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT = &H80000000
Const HKEY_CURRENT_USER = &H80000001
Const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002
Const HKEY_USERS = &H80000003
Const HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG = &H80000005

'Variables
On Error resume next
Dim DataSourceName
Dim DatabaseName
Dim Description
Dim DriverPath
Dim LastUser
Dim Server
Dim Trusted_connection
Dim DriverName
Dim InputFile
Dim iFSO
Dim ifile
Dim sComputer
Dim sPath

'Value assignment
DataSourceName = "inventory_odbc"
DatabaseName = "inventory"
DriverPath = "C:\WINNT\System32\sqlsrv32.dll"
LastUser="sa"
Server="mfortin"
Trusted_connection="Yes"
Description="ODBC DSN for the Database:" & DatabaseName
DriverName="SQL Server"
InputFile="c:\pclist.txt"
Set iFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FilesyStemObject")
Set ifile = iFSO.OpenTextFile(inputfile)
sPath = "SOFTWARE\ODBC\ODBC.INI\" & DataSourceName

'Read and loop through the input file
Do until ifile.AtEndOfLine
sComputer = ifile.ReadLine
If (0 = CreateRegKey(sComputer, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, sPath)) Then
SetRegKeyStrValue sComputer, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, sPath, "Database", DatabaseName
SetRegKeyStrValue sComputer, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, sPath, "Description", Description
SetRegKeyStrValue sComputer, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, sPath, "Driver", DriverPath
SetRegKeyStrValue sComputer, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, sPath, "LastUser",LastUser
SetRegKeyStrValue sComputer, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, sPath, "Server",Server
SetRegKeyStrValue sComputer, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, sPath, "Trusted_Connection",Trusted_connection
Else
Exit Do
End If

'Write in "ODBC Data Sources" Key to allow ODBC Manager list & manage the new DSN SetRegKeyStrValue sComputer, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, "SOFTWARE\ODBC\ODBC.INI\ODBC Data Sources", DataSourceName , DriverName
MsgBox (sComputer & " DONE!")
Loop

ifile.Close
Set ifile = Nothing
Set iFSO = Nothing

'Create RegKey Function
Function CreateRegKey (sComputer, hTree, sKey)
Dim oRegistry
Dim lResult
Set oRegistry = GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}//" & sComputer & "/root/default:StdRegProv")
lResult = oRegistry.CreateKey(hTree, sPath)
If (lResult = 0) And (Err.Number = 0) Then
CreateRegKey = 0
Else
CreateRegKey = 1
msgbox("Create Key " & sKey & " Failed")
End If
Set oRegistry = Nothing

End Function

'set RegKey Function
Function SetRegKeyStrValue (sComputer, hTree, sKey, sValueName, sValue)
Dim oRegistry
Dim lResult
Set oRegistry = GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}//" & sComputer & "/root/default:StdRegProv")
lResult = oRegistry.SetStringValue(hTree, sKey, sValueName, sValue)
If (lResult = 0) And (Err.Number = 0) Then
SetRegKeyStrValue = 0
Else
SetRegKeyStrValue = 1
msgbox("Set Value for " & sKey & " Failed")
End If
Set oRegistry = Nothing

End Function

 

[PHV]

Have you browsed ALL the tabs in the ODBC source manager form ?

Hope This Help, PH.
Want to get great answers to your Tek-Tips questions? Have a look at FAQ219-2884 or FAQ222-2244

 

[emmanuelbeaudet]

Yes and I didn't see the connection.

 

[wcburton]

Any progress with this problem? I am thinking I may need to do the same soon and would like to know if there is an answer in case it happens to me.

    'Write in "ODBC Data Sources" Key to allow ODBC Manager list & manage the new DSN SetRegKeyStrValue sComputer, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,  "SOFTWARE\ODBC\ODBC.INI\ODBC Data Sources", DataSourceName , DriverName
    MsgBox (sComputer & " DONE!")
Loop

One thing I did see is that this line where you write the single value to 'ODBC Data Sources' did not paste well. It looks like the entire line is a comment and then wrapped when you pasted it. When you verified that the registry was written, did you just look for the 'databasename' key and the values in that key or did you verify that the 'databasename' value was written in the 'ODBC Data Sources' key?

Were all the values written as plain strings (REG_SZ) or did they maybe get written as multi or expanded strings?

 

[desihuduga]

I am doing a similar thing, but using vb.net. it is working fine for me.

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Dim rk As Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey

rk = Microsoft.Win32.Registry.LocalMachine.CreateSubKey("SOFTWARE\ODBC\ODBC.INI\ODBCNAME")
rk.SetValue("Server", "SERVERNAME")
rk.SetValue("Trusted_Connection", "Yes")
rk.SetValue("Driver", "c:\winnt\system32\\SQLSRV32.dll")
rk.SetValue("Description", "ODBCNAME")
rk.SetValue("Database", "DATABASENAME")

rk = Microsoft.Win32.Registry.LocalMachine.GetValue("SOFTWARE\ODBC\ODBC.INI\ODBC Data Sources")
rk.SetValue(""ODBCNAME", "SQL Server")