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3034887 - Error: 'Cannot find DSN in connection string', when creating a new report using an ODBC connection string in Crystal Reports

Symptom

  • Unable to connect to the database.
  • When creating a new report using a connection string, it fails.
  • In Crystal Reports, when attempting to connect to a data souce via ODBC, using a connection string, it fails with the error:
      
      "Logon failed.
       Details: Cannot find DSN in connection string"
       

      DSN Error.png


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Environment

  • SAP Crystal Reports 2013
  • SAP Crystal Reports 2016
  • SAP Crystal Reports 2020 

Product

SAP Crystal Reports 2013 ; SAP Crystal Reports 2016 ; SAP Crystal Reports 2020

Keywords

CR, ODBC DSN , KBA , BI-RA-CR , Crystal Reports designer or Business View Manager , Problem

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