Active Server Pages 3.0 from Scratch

Creating The Database and ODBC DSN

At this point, I'll assume that you have Microsoft Access installed. Let's create the database for your project. Open Access and create a blank database called outpost.mdb. Take note of where you save it, because you'll need that in a couple of minutes. When you're done, exit Access. (You can also copy outpost.mdb from the CD-ROM to your machine instead of creating it from scratch.)

Now you need to create the Data Source Name (DSN) for the database you're using. You can think of a DSN as a set of ODBC configuration information our application will use to access the database. To do this, go to Start, Settings, Control Panel and double-click the Administrative Tools folder, then the Data Sources (ODBC) icon. ...