ODBCINST registry entries
Contents
The ODBCINST initialization information is located in the
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREODBCODBCINST.INI registry key. When you
install an ODBC-compliant driver, ODBCINST.INI is automatically
updated with a description of the driver.
This description includes:
-
The DBMS or data source associated with the driver
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The drive and directory of the driver and setup DLLs (for
some data sources, the driver and setup DLLs are the same) -
Other driver-specific connection parameters
Editing
You do not need to edit the registry key directly to modify
connection information. If your driver uses the information in the
ODBCINST.INI registry key, the key is automatically updated when you
install the driver. This is true whether the driver is supplied by SAP
or another vendor.