ODBC connection using Access

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I am using Access 2K as a front end to MySQL running on a Linux server.
I am having trouble connectiong to the server. MySQL control centre connects
and I can connect using a DSN data source. But if I connect using the
following code

Dim constr As String
Dim tbl As DAO.TableDef

constr = "ODBC;DRIVER={M ySQL ODBC 3.51 Driver};DESC=;U SER=" & SQLServerUser
_
& ";DATABASE= " & SQLServerDataba se _
& ";SERVER=" & SQLServer _
& ";PASSWORD= " & SQLServerPasswo rd _
& ";PORT=;OPTION= ;STMT=;;TABLE=" & MYTABLENAME
tbl.Connect = constr
tbl.SourceTable Name = MYTABLENAME
DoEvents
CurrentDb.Table Defs.Append tbl

I get a Cannot find installable ISAM error message when trying to append the
table. It appears that a connection is made but that I cannot access any of
the tables. I have tried using other connection methods and get the same
results.

If I change the above to
constr = "DSN=MYDSNCONNE CTION;DESC=;USE R=" & SQLServerUser _
& ";DATABASE= " & SQLServerDataba se _
& ";SERVER=" & SQLServer _
& ";PASSWORD= " & SQLServerPasswo rd _
& ";PORT=;OPTION= ;STMT=;;TABLE=" & MYTABLENAME

Where MYDSNCONNECTION is the DSN connection set up in the data sources, the
code works and the table is appended.
I would prefer to use the first method since I will not have to create the
DSN on every workstation.
Can anyone help me with this.