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QUESTION POSED ON: 13 February 2004
I'm quite new to SQL Server, and I'm having problems trying to connect between IIS 5 and SQL Server 2000. The text below is the error that occurs. Any help?
Sorry, an internal error has occured: Database Connection Problem. Error Number: -2147467259. Error Description: [Microsoft][ODBC Driver Manager] Data source name not found and no default driver specified. If the problem persists, click the following button to alert the webmaster.

You are trying to use a DSN in your connection string that you haven't defined in the context of the user running IIS.

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