an ASCII file, which contains the connection information for a database vendor's database
a special 'mobile' data source that stores the data source information associated with the Driver in a file, which may then be copied and shared among different users and ODBC application host machines
a special 'mobile' datasource that stores the datasource information associated with the ODBC Driver in a file that is sharable
a special 'mobile' data source that stores the data source information associated with the ODBC Driver in a file that is sharable
Stores connection information for a database in a file that's saved on your computer. The file is a text file with the extension .dsn. The connection information consists of parameters and corresponding values that the ODBC Driver Manager uses to establish a connection. Compare with data source name. Contrast with machine DSN.
a data source name that is stored completely within a file (unlike a machine DSN, a user DSN, or a system DSN, which are stored in the Windows Registry). See also data source name, user DSN and system DSN.