ODBC and MS Access DSN-less connection VB

I have succesfully set up an Access front-end that links tables from a Teradata database. Everything works fine when I have the tables linked through a DSN. I am trying to set up a DSN-less connection, but I am encountering the following error: "Reserved Error (-7778): there is no message for this error"
My code is below. The code below uses a method that deletes the table definition and then appends a new one. I have also tried using the TableDef RefreshLink method and am getting the same error. I also understand that the ODBC connection string for Teradata should start with "Provider=Teradata", but when I use Provider I get prompted with the DSN selection box, so I have been using "Driver=Teradata".

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'//Name     :   AttachDSNLessTable
'//Purpose  :   Create a linked table to a database without using a DSN
'//Parameters
'//     stLocalTableName: Name of the table that you are creating in the current database
'//     stRemoteTableName: Name of the table that you are linking to on the SQL Server database
'//     stServer: Name of the SQL Server that you are linking to
'//     stDatabase: Name of the SQL Server database that you are linking to
'//     stUsername: Name of the SQL Server user who can connect to SQL Server, leave blank to use a Trusted Connection
'//     stPassword: SQL Server user password
Function AttachDSNLessTable(stLocalTableName As String, stRemoteTableName As String, stServer As String, stDatabase As String, Optional stUsername As String, Optional stPassword As String)
    On Error GoTo AttachDSNLessTable_Err
    Dim td As TableDef
    Dim stConnect As String
    
    For Each td In CurrentDb.TableDefs
        If td.Name = stLocalTableName Then
            CurrentDb.TableDefs.Delete stLocalTableName
        End If
    Next
      
    stConnect = "ODBC;Driver=Teradata;DBCName="& stServer & ";Database="& stDatabase & ";Uid="& stUsername & ";Pwd="& stPassword

    Set td = CurrentDb.CreateTableDef(stLocalTableName, dbAttachSavePWD, stRemoteTableName, stConnect)
    CurrentDb.TableDefs.Append td
    AttachDSNLessTable = True
    Exit Function

AttachDSNLessTable_Err:
    
    AttachDSNLessTable = False
    MsgBox "AttachDSNLessTable encountered an unexpected error: "& Err.Description

End Function

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