Getting System Info

[mike2145]

Can anyone tell me the code needed from VB6 to access and bring back the windows installed OBDC Drivers ??
Thanks

[Iouri]

'That is John Pirkey's code. All credits are his.


Private Declare Function SQLDataSources Lib "ODBC32.DLL" (ByVal henv&, ByVal fDirection%, ByVal szDSN$, ByVal cbDSNMax%, pcbDSN%, ByVal szDescription$, ByVal cbDescriptionMax%, pcbDescription%) As Integer

Private Declare Function SQLAllocEnv% Lib "ODBC32.DLL" (env&)

Const SQL_SUCCESS As Long = 0
Const SQL_FETCH_NEXT As Long = 1

Sub GetDSNsAndDrivers()
Dim i As Integer
Dim sDSNItem As String * 1024
Dim sDRVItem As String * 1024
Dim sDSN As String
Dim sDRV As String
Dim iDSNLen As Integer
Dim iDRVLen As Integer
Dim lHenv As Long 'handle to the environment

On Error Resume Next
lstDSN.AddItem "(None)"

'get the DSNs
If SQLAllocEnv(lHenv) <> -1 Then
Do Until i <> SQL_SUCCESS
sDSNItem = Space$(1024)
sDRVItem = Space$(1024)
i = SQLDataSources(lHenv, SQL_FETCH_NEXT, sDSNItem, 1024, iDSNLen, sDRVItem, 1024, iDRVLen)
sDSN = Left$(sDSNItem, iDSNLen)
sDRV = Left$(sDRVItem, iDRVLen)

If sDSN <> Space(iDSNLen) Then
lstDSN.AddItem sDSN
lstDrivers.AddItem sDRV '---optional - driver value returned
End If
Loop
End If
'remove the dups
If lstDSN.ListCount > 0 Then
With lstDrivers
If .ListCount > 1 Then
i = 0
While i < .ListCount
If .List(i) = .List(i + 1) Then
.RemoveItem (i)
Else
i = i + 1
End If
Wend
End If
End With
End If
lstDSN.ListIndex = 0
End Sub




Private Sub Form_Load()
GetDSNsAndDrivers
On Error Resume Next
lstDSN.ListIndex = 0
lstDrivers.ListIndex = 0

End Sub


Iouri Boutchkine
iouri@hotsheet.com