ODBC Connection Failure

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From: johnb (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 05/17/04 

Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 14:26:56 -0700

How do you fault find when an ODBC will not connect to a
data source. Am I asking in the right place even?

TIA
johnb

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