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Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers error '80004005'

hi am getting the following error when I try open my application. everything was ok and nothing has been installed. it just stopped working one day.

Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers error '80004005'
[Microsoft][ODBC Driver Manager] Data source name not found and no default driver specified
/ssi/login/profile.asp, line 669

Line 669 is con1.Open Application("dcon") & "DATABASE=;"

dcon= "PROVIDER=SQLOLEDB;" & _
"DATA SOURCE=;DATABASE=;" & _
"UID=;PWD="


I have tried to change the dcon variable according to various suggestiong I found on the net to no avail.

owaithaka
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I'm not sure which database you are trying to connect to but try http://www.connectionstrings.com/
It should be able to help you work out if the problem is with your connection string or not

Auzzie
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Thanks for that connectionstrings link. It really helped me out.

cosmicfool
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i no understand ,

Naresh Rawal
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This article has been dead for over three months

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