> c) we are using the Install Builder, how exactly can we make our
> installer to create the .dsn?
>

Jim Kane:

This code I wrote for someone else on the newsgroup makes a dsn and deletes it. You need to make lib files for the indicated dlls.

  program
_abcdllmode_ equate(0)
_abclinkmode_ equate(1)
  map
  module('api')
 sqlinstallererror(ushort ierror, *ulong pfErrorCode,|
 *cstring szErrorMsg, ushort cbErrorMsgMax,|
 *ushort pcbErrorMsg),short,pascal,raw,Name('SQLInstallerError')
!found in odbccp32.dll

     configdsn(unsigned,ushort,*cstring,*cstring)|
  ,bool,raw,pascal,Name('ConfigDsn')
!found in odbcjt32.dll
  end
  end
driverstring    cstring(256)
attrstring      cstring(256)             !attribute string to pass in configdsn
maindir         cstring('c:\maindir\')   !junk non-existant dir to produce an error
rv              bool                     !return value from configdsn 0=error
i               ushort                   !sqlinstallererror can return up to 8 error codes
szErrorstr      cstring(256)             !receives an error string
fErrorCode      ulong                    !receives and errorcode
cbErrorMsg      ushort                   !size of errorstr returned
!sql related equates for return value from SQLInstallerError
SQL_Success             equate(0)
Sql_Success_with_Info   equate(1)
SQL_STILL_EXECUTING     equate(2)
SQL_Error               equate(-1)
SQL_No_Data             equate(100)
eRet                    short
  code
  if message('Create DSN or Error','CreateDSN 
Demo',icon:question,'DSN|Error')=1
    driverstring='Access'&'<0><0>'
  else
    driverstring='<0><0>'
  end
  attrstring='DSN=temp;DriverID=25;DBQ=' & clip(maindir) & '\dacsdata.mdb'& '<0><0>'
  rv=ConfigDSN(0,1,driverstring,attrstring)  !create the DSN
  if ~rv then
    Message('Config DSN Failed - error messages to follow.')
    loop I=1 to 8
      eRet=SqlInstallerError(I,fErrorcode, szErrorStr, size(szErrorStr)-1, cbErrorMsg)
      if (eRet=Sql_Success or eRet=Sql_Success_With_Info) and cbErrormsg then
        message(szErrorstr,'ConfigDSN Error')
      else
        message('End of Error Messages')
        break
      end
    end
  else
    message('If you open ODBC in control panel before pressing ok, you''ll see your dsn','configdsn worked')
    rv=configDsn(0,3,driverstring,attrstring)
    if rv then
      message('the dsn was deleted')
    else
      Message('deleting the dsn failed')
    end
  end
  return