Systems Management

Open Database Connectivity, its basically names of connections with a driver and attributes assigned to the connection.

You can find the ODBC entries in the registry under HKCU\Software\ODBC and HKLM\Software\ODBC

There are also some MSI table to handle these (their names start with ODBC) http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa370546(v=vs.85).aspx

1. Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) refers to a software API method for using database management systems (DBMS). ODBC was created so as to be independent of programming languages or operational systems and offers access to different database systems. The standard ODBC consists of an ODBC core and the respective specific ODBC database drivers. The core, also known as Driver manager, is independent of the database and acts as an interpreter between the application and the database drivers. The database drivers, on the other hand, contain DBMS-specific details and offer a mechanism for connecting with different ODBS-enabled database systems.
2. you can come to know about ODBC entries in your package using a tool like prism , picture taker  or install rite, whether you application is creating some odbc entries in your package.
3. Depending on what technology you are making use of , there are different ways to handle ODBC entries
   For MSI: only keeping odbc related registries in our package would suffice. you can remove odbc related ini files from your package
   For App-V: You need to merge the odbc related registries with local.

In 64 bit OS, there are different ODBC for 64 bit and 32 bit. Make sure you are using the correct one.

After installing source, go to Start Menu->Run and type odbcad32. This will lauch 'ODBC Data Source Administrator'

Watch the first 4 tabs named User DSN, System DSN, File DSN and Driver

If you found any your application releated entry/new entry in any of the tab, it means that your application has ODBC entries..

Now go to Start Menu->Run and type regedit

Go to HKLM\Software\ODBC and HKCU\Software\ODBC hives and export your app related registries as .reg file
Note : If you fing anything in HKCU\Software\ODBC, you can keep them in HKLM and remove them from HKCU

After Capturing the application, go to ODBC tables, delete the ODBC entries and import the above created .reg file into respective component.

With the greatest respect, you should not be using this forum as a training room. To not know what ODBC is displays a staggering lack of knowledge of PC operating systems and Windows in particular.

Get yourself on a basic PC training course, then an application packaging course.

If you subsequently have tricky practical problems, by all means ask about them here.

Btwn.. Are you creating any Tutorial for packaging?