Type
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Syntax
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DB2
| connect_string = "Driver={DB2}; IpAddress=[ip_address];
Port=[port_number]; Database=[database_name];
UID=[username]; PWD=[password]"
where [ip_address] is the IP address of the database server, [port_number] is the port for the database server, [database_name] is the name of the database, and [username] and [password] are the username and password required for accessing the database.
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dBASE 5
| connect_string = "Driver={Dbase}; DBQ=[pathname];
defaultDir=[default_directory]"
where [pathname] is the absolute path name of the directory containing the database file and [default_directory] is the default directory for the database.
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Informix 7, 9
| connect_string = "Driver={Informix};
ServerName=[server_name]; Database=[database_name];
UID=[username]; PWD=[password]"
where [server_name] is the name of the database server, [database_name] is the name of the database, and [username] and [password] are the username and password required for accessing the database.
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Informix 2000
| connect_string = "Driver={Informix};
HostName=[host_name]; ServerName=[server_name];
Port=[port_number]; Database=[database_name];
UID=[username]; PWD=[password]"
where [host_name] is the name of the computer on which the database server resides, [server_name] is the name of the database server as it appears in the sqlhosts file, [port_number] is the port on which the database server is configured to listen, [database_name] is the name of the database, and [username] and [password] are the username and password required for accessing the database.
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Microsoft Access
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DSN-less connection strings and file DSNs are not supported for Microsoft Access databases. You must use system DSNs.
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Microsoft SQL Server 6.5
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DSN-less connection strings and file DSNs are not supported for Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 databases. You must use system DSNs.
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Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 and 2000
| connect_string = "Driver={SQL Server};
Database=[database_name];
Address=[ip_address],[port_number];
UID=[username]; PWD=[password]"
where [database_name] is the name of the database, [ip_address],[port_number] is the IP address of the database server and the port on which the database server is configured to listen, and [username] and [password] are the username and password required for accessing the database.
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MySQL
| connect_string = "Driver={Mysql}; Server=[server_name];
Database=[database_name]; UID=[username]; PWD=[password]"
where [server_name] is the name of the database server, [database_name] is the name of the database, and [username] and [password] are the username and password required for accessing the database.
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Oracle 7, 8
| connect_string = " Driver={Oracle}; Server=[TNS_name];
UID=[username]; PWD=[password]"
where [TNS_name] is the TNS name as defined in the tnsnames.ora file, and [username] and [password] are the username and password required for accessing the database.
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Oracle 8i, 9i
| connect_string = " Driver={Oracle}; Host=[host_name];
Port=[port_number]; SID=[oracle_SID];
UID=[username]; PWD=[password]"
where [host_name] is the computer on which the database server resides, [port_number] is the port on which the database server is configured to listen, [oracle_SID] is the Oracle System Identifier that refers to the instance of Oracle running on the server, and [username] and [password] are the username and password required for accessing the database.
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PostgreSQL
| connect_string = " Driver={Postgres}; Server=[server_name];
Port=[port_number]; Database=[database_name];
UID=[username]; PWD=[password]"
where [server_name] is the name of the database server, [port_number] is the port on which the database server is configured to listen, [database_name] is the name of the database, and [username] and [password] are the username and password required for accessing the database.
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Sybase
| connect_string = " Driver={Sybase};
NetworkAddress=[host_name],[port_number];
Database=[database_name]; UID=[username]; PWD=[password]"
where [host_name],[port_number] is the IP address of the database server and the port on which the database server is configured to listen, [database_name] is the name of the database, and [username] and [password] are the username and password required for accessing the database.
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Text
| connect_string = " Driver={Text};
Database=[database_location]"
where [database_location] is the directory in which the text files are stored.
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