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DBMS/RDBMS Database Server Connection Strings

SQL Server 2000 Connection Strings

MS SQL Server 2000 Connection Strings including ODBC, OLE DB and SQL Client Connection Strings.

This is the complied and tested collection of Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Connection strings including

MS SQL Server 2000 ODBC Standard Security Connection String, Trusted connection, OLE DB, OleDbConnection (.NET) Standard Security Connection Strings, Trusted connection String, Connecting to an SQL Server instance , Connect via an IP address, SqlConnection (.NET), Standard Security, Trusted Connection String

ODBC Connection String for SQL Server 2000     Standard Security       Driver={SQL Server};Server=myServerAddress;Database=myDataBase;Uid=myUsername;Pwd=myPassword;      ' VB.NET Imports System.Data.Odbc ... Dim oODBCConnection As OdbcConnection Dim sConnString As String = _"Driver={SQL Server};" & _"Server=MySQLServerName;" & _"Database=MyDatabaseName;" & _"Uid=MyUsername;" & _"Pwd=MyPassword" oODBCConnection = New Odbc.OdbcConnection(sConnString) oODBCConnection.Open()      Trusted connection       Driver={SQL Server};Server=myServerAddress;Database=myDataBase;Trusted_Connection=Yes;          OLE DB, OleDbConnection (.NET) Connection String for SQL Server 2000     Standard Security   Provider=sqloledb;Data Source=myServerAddress;Initial Catalog=myDataBase;User Id=myUsername;Password=myPassword;       ' VB.NET Imports System.Data.OleDb ... Dim oOleDbConnection As OleDbConnection Dim sConnString As String = _ "Provider=sqloledb;" & _ "Data Source=myServerName;" & _ "Initial Catalog=myDatabaseName;" & _ "User Id=myUsername;" & _ "Password=myPassword" oOleDbConnection = New OleDb.OleDbConnection(sConnString) oOleDbConnection.Open()       Trusted connection       Provider=sqloledb;Data Source=myServerAddress;Initial Catalog=myDataBase;Integrated Security=SSPI;

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            Connecting to an SQL Server instance       Provider=sqloledb;Data Source=myServerName\theInstanceName;Initial Catalog=myDataBase; Integrated Security=SSPI;            Connect via an IP address and Port       Provider=sqloledb;Data Source=190.190.200.100,1433;Network Library=DBMSSOCN;Initial Catalog=myDataBase;User ID=myUsername;Password=myPassword;

          SqlConnection (.NET) Connection String for SQL Server 2000     Standard Security       Data Source=myServerAddress;Initial Catalog=myDataBase;User Id=myUsername; Password=myPassword;            Trusted connection       Data Source=myServerAddress;Initial Catalog=myDataBase;Integrated Security=SSPI;      Imports System.Data.SqlClient ... Dim oSQLConn As SqlConnection = New SqlConnection() oSQLConn.ConnectionString = _"Data Source=(local);" & _ "Initial Catalog=myDatabaseName;" & _"Integrated Security=SSPI" oSQLConn.Open()      Connecting to an SQL Server instance       Server=myServerName\theInstanceName;Database=myDataBase;Trusted_Connection=True;            Connect via an IP address and Port       Data Source=190.190.200.100,1433;Network Library=DBMSSOCN;Initial Catalog=myDataBase;User ID=myUsername;Password=myPassword;

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SQL Server 2005 Connection Strings

MS SQL Server 2005 Connection Strings including ODBC, OLE DB and SQL Client Connection Strings.

This is the complied and tested collection of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Connection strings including

MS SQL Server 2005 ODBC Standard Security Connection String, Trusted connection, OLE DB, OleDbConnection (.NET) Standard Security Connection Strings, Trusted connection String, Connecting to an SQL Server instance , Connect via an IP address, SqlConnection (.NET), Standard Security, Trusted Connection String

ODBC Connection String for SQL Server 2005     Standard Security       Driver={SQL Native Client};Server=myServerAddress;Database=myDataBase;Uid=myUsername;Pwd=myPassword;      ' VB.NET Imports System.Data.Odbc ... Dim oODBCConnection As OdbcConnection Dim sConnString As String = _"Driver={SQL Server};" & _"Server=MySQLServerName;" & _"Database=MyDatabaseName;" & _"Uid=MyUsername;" & _"Pwd=MyPassword" oODBCConnection = New Odbc.OdbcConnection(sConnString) oODBCConnection.Open()

      Trusted connection       Driver={SQL Native Client};Server=myServerAddress;Database=myDataBase;Trusted_Connection=yes;

          Connecting to an SQL Server instance       Driver={SQL Native Client};Server=myServerName\theInstanceName;Database=myDataBase;Trusted_Connection=yes;          OLE DB, OleDbConnection (.NET) Connection String for SQL Server 2005     Standard Security       Provider=SQLNCLI;Server=myServerAddress;Database=myDataBase;Uid=myUsername;Pwd=myPassword;      ' VB.NET

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Imports System.Data.OleDb ... Dim oOleDbConnection As OleDbConnection Dim sConnString As String = _ "Provider=sqloledb;" & _ "Data Source=myServerName;" & _ "Initial Catalog=myDatabaseName;" & _ "User Id=myUsername;" & _ "Password=myPassword" oOleDbConnection = New OleDb.OleDbConnection(sConnString) oOleDbConnection.Open()

      Trusted connection       Provider=SQLNCLI;Server=myServerAddress;Database=myDataBase;Trusted_Connection=yes;

            Connecting to an SQL Server instance       Provider=SQLNCLI;Server=myServerName\theInstanceName;Database=myDataBase;Trusted_Connection=yes;          SqlConnection (.NET) Connection String for SQL Server 2005     Standard Security       Data Source=myServerAddress;Initial Catalog=myDataBase;User Id=myUsername;Password=myPassword;

            Trusted connection       Data Source=myServerAddress;Initial Catalog=myDataBase;Integrated Security=SSPI;      Imports System.Data.SqlClient ... Dim oSQLConn As SqlConnection = New SqlConnection() oSQLConn.ConnectionString = _"Data Source=(local);" & _ "Initial Catalog=myDatabaseName;" & _"Integrated Security=SSPI" oSQLConn.Open()      Connecting to an SQL Server instance       Server=myServerName\theInstanceName;Database=myDataBase;Trusted_Connection=True;            Connect via an IP address and Port       Data Source=190.190.200.100,1433;Network Library=DBMSSOCN;Initial Catalog=myDataBase;User ID=myUsername;Password=myPassword;

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MS SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition (CE) Connection Strings

MS SQL Server 2005 CE Connection Strings including ODBC, OLE DB and SQL Client Connection Strings.

This is the complied and tested collection of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition (CE) Connection strings including

MS SQL Server 2005 CE ODBC Standard Security Connection String, Trusted connection, OLE DB, OleDbConnection (.NET) Standard Security Connection Strings, Trusted connection String, Connecting to an SQL Server instance , Connect via an IP address, SqlConnection (.NET), Standard Security, Trusted Connection String

ODBC Connection String for SQL Server 2005 CE     Standard Security       Provider=Microsoft.SQLSERVER.MOBILE.OLEDB.3.0;Data Source=myPath\myData.sdf;      ' VB.NET Imports System.Data.Odbc ... Dim oODBCConnection As OdbcConnection Dim sConnString As String = _"Driver={SQL Server};" & _"Server=MySQLServerName;" & _"Database=MyDatabaseName;" & _"Uid=MyUsername;" & _"Pwd=MyPassword" oODBCConnection = New Odbc.OdbcConnection(sConnString) oODBCConnection.Open()

      Specifying the maximum database size and buffer size       Provider=Microsoft.SQLSERVER.MOBILE.OLEDB.3.0;Data Source=myPath\myData.sdf;SSCE:Max Database Size=256;SSCE:Max Buffer Size=1024;         

Supplying the database password       Provider=Microsoft.SQLSERVER.MOBILE.OLEDB.3.0;Data Source=myPath\myData.sdf; SSCE:Database Password='myPassword';          SqlCeConnection (.NET) Connection String for SQL Server 2005 CE     Standard Security     Data Source=MyData.sdf;Persist Security Info=False;      ' VB.NET Imports System.Data.OleDb

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... Dim oOleDbConnection As OleDbConnection Dim sConnString As String = _ "Provider=sqloledb;" & _ "Data Source=myServerName;" & _ "Initial Catalog=myDatabaseName;" & _ "User Id=myUsername;" & _ "Password=myPassword" oOleDbConnection = New OleDb.OleDbConnection(sConnString) oOleDbConnection.Open()

      How to specify the location of the SDF file       Data Source=" + (System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName(System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName().CodeBase) + "\\MyData.sdf;Persist Security Info=False;

            Encryption enabled       Data Source=MyData.sdf;Encrypt Database=True;Password=myPassword;File Mode=shared read;Persist Security Info=False;

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Oracle Connection Strings

Oracle Connection Strings including ODBC, OLE DB and Oracle Client Connection Strings.

This is the complied and tested collection of Oracle Database Connection strings including

Oracle Database ODBC Standard Security Connection String, Trusted connection, OLE DB, OleDbConnection (.NET) Standard Security Connection Strings, Trusted connection String, Connecting to an remote Oracle Database , Connect via an IP address, OracleConnection (.NET), Standard Security, Trusted Connection String

ODBC Connection String for Oracle     Standard Security       Driver={Microsoft ODBC for Oracle};Server=myServerAddress;Uid=myUsername;Pwd=myPassword;      ' VB.NET Imports System.Data.Odbc ... oConn.Open "Driver={Microsoft ODBC for Oracle};" & _"Dbq=myDBName;" & _"Uid=myUsername;" & _"Pwd=myPassword"           OLE DB, OleDbConnection (.NET) Connection String for Oracle     Standard Security       Provider=msdaora;Data Source=MyOracleDB;User Id=myUsername;Password=myPassword;      ' VB.NET Imports System.Data.OleDb ... oConn.Open "Provider=msdaora;" & _"Data Source=MyOracleDB;" & _ "User Id=myUsername;" & _"Password=myPassword"      Trusted connection       Provider=msdaora;Data Source=MyOracleDB;Persist Security Info=False;Integrated Security=Yes;          OracleConnection, Oracle Data Provider, ODP.NET for Oracle Database     Standard Security       Data Source=MyOracleDB;User Id=myUsername;Password=myPassword;Integrated Security=no;            Using Connection Pooling      

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Data Source=myOracleDB;User Id=myUsername;Password=myPassword;Min Pool Size=10;Connection Lifetime=120;Connection Timeout=60;Incr Pool Size=5;Decr Pool Size=2;          Windows Authentication       Data Source=myOracleDB;User Id=/;            Privileged Connection       Data Source=myOracleDB;User Id=SYS;Password=SYS;DBA Privilege=SYSDBA;

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MySql Connection Strings

MySql Connection Strings including ODBC, OLE DB and SQL Client Connection Strings.

This is the complied and tested collection of MySql Connection strings including

MySQL ODBC Standard Security Connection String, Trusted connection, OLE DB, OleDbConnection (.NET) Standard Security Connection Strings, Trusted connection String.

ODBC Connection String for MySql     Local Database       Driver={MySQL ODBC 3.51 Driver};Server=localhost;Database=myDataBase; User=myUsername;Password=myPassword;Option=3;      ' VB.NET Imports System.Data.Odbc ... oConn.Open "DRIVER={MySQL ODBC 3.51 Driver};" & _"Server=myServerName;" & _"Port=3306;" & _"Option=16384;" & _"Stmt=;" & _"Database=mydatabaseName;" & _"Uid=myUsername;" & _"Pwd=myPassword"

      Remote Database       Driver={MySQL ODBC 3.51 Driver};Server=data.domain.com;Port=3306;Database=myDataBase;User=myUsername; Password=myPassword;Option=3;      dim Cn as New Odbc.OdbcConnection()If Cn.State = 1 Then Cn.Close()Cn.ConnectionString = "DRIVER={MySQL ODBC 3.51 Driver}; SERVER=deltas01; DATABASE=survey; UID=root; PWD=123#000;"Cn.Open()

    OLE DB, OleDbConnection (.NET) Connection String for MySql     Standard Security       Provider=MySQLProv;Data Source=mydb;User Id=myUsername;Password=myPassword;      ' VB.NET

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Imports System.Data.OleDb ... oConn.Open "Provider=MySQLProv;" & _"Data Source=mySQLDB;" & _"User Id=myUsername;" & _"Password=myPassword"

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Postgre SQL Connection Strings

Postgre SQL Connection Strings including ODBC, OLE DB Connection Strings.

This is the complied and tested collection of Postgree Database Connection strings including

Postgre SQL ODBC Standard Security Connection String, Trusted connection, OLE DB, OleDbConnection (.NET) Standard Security Connection Strings,

Note : PgOleDb requires a PQLib of version 7.4 or up and it also requires a backend of version 7.4 or up. Timestamps are only guarenteed to work with backends of version 8.0 and up.

ODBC Connection String for Postgre SQL     Standard Security       Driver={PostgreSQL};Server=IP address;Port=5432;Database=myDataBase;Uid=myUsername;Pwd=myPassword;          OLE DB, OleDbConnection (.NET) Connection String for Postgre SQL     Standard Security   Provider=PostgreSQL OLE DB Provider;Data Source=myServerAddress;location=myDataBase;User ID=myUsername;password=myPassword;timeout=1000;

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MS Excel Connection Strings

MS Excel 97, 2000, XP, 2003 Connection Strings including ODBC, OLE DB  Connection Strings which can be used to connect MS Excel sheet to your frontend application.

This is the complied and tested collection of Microsoft Excel including

MS Excel 97 -2003 ODBC and OLE DB Connection String.

ODBC Connection String for MS Excel     Standard Security       Driver={Microsoft Excel Driver (*.xls)};DriverId=790;Dbq=C:\MyExcel.xls;DefaultDir=c:\mypath;                  OLE DB Connection String for MS Excel     Standard Security       Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=C:\MyExcel.xls;Extended Properties="Excel 8.0;HDR=Yes;IMEX=1";     

Dim QueryExcel As StringDim CommExcel As OleDb.OleDbCommandDim DaExcel As New OleDb.OleDbDataAdapterDim TableExcel As New DataTableDim CnExcel As New OleDb.OleDbConnectionCnExcel.ConnectionString = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.Oledb.4.0;Data Source=" & TxtExcelPath.Text & ";Extended Properties=""Excel 8.0;HDR=Yes;IMEX=1"""If CnExcel.State = ConnectionState.Closed Then CnExcel.Open()QueryExcel = "Select * from [" & SName & "$]"CommExcel = New OleDb.OleDbCommand(QueryExcel, CnExcel)DaExcel.SelectCommand = CommExcelDaExcel.Fill(TableExcel)CnExcel.Close()

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Flat/Data File Connection Strings

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MS Excel 2007 Connection Strings

MS Excel 2007 Connection Strings which connect MS Excel 2007 sheet to the front end application.

This is the complied and tested collection of Microsoft Excel 2007 Connection strings including

MS Excel 2007 Connection strings which connect. however you can also connect MS Excel 2007 via previous MS Excel 2000 connection strings.

Connection String for MS Excel 2007     Standard Security       Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=c:\myFolder\myExcel2007file.xlsx;Extended Properties="Excel 12.0;HDR=YES";

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Text File and CSV File Connection Strings

Text and CSV file Connection Strings including ODBC and OLE DB Connection Strings.

This is the complied and tested collection of Text and CSV (*txt, *.csv) File including

Text File nad Comma Separated Vale (CSV) ODBCand OLE DB, Connection String for Visual basic application.

ODBC Connection String for text and csv file.     Standard Security       Driver={Microsoft Text Driver (*.txt; *.csv)};Dbq=c:\txtFilesFolder\;Extensions=asc,csv,tab,txt;      oConn.Open _"Driver={Microsoft Text Driver (*.txt; *.csv)};" & _"Dbq=c:\somepath\;" & _"Extensions=asc,csv,tab,txt" Then specify the filename in the SQL statement:

oRs.Open "Select * From customer.csv", _oConn, adOpenStatic, adLockReadOnly, adCmdTextNote: If you are using a Tab delimited file, then make sure you create a schema.ini file, and include the "Format=TabDelimited" option.

    OLE DB, OleDbConnection (.NET) Connection String for text and csv file.     Standard Security       Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=c:\txtFilesFolder\;Extended Properties="text;HDR=Yes;FMT=Delimited";      oConn.Open "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" & _ "Data Source=c:\somepath\;" & _ "Extended Properties=""text;HDR=Yes;FMT=Delimited"""'Then open a recordset based on a select on the actual file

oRs.Open "Select * From MyTextFile.txt", oConn, _adOpenStatic, adLockReadOnly, adCmdText       Fixed length columns       Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=c:\txtFilesFolder\;Extended Properties="text;HDR=Yes;FMT=Fixed";

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MS Access Connection Strings

MS Access Connection Strings including ODBC, OLE DB Connection Strings.

This is the complied and tested collection of Microsoft Access Connection strings including

MS Access ODBC Standard Security Connection String, Trusted connection, OLE DB, OleDbConnection (.NET) Standard Security Connection Strings, Trusted connection String, Connecting to an MS Access database

ODBC Connection String for MS Access     Standard Security       Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)};Dbq=C:\mydatabase.mdb;Uid=Admin;Pwd=;            Workgroup       Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)};Dbq=C:\mydatabase.mdb;SystemDB=C:\mydatabase.mdw;          Workgroup       Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)};Dbq=C:\mydatabase.mdb;Exclusive=1;Uid=admin;Pwd=;           OLE DB, OleDbConnection (.NET) Connection String for MS Access     Standard Security     Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=C:\mydatabase.mdb;User Id=admin;Password=;            With database password       Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=C:\mydatabase.mdb;Jet OLEDB:Database Password=MyDbPassword;      oConn.Open "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" & _           "Data Source=c:\somepath\mydb.mdb;" & _            "Jet OLEDB:Database Password=MyDbPassword", _           "myUsername", "myPassword"

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MS Access 2007 Connection Strings

MS Access 2007 Connection Strings, which connect MS Excel 2007, sheet to the front-end application.

This is the complied and tested collection of Microsoft Access 2007 Connection strings including

MS Access 2007 Connection strings, which connect. However you can also connect MS Access 2007 via previous MS Access connection strings.

OLEDB Connection String for MS Access 2007

  Standard Security

   Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=C:\myFolder\myAccess2007file.accdb;Persist Security Info=False;

  With Database Password

   Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=C:\myFolder\myAccess2007file.accdb;Jet OLEDB:Database Password=MyDbPassword;

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Visual FoxPro and FoxPro 2.6 Connection Strings

Visual FoxPro Connection Strings including ODBC and OLE DB Connection Strings.

This is the complied and tested collection of Microsoft Visual FoxPro and FoxPro 2.6 Connection strings including

Foxpro ODBC Standard Security Connection String, Trusted connection, OLE DB, OleDbConnection (.NET) Standard Security Connection Strings, Trusted connection String, Connecting to an Visual FoxPro database , Connect via an IP address,  Standard Security, Trusted Connection String

ODBC Connection String for FoxPro     Database Container       Driver={Microsoft Visual FoxPro Driver};SourceType=DBC;SourceDB=c:\myvfpdb.dbc;Exclusive=No; NULL=NO;Collate=Machine;BACKGROUNDFETCH=NO;DELETED=NO;      oConn.Open "Driver={Microsoft Visual FoxPro Driver};" & _"SourceType=DBC;" & _"SourceDB=c:\somepath\mySourceDb.dbc;" & _"Exclusive=No"       Free Table directory       Driver={Microsoft Visual FoxPro Driver};SourceType=DBF;SourceDB=c:\myvfpdbfolder;Exclusive=No; Collate=Machine;NULL=NO;DELETED=NO;BACKGROUNDFETCH=NO;      oConn.Open "Driver={Microsoft Visual FoxPro Driver};" & _"SourceType=DBF;" & _"SourceDB=c:\somepath\mySourceDbFolder;" & _"Exclusive=No"     OLE DB, OleDbConnection (.NET) Connection String FoxPro     Database container (.DBC) Provider=vfpoledb.1;Data Source=C:\MyDbFolder\MyDbContainer.dbc;Collating Sequence=machine;      oConn.Open "Provider=vfpoledb;" & _ "Data Source=C:\vfp8\Samples\Data\myVFPDB.dbc;" & _ "Mode=ReadWrite|Share Deny None;" & _ "Collating Sequence=MACHINE;" & _ "Password=''"       Free Table directory       Provider=vfpoledb.1;Data Source=C:\MyDataDirectory\;Collating Sequence=general;

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DBF and FoxPro Connection Strings

FoxPro and DBF Connection Strings including ODBC, OLE DB and SQL Client Connection Strings.

This is the complied and tested collection of DBF and FoxPro Connection strings including

FoxPro and DBF ODBC Standard Security Connection String, Trusted connection, OLE DB, OleDbConnection (.NET) Standard Security Connection Strings, Connecting to an FoxPro and DBF File

ODBC Connection String for FoxPro and DBF     Standard Security       Driver={Microsoft dBASE Driver (*.dbf)};DriverID=277;Dbq=c:\mydbpath;      oConn.Open "Driver={Microsoft dBASE Driver (*.dbf)};" & _"DriverID=277;" & _"Dbq=c:\somepath"Then specify the filename in the SQL statement:

oRs.Open "Select * From user.dbf", oConn, , ,adCmdText            OLE DB, OleDbConnection (.NET) Connection String for FoxPro and DBF     Standard Security       Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=c:\folder;Extended Properties=dBASE IV;User ID=Admin;Password=;

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