Err Msg: ODBC Error - The Data Source Name (DSN) May be Incorrect

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SYMPTOMS

When Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.0 SP1, included in the Windows NT 4.0 SP4, is installed on a Proxy Server 2.0 computer, ODBC logging can no longer be configured. An attempt to do so causes the following error to occur, even though the supplied parameters are correct.

ODBC Error - The Data Source Name (DSN) may be incorrect

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CAUSE

The Proxy Server 2.0 Mspadmin.exe component does not correctly check the return value of some low-level ODBC API calls.

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RESOLUTION

This problem is resolved in Microsoft Proxy Server 2.0 Service Pack 1 (SP1). For more information about Service Pack 1, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

238375 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/238375/EN-US/ ) Proxy Server 2.0 Service Pack 1: List of Fixes

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APPLIES TO

Microsoft Proxy Server 2.0 Standard Edition

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kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbbug kbfaq kbfix kbqfe KB196444

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