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How to configure ODBC connection to SQLServer using dynamic ports in IBM Information Server

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SQLServer is setup to dynamically assign ports. In the .odbc.ini file, the Address parameter is usually set to hostname colon port number (Address=HostName:1433), but the port may change. How should we handle this?

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