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ODBC on DSN (Windows Server 2003)

I am trying to create an ODBC connection from a remote location. I have a MS Access table that I want to connect to a Progress Database (for Epicor's Vantage Manufacturing Software). I have created ODBC before but not remotely. I have the IP address, username and password to gain remote access to the server, what do I need to do to create the link to the Access table?

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network drive
access database is file only

Progress Database should have access to network drive with mdb file
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I'm sorry, but I don't follow exactly. Can you elaborate?
I understood that you want to retrieve data from Access file under Progress Database

a way to access the database from a remote computer to a network drive - Shared Folder

Sorry, I actually want to use Access to retrieve data from the remote Progress database.
install ODBC client on each computer with database
unblock port on firewall (on server)
use ODBC and file DSN - you don't need create SYSTEM DSN or USER DSN on each machine
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<<I am trying to create an ODBC connection from a remote location. I have a MS Access table that I want to connect to a Progress Database (for Epicor's Vantage Manufacturing Software). I have created ODBC before but not remotely. I have the IP address, username and password to gain remote access to the server, what do I need to do to create the link to the Access table?>>
  A good place to go for connection strings is:
http://www.connectionstrings.com
  With ODBC, if you supply all the required connection information in the connection string, then you won't need any type of DSN as was said.  The connection string you need varies based on what tool your using to connect (ie. DAO, ADO, or ADO.NET) and which way your going, which wasn't clear to me from reading your questions.
JimD.
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