setting up SQL Server data source

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From: Tim Wallace (reply_at_this_group.com)
Date: 03/01/04 

Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2004 18:15:57 -0500

Can someone please point me to the appropriate place(s) to obtain
information about programmatically defining Data Sources (as opposed to
doing it manually through Control Panel...Administrative Tools...Data
Sources)?

Thank you.

Tim