SQLRemoveDSNFromIni Function
Conformance
Version Introduced: ODBC 1.0
Summary
SQLRemoveDSNFromIni removes a data source from the system information.
Syntax
BOOL SQLRemoveDSNFromIni(
LPCSTR lpszDSN);
Arguments
lpszDSN
[Input] Name of the data source to remove.
Returns
The function returns TRUE if it removes the data source or the data source was not in the Odbc.ini file. It returns FALSE if it fails to remove the data source.
Diagnostics
When SQLRemoveDSNFromIni returns FALSE, an associated *pfErrorCode value can be obtained by calling SQLInstallerError. The following table lists the *pfErrorCode values that can be returned by SQLInstallerError and explains each one in the context of this function.
*pfErrorCode | Error | Description |
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ODBC_ERROR_GENERAL_ERR | General installer error | An error occurred for which there was no specific installer error. |
ODBC_ERROR_INVALID_DSN | Invalid DSN | The lpszDSN argument was invalid. |
ODBC_ERROR_REQUEST_FAILED | Request failed | The installer could not remove the DSN info from the registry. |
ODBC_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEM | Out of memory | The installer could not perform the function because of a lack of memory. |
Comments
SQLRemoveDSNFromIni removes the data source name from the [ODBC Data Sources] section of the system information. It also removes the data source specification section from the system information.
This function should be called only from a driver setup library.
Related Functions
For information about | See |
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Adding, modifying, or removing a data source | ConfigDSN |
Adding, modifying, or removing a data source | SQLConfigDataSource |
Removing the default data source | SQLRemoveDefaultDataSource |
Adding a data source name to the system information | SQLWriteDSNToIni |