Could you please explain what you mean with "access an ODBC connection
remotely"?
Do you want to use an ODBC connection string instead of a DSN?
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Matthias Rebbe
Life Is Too Short For Boring Code
> Am 18.03.2020 um 21:41 schrieb Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>:
>
> Hmmm your example works, so yes the dictionary is wrong (again). It states
> revOpenDatabase("odbc", hostAddress, databaseName,
> [userName],[passWord],[cursorType]).
>
> "hostAddress" should actually be "dsnName". Also the Disctionary example
> seems to indicate the userName and passWord arguments are optional but they
> are not. I get the same error using your corrected example sans the
> user/pass.
>
> One more question if I may, can I access an ODBC connection remotely? If so,
> how would I specifiy which actual server I want to connect to?
>
> Bob S
>
>
>> On Mar 17, 2020, at 16:00 , matthias rebbe via use-livecode
>> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>>
>> i would say the description in the dictionary is wrong and therefore your
>> script. ;)
>>
>> I am using it as follows
>>
>> put revopendatabase("ODBC",DsnName,Databasename,Username,Password)
>
>
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