[thelist] Pros and Cons of a DSN connection x a DSN-less?

[Robert Goodyear]

As I understand it, using an include or an ini as you describe is still far
less expensive than using a DSN. Using a file is NOT just storing DSN info,
it's more like using Jet Driver to connect to the DB.

> > A little bit of confusion here. I thought that a DSN-less
> > connection was one that does not use DSN. Not one that uses
> > DSN information stored on a file. Wouldn't that be like using
> > DSN? Here is an example of a DSN-less connection string :
> >
>
> Though, having a file-DSN (system and machine DSNs are kept in the
> registry, btw) isn't much different, really. We find the .ini files
> easier to manage and keep track of.
>

/rg

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