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Can I Create and Delete a DSN Using a Script?

November 10, 2004 Nov 10, 2004 11/10/04

ScriptingGuy1

Hey, Scripting Guy! Is it possible to create an ODBC Data Sources Name (DSN) on the fly and then remove it when done?-- KC Hey, KC. Is it possible to create and then delete an ODBC DSN? To tell you the truth, we weren’t entirely sure. As it turns out, however the answer is this: as long as you’re willing to write a script that modifies ...

How Can I Tell Whether a Value Exists in the Registry?

October 29, 2004 Oct 29, 2004 10/29/04

ScriptingGuy1

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I tell whether a value exists in the registry on a remote computer?-- AL Hey, AL. Full disclosure time: even though we go by the name The Scripting Guys, we don’t claim to know everything there is to know about scripting. This question is a good example of that. When we first read it we thought, “Well, ...