'//Name : CreateDSNConnection
'//Purpose : Create a DSN to link tables to SQL Server
'//Parameters
'// stServer: Name of SQL Server that you are linking to
'// stDatabase: Name of the SQL Server database that you are linking to
'// stUsername: Name of the SQL Server user who can connect to SQL Server, leave blank to use a Trusted Connection
'// stPassword: SQL Server user password
Public Function CreateDSNConnection(stServer As String, stDatabase As String, Optional stUsername As String, Optional stPassword As String) As Boolean
On Error GoTo CreateDSNConnection_Err
Dim stConnect As String
stServer = ERPSVR
stDatabase = MAIN
stUsername = testuser
stPassword = "test$123"
If Len(stUsername) = 0 Then
'//Use trusted authentication if stUsername is not supplied.
stConnect = "Description=myDSN" & vbCr & "SERVER=" & stServer & vbCr & "DATABASE=" & stDatabase & vbCr & "Trusted_Connection=Yes"
Else
stConnect = "Description=myDSN" & vbCr & "SERVER=" & stServer & vbCr & "DATABASE=" & stDatabase & vbCr
End If
DBEngine.RegisterDatabase "myDSN", "SQL Server", True, stConnect
'// Add error checking.
CreateDSNConnection = True
Exit Function
CreateDSNConnection_Err:
CreateDSNConnection = False
MsgBox "CreateDSNConnection encountered an unexpected error: " & Err.Description
End Function