Have you set up a ODBC connection ? You must set up a ODBC connection in the ODBC Sources that is usually in you Control Panel or Administrator Tools. You must put it as a System DNS and set up the connection, so your local system know where to find the database. Kind Regards Arné Klopper ------------------------------------ NetCB Solutions (Pty) Ltd. www.netcb.com Office: +27 12 997 3007 Fax: 27 12 997 3629 Mobile: +27 84 513 4119 >>> Petrus Ali Saputra <petrusali@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 2004/11/08 05:55:45 AM >>> Can anyone here help me how to connect to an ODBC data? Here is my code: $odbc = odbc_connect("Ta Fara","",""); And this is the result: Warning: odbc_connect(): SQL error: [Microsoft][ODBC Driver Manager] Data source name not found and no default driver specified, SQL state IM002 in SQLConnect in d:\my documents\my webs\projects\ta fara\main\admin\config.php on line 2 -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php