DSN Creation Tool

DSN.exe exposes functionality of the ConfigDataSource, ConfigDataSource_Access and ConfigDataSource_SQLServer immediate custom actions.

Usage:

USAGE:

   dsn  {--system|--user} --driver <driver> [--nologo] [--] [--version]
        [-h] <operation> <name=value> ...


Where:

   --system
     (OR required)  Create a system DSN
         -- OR --
   --user
     (OR required)  Create a user DSN


   --driver
     (required)  Database driver, eg. "SQL Server"

   --nologo
     Suppress logo, raw output only.

   --,  --ignore_rest
     Ignores the rest of the labeled arguments following this flag.

   --version
     Displays version information and exits.

   -h,  --help
     Displays usage information and exits.

   <operation>
     (required)  Operation to perform: "add", "configure" or "remove".

   <name=value>  (accepted multiple times)
     (required)  DSN parameters, eg. Server=localhost

Examples:

Creating a user DSN.

$ DSN.exe --user add --driver "SQL Server" DSN=Test Server=localhost "Description=Test DSN" Database=master Trusted_Connection=yes

DSN 1.0.2291.0 - Copyright (c) Application Security Inc. 2008

Adding "SQL Server" DSN
 DSN=Test;Server=localhost;Description=Test DSN;Database=master;Trusted_Connection=yes

Deleting the user DSN.

$ DSN.exe --user remove --driver "SQL Server" DSN=Test

DSN 1.0.2291.0 - Copyright (c) Application Security Inc. 2008

Removing "SQL Server" DSN
 DSN=Test