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SQL Server  ODBC  Standard Security: "Driver={SQL Server};Server=Aron1;Database=pubs;Uid=sa;Pwd=asdasd;"  Trusted connection: "Driver={SQL Server};Server=Aron1;Database=pubs;Trusted_Connection=yes;"  Prompt for username and password: oConn.Properties("Prompt") = adPromptAlways oConn.Open "Driver={SQL Server};Server=Aron1;DataBase=pubs;"  OLE DB, OleDbConnection (.NET)  Standard Security: "Provider=sqloledb;Data Source=Aron1;Initial Catalog=pubs;User Id=sa;Password=asdasd;"  Trusted Connection: "Provider=sqloledb;Data Source=Aron1;Initial Catalog=pubs;Integrated Security=SSPI;" (use serverName\instanceName as Data Source to use an specifik SQLServer instance, only SQLServer2000)  Prompt for username and password: oConn.Provider = "sqloledb" oConn.Properties("Prompt") = adPromptAlways oConn.Open "Data Source=Aron1;Initial Catalog=pubs;"  Connect via an IP address: "Provider=sqloledb;Data Source=190.190.200.100,1433;Network Library=DBMSSOCN;Initial Catalog=pubs;User ID=sa;Password=asdasd;" (DBMSSOCN=TCP/IP instead of Named Pipes, at the end of the Data Source is the port to use (1433 is the default))  SqlConnection (.NET)  Standard Security: "Data Source=Aron1;Initial Catalog=pubs;User Id=sa;Password=asdasd;"    - or - "Server=Aron1;Database=pubs;User ID=sa;Password=asdasd;Trusted_Connection=False"    (both connection strings produces the same result)  Trusted Connection: "Data Source=Aron1;Initial Catalog=pubs;Integrated Security=SSPI;"    - or - "Server=Aron1;Database=pubs;Trusted_Connection=True;"    (both connection strings produces the same result) (use serverName\instanceName as Data Source to use an specifik SQLServer instance, only SQLServer2000)  Connect via an IP address: "Data Source=190.190.200.100,1433;Network Library=DBMSSOCN;Initial Catalog=pubs;User ID=sa;Password=asdasd;" (DBMSSOCN=TCP/IP instead of Named Pipes, at the end of the Data Source is the port to use (1433 is the default))  Declare the SqlConnection: C#: using System.Data.SqlClient; SqlConnection oSQLConn = new SqlConnection(); oSQLConn.ConnectionString="my connection string"; oSQLConn.Open(); VB.NET: Imports System.Data.SqlClient Dim oSQLConn As SqlConnection = New SqlConnection() oSQLConn.ConnectionString="my connection string" oSQLConn.Open()  Data Shape  MS Data Shape "Provider=MSDataShape;Data Provider=SQLOLEDB;Data Source=Aron1;Initial Catalog=pubs;User ID=sa;Password=asdasd;" Want to learn data shaping? Check out 4GuyfFromRolla's great article about Data Shaping >>  Read more  How to define which network protocol to use Example: "Provider=sqloledb;Data Source=190.190.200.100,1433;Network Library=DBMSSOCN;Initial Catalog=pubs;User ID=sa;Password=asdasd;" Name Network library dbnmpntw Win32 Named Pipes dbmssocn Win32 Winsock TCP/IP dbmsspxn Win32 SPX/IPX dbmsvinn Win32 Banyan Vines dbmsrpcn Win32 Multi-Protocol (Windows RPC) Important note! When connecting through the SQLOLEDB provider use the syntax Network Library=dbmssocn and when connecting through MSDASQL provider use the syntax Network=dbmssocn  All SqlConnection connection string properties This table shows all connection string properties for the ADO.NET SqlConnection object. Most of the properties are also used in ADO. All properties and descriptions is from msdn. Name Default Description Application Name   The name of the application, or '.Net SqlClient Data Provider' if no application name is provided. AttachDBFilename -or- extended properties -or- Initial File Name   The name of the primary file, including the full path name, of an attachable database. The database name must be specified with the keyword 'database'. Connect Timeout -or- Connection Timeout 15 The length of time (in seconds) to wait for a connection to the server before terminating the attempt and generating an error. Connection Lifetime 0 When a connection is returned to the pool, its creation time is compared with the current time, and the connection is destroyed if that time span (in seconds) exceeds the value specified by connection lifetime. Useful in clustered configurations to force load balancing between a running server and a server just brought on-line. Connection Reset 'true' Determines whether the database connection is reset when being removed from the pool. Setting to 'false' avoids making an additional server round-trip when obtaining a connection, but the programmer must be aware that the connection state is not being reset. Current Language   The SQL Server Language record name. Data Source -or- Server -or- Address -or- Addr -or- Network Address   The name or network address of the instance of SQL Server to which to connect. Enlist 'true' When true, the pooler automatically enlists the connection in the creation thread's current transaction context. Initial Catalog -or- Database   The name of the database. Integrated Security -or- Trusted_Connection 'false' Whether the connection is to be a secure connection or not. Recognized values are 'true', 'false', and 'sspi', which is equivalent to 'true'. Max Pool Size 100 The maximum number of connections allowed in the pool. Min Pool Size 0 The minimum number of connections allowed in the pool. Network Library -or- Net 'dbmssocn' The network library used to establish a connection to an instance of SQL Server. Supported values include dbnmpntw (Named Pipes), dbmsrpcn (Multiprotocol), dbmsadsn (Apple Talk), dbmsgnet (VIA), dbmsipcn (Shared Memory) and dbmsspxn (IPX/SPX), and dbmssocn (TCP/IP). The corresponding network DLL must be installed on the system to which you connect. If you do not specify a network and you use a local server (for example, "." or "(local)"), shared memory is used. Packet Size 8192 Size in bytes of the network packets used to communicate with an instance of SQL Server. Password -or- Pwd   The password for the SQL Server account logging on. Persist Security Info 'false' When set to 'false', security-sensitive information, such as the password, is not returned as part of the connection if the connection is open or has ever been in an open state. Resetting the connection string resets all connection string values including the password. Pooling 'true' When true, the SQLConnection object is drawn from the appropriate pool, or if necessary, is created and added to the appropriate pool. User ID   The SQL Server login account. Workstation ID the local computer name The name of the workstation connecting to SQL Server. Note Use ; to separate each property. If a name occurs more than once, the value from the last one in the connection string will be used. If you are building your connection string in your app using values from user input fields, make sure the user can't change the connection string by inserting an additional property with another value within the user value.  SQL Server 2005  SQL Native Client ODBC Driver  Standard security: "Driver={SQL Native Client};Server=Aron1;Database=pubs;UID=sa;PWD=asdasd;"  Trusted connection: "Driver={SQL Native Client};Server=Aron1;Database=pubs;Trusted_Connection=yes;" Equivalents Integrated Security=SSPI equals Trusted_Connection=yes  Prompt for username and password: oConn.Properties("Prompt") = adPromptAlways oConn.Open "Driver={SQL Native Client};Server=Aron1;DataBase=pubs;"  Enabling MARS (multiple active result sets): "Driver={SQL Native Client};Server=Aron1;Database=pubs;Trusted_Connection=yes;MARS_Connection=yes" Equivalents MultipleActiveResultSets=true equals MARS_Connection=yes Using MARS with SQL Native Client, by Chris Lee >>  Encrypt data sent over network: "Driver={SQL Native Client};Server=Aron1;Database=pubs;Trusted_Connection=yes;Encrypt=yes"  Attach a database file on connect to a local SQL Server Express instance: "Driver={SQL Native Client};Server=.\SQLExpress;AttachDbFilename=c:\asd\qwe\mydbfile.mdf;Database=dbname;Trusted_Connection=Yes;"    - or - "Driver={SQL Native Client};Server=.\SQLExpress;AttachDbFilename=|DataDirectory|mydbfile.mdf;Database=dbname;Trusted_Connection=Yes;"    (use |DataDirectory| when your database file resides in the data directory) Why is the "Database" parameter needed? Answer: If the database was previously attached, SQL Server does not reattach it (it uses the attached database as the default for the connection). Download the SQL Native Client here >> (the package contains booth the ODBC driver and the OLE DB provider) Using SQL Server 2005 Express? Don't miss the server name syntax: SERVERNAME\SQLEXPRESS (Substitute "SERVERNAME" with the name of the computer)  SQL Native Client OLE DB Provider  Standard security: "Provider=SQLNCLI;Server=Aron1;Database=pubs;UID=sa;PWD=asdasd;"  Trusted connection: "Provider=SQLNCLI;Server=Aron1;Database=pubs;Trusted_Connection=yes;" Equivalents Integrated Security=SSPI equals Trusted_Connection=yes  Prompt for username and password: oConn.Properties("Prompt") = adPromptAlways oConn.Open "Provider=SQLNCLI;Server=Aron1;DataBase=pubs;"  Enabling MARS (multiple active result sets): "Provider=SQLNCLI;Server=Aron1;Database=pubs;Trusted_Connection=yes;MarsConn=yes" Equivalents MarsConn=yes equals MultipleActiveResultSets=true equals MARS_Connection=yes Using MARS with SQL Native Client, by Chris Lee >>  Encrypt data sent over network: "Provider=SQLNCLI;Server=Aron1;Database=pubs;Trusted_Connection=yes;Encrypt=yes"  Attach a database file on connect to a local SQL Server Express instance: "Provider=SQLNCLI;Server=.\SQLExpress;AttachDbFilename=c:\asd\qwe\mydbfile.mdf;Database=dbname;Trusted_Connection=Yes;"    - or - "Provider=SQLNCLI;Server=.\SQLExpress;AttachDbFilename=|DataDirectory|mydbfile.mdf;Database=dbname;Trusted_Connection=Yes;"    (use |DataDirectory| when your database file resides in the data directory) Why is the "Database" parameter needed? Answer: If the database was previously attached, SQL Server does not reattach it (it uses the attached database as the default for the connection). Download the SQL Native Client here >> (the package contains booth the ODBC driver and the OLE DB provider) Using SQL Server 2005 Express? Don't miss the server name syntax: SERVERNAME\SQLEXPRESS (Substitute "SERVERNAME" with the name of the computer)  SqlConnection (.NET)  Standard Security: "Data Source=Aron1;Initial Catalog=pubs;User Id=sa;Password=asdasd;"    - or - "Server=Aron1;Database=pubs;User ID=sa;Password=asdasd;Trusted_Connection=False"    (both connection strings produces the same result)  Trusted Connection: "Data Source=Aron1;Initial Catalog=pubs;Integrated Security=SSPI;"    - or - "Server=Aron1;Database=pubs;Trusted_Connection=True;"    (both connection strings produces the same result) (use serverName\instanceName as Data Source to use an specifik SQLServer instance)  Connect via an IP address: "Data Source=190.190.200.100,1433;Network Library=DBMSSOCN;Initial Catalog=pubs;User ID=sa;Password=asdasd;" (DBMSSOCN=TCP/IP instead of Named Pipes, at the end of the Data Source is the port to use (1433 is the default))  Enabling MARS (multiple active result sets): "Server=Aron1;Database=pubs;Trusted_Connection=True;MultipleActiveResultSets=true" Note! Use ADO.NET 2.0 for MARS functionality. MARS is not supported in ADO.NET 1.0 nor ADO.NET 1.1 Streamline your Data Connections by Moving to MARS, by Laurence Moroney, DevX.com >>  Attach a database file on connect to a local SQL Server Express instance: "Server=.\SQLExpress;AttachDbFilename=c:\asd\qwe\mydbfile.mdf;Database=dbname;Database=dbname;Trusted_Connection=Yes;"    - or - "Server=.\SQLExpress;AttachDbFilename=|DataDirectory|mydbfile.mdf;Database=dbname;Trusted_Connection=Yes;"    (use |DataDirectory| when your database file resides in the data directory) Why is the "Database" parameter needed? Answer: If the database was previously attached, SQL Server does not reattach it (it uses the attached database as the default for the connection).  Using "User Instance" on a local SQL Server Express instance: "Data Source=.\SQLExpress;integrated security=true;attachdbfilename=|DataDirectory|\mydb.mdf;user instance=true;" The "User Instance" functionality creates a new SQL Server instance on the fly during connect. This works only on a local SQL Server 2005 instance and only when connecting using windows authentication over local named pipes. The purpose is to be able to create a full rights SQL Server instance to a user with limited administrative rights on the computer. To enable the functionality: sp_configure 'user instances enabled','1' (0 to disable) Using SQL Server 2005 Express? Don't miss the server name syntax: SERVERNAME\SQLEXPRESS (Substitute "SERVERNAME" with the name of the computer)  Context Connection - connecting to "self" from within your CLR stored prodedure/function  C#: using(SqlConnection connection = new SqlConnection("context connection=true")) {     connection.Open();     // Use the connection }  Visual Basic: Using connection as new SqlConnection("context connection=true")     connection.Open()     ' Use the connection End Using The context connection lets you execute Transact-SQL statements in the same context (connection) that your code was invoked in the first place.  Read more  When to use SQL Native Client?  .Net applications Do not use the SQL Native Client. Use the .NET Framework Data Provider for SQL Server (SqlConnection).  COM applications, all other then .Net applications Use the SQL Native Client if you are accessing an SQL Server 2005 and need the new features of SQL Server 2005 such as MARS, encryption, XML data type etc. Continue use your current provider (OLE DB / ODBC through the MDAC package) if you are not connecting to an SQL Server 2005 (that's quite obvious eh..) or if you are connecting to an SQL Server 2005 but are not using any of the new SQL Server 2005 features. For more details on the differences between MDAC and SQL Native Client, read this msdn article >>  Access  ODBC  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;"  Exclusive: "Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)};Dbq=C:\mydatabase.mdb;Exclusive=1;Uid=admin;Pwd="  OLE DB, OleDbConnection (.NET)  Standard security: "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=\somepath\mydb.mdb;User Id=admin;Password=;"  Workgroup (system database): "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=\somepath\mydb.mdb;Jet OLEDB:System Database=system.mdw;"  With password: "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=\somepath\mydb.mdb;Jet OLEDB:Database Password=MyDbPassword;"  Oracle  ODBC  New version: "Driver={Microsoft ODBC for Oracle};Server=OracleServer.world;Uid=Username;Pwd=asdasd;"  Old version: "Driver={Microsoft ODBC Driver for Oracle};ConnectString=OracleServer.world;Uid=myUsername;Pwd=myPassword;"  OLE DB, OleDbConnection (.NET)  Standard security: "Provider=msdaora;Data Source=MyOracleDB;User Id=UserName;Password=asdasd;" This one's from Microsoft, the following are from Oracle  Standard Security: "Provider=OraOLEDB.Oracle;Data Source=MyOracleDB;User Id=Username;Password=asdasd;"  Trusted Connection: "Provider=OraOLEDB.Oracle;Data Source=MyOracleDB;OSAuthent=1;"  OracleConnection (.NET)  Standard: "Data Source=MyOracleDB;Integrated Security=yes;" This one works only with Oracle 8i release 3 or later  Specifying username and password: "Data Source=MyOracleDB;User Id=username;Password=passwd;Integrated Security=no;" This one works only with Oracle 8i release 3 or later  Declare the OracleConnection: C#: using System.Data.OracleClient; OracleConnection oOracleConn = new OracleConnection(); oOracleConn.ConnectionString = "my connection string"; oOracleConn.Open(); VB.NET: Imports System.Data.OracleClient Dim oOracleConn As OracleConnection = New OracleConnection() oOracleConn.ConnectionString = "my connection string" oOracleConn.Open() Missing the System.Data.OracleClient namespace? Download .NET Managed Provider for Oracle >> Great article! "Features of Oracle Data Provider for .NET" by Rama Mohan G. at C# Corner  Core Labs OraDirect (.NET)  Standard: "User ID=scott; Password=tiger; Host=ora; Pooling=true; Min Pool Size=0;Max Pool Size=100; Connection Lifetime=0" Read more at Core Lab and the product page.  Data Shape  MS Data Shape: "Provider=MSDataShape.1;Persist Security Info=False;Data Provider=MSDAORA;Data Source=orac;user id=username;password=mypw" Want to learn data shaping? Check out 4GuyfFromRolla's great article about Data Shaping >>  MySQL  MyODBC  MyODBC 2.50 Local database: "Driver={mySQL};Server=localhost;Option=16834;Database=mydatabase;"  MyODBC 2.50 Remote database: "Driver={mySQL};Server=data.domain.com;Port=3306;Option=131072;Stmt=;Database=my-database;Uid=username;Pwd=password;"  MyODBC 3.51 Local database: "DRIVER={MySQL ODBC 3.51 Driver};SERVER=localhost;DATABASE=myDatabase;USER=myUsername;PASSWORD=myPassword;OPTION=3;"  MyODBC 3.51 Remote database: "DRIVER={MySQL ODBC 3.51 Driver};SERVER=data.domain.com;PORT=3306;DATABASE=myDatabase; USER=myUsername;PASSWORD=myPassword;OPTION=3;"  OLE DB, OleDbConnection (.NET)  Standard: "Provider=MySQLProv;Data Source=mydb;User Id=UserName;Password=asdasd;"  Connector/Net 1.0 (.NET)  Standard: "Server=Server;Database=Test;Uid=UserName;Pwd=asdasd;" Download the driver at MySQL Developer Zone.  Specifying port: "Server=Server;Port=1234;Database=Test;Uid=UserName;Pwd=asdasd;" Default port is 3306. Enter value -1 to use a named pipe connection.  Declare the MySqlClient connection: C#: using MySql.Data.MySqlClient; MySqlConnection oMySqlConn = new MySqlConnection(); oMySqlConn.ConnectionString = "Server=Server;Database=Test;Uid=UserName;Pwd=asdasd;"; oMySqlConn.Open(); VB.NET: Imports MySql.Data.MySqlClient Dim oMySqlConn As MySqlConnection = New MySqlConnection() oMySqlConn.ConnectionString = "Server=Server;Database=Test;Uid=UserName;Pwd=asdasd;" oMySqlConn.Open()  MySqlConnection (.NET)  eInfoDesigns.dbProvider: "Data Source=server;Database=mydb;User ID=username;Password=pwd;Command Logging=false" This one is used with eInfoDesigns dbProvider, an add-on to .NET  Declare the MySqlConnection: C#: using eInfoDesigns.dbProvider.MySqlClient; MySqlConnection oMySqlConn = new MySqlConnection(); oMySqlConn.ConnectionString = "my connection string"; oMySqlConn.Open(); VB.NET: Imports eInfoDesigns.dbProvider.MySqlClient Dim oMySqlConn As MySqlConnection = New MySqlConnection() oMySqlConn.ConnectionString = "my connection string" oMySqlConn.Open()  SevenObjects MySqlClient (.NET)  Standard: "Host=server; UserName=myusername; Password=mypassword;Database=mydb;" This is a freeware ADO.Net data provider from SevenObjects  Core Labs MySQLDirect (.NET)  Standard: "User ID=root; Password=pwd; Host=localhost; Port=3306; Database=test;Direct=true; Protocol=TCP; Compress=false; Pooling=true; Min Pool Size=0;Max Pool Size=100; Connection Lifetime=0" Read more at Core Lab and the product page.  Interbase  ODBC, Easysoft  Local computer: "Driver={Easysoft IB6 ODBC};Server=localhost;Database=localhost:C:\mydatabase.gdb;Uid=username;Pwd=password"  Remote Computer: "Driver={Easysoft IB6 ODBC};Server=ComputerName;Database=ComputerName:C:\mydatabase.gdb;Uid=username;Pwd=password" Read more about this driver: Easysoft ODBC-Interbase driver >>  ODBC, Intersolv  Local computer: "Driver={INTERSOLV InterBase ODBC Driver (*.gdb)};Server=localhost;Database=localhost:C:\mydatabase.gdb;Uid=username;Pwd=password"  Remote Computer: "Driver={INTERSOLV InterBase ODBC Driver (*.gdb)};Server=ComputerName;Database=ComputerName:C:\mydatabase.gdb;Uid=username;Pwd=password" This driver are provided by DataDirect Technologies >> (formerly Intersolv)  OLE DB, SIBPROvider  Standard: "provider=sibprovider;location=localhost:;data source=c:\databases\gdbs\mygdb.gdb;user id=SYSDBA;password=masterkey"  Specifying character set: "provider=sibprovider;location=localhost:;data source=c:\databases\gdbs\mygdb.gdb;user id=SYSDBA;password=masterkey;character set=ISO8859_1"  Specifying role: "provider=sibprovider;location=localhost:;data source=c:\databases\gdbs\mygdb.gdb;user id=SYSDBA;password=masterkey;role=DIGITADORES" Read more about SIBPROvider >> Read more about connecting to Interbase in this Borland Developer Network article http://community.borland.com/article/0,1410,27152,00.html  IBM DB2  OLE DB, OleDbConnection (.NET) from ms  TCP/IP: "Provider=DB2OLEDB;Network Transport Library=TCPIP;Network Address=XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX;Initial Catalog=MyCtlg;Package Collection=MyPkgCol;Default Schema=Schema;User ID=MyUser;Password=MyPW"  APPC: "Provider=DB2OLEDB;APPC Local LU Alias=MyAlias;APPC Remote LU Alias=MyRemote;Initial Catalog=MyCtlg;Package Collection=MyPkgCol;Default Schema=Schema;User ID=MyUser;Password=MyPW"  IBM's OLE DB Provider (shipped with IBM DB2 UDB v7 or above)  TCP/IP: Provider=IBMDADB2;Database=sample;HOSTNAME=db2host;PROTOCOL=TCPIP;PORT=50000;uid=myUserName;pwd=myPwd;  ODBC  Standard: "driver={IBM DB2 ODBC DRIVER};Database=myDbName;hostname=myServerName;port=myPortNum;protocol=TCPIP; uid=myUserName; pwd=myPwd"  Sybase  ODBC  Standard Sybase System 12 (or 12.5) Enterprise Open Client: "Driver={SYBASE ASE ODBC Driver};Srvr=Aron1;Uid=username;Pwd=password"  Standard Sybase System 11: "Driver={SYBASE SYSTEM 11};Srvr=Aron1;Uid=username;Pwd=password;Database=mydb" For more information check out the Adaptive Server Enterprise Document Sets  Intersolv 3.10: "Driver={INTERSOLV 3.10 32-BIT Sybase};Srvr=Aron1;Uid=username;Pwd=password;"  Sybase SQL Anywhere (former Watcom SQL ODBC driver): "ODBC; Driver=Sybase SQL Anywhere 5.0; DefaultDir=c:\dbfolder\;Dbf=c:\mydatabase.db;Uid=username;Pwd=password;Dsn=""""" Note! The two double quota following the DSN parameter at the end are escaped quotas (VB syntax), you may have to change this to your language specific escape syntax. The empty DSN parameter is indeed critical as not including it will result in error 7778. Read more in the Sybase SQL Anywhere User Guide (see part 3, chapter 13) >>  OLE DB  Adaptive Server Anywhere (ASA): "Provider=ASAProv;Data source=myASA" Read more in the ASA User Guide (part 1, chapter 2) >>  Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) with Data Source .IDS file: "Provider=Sybase ASE OLE DB Provider; Data source=myASE" Note that you must create a Data Source .IDS file using the Sybase Data Administrator. These .IDS files resemble ODBC DSNs.  Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE): "Provider=Sybase.ASEOLEDBProvider;Srvr=myASEserver,5000;Catalog=myDBname;User Id=username;Password=password"    - some reports on problem using the above one, try the following as an alternative - "Provider=Sybase.ASEOLEDBProvider;Server Name=myASEserver,5000;Initial Catalog=myDBname;User Id=username;Password=password" This one works only from Open Client 12.5 where the server port number feature works,?allowing fully qualified connection strings to be used without defining?any .IDS Data Source files.  AseConnection (.NET)  Standard: "Data Source='myASEserver';Port=5000;Database='myDBname';UID='username';PWD='password';"  Declare the AseConnection: C#: using Sybase.Data.AseClient; AseConnection oCon = new AseConnection(); oCon.ConnectionString="my connection string"; oCon.Open(); VB.NET: Imports System.Data.AseClient Dim oCon As AseConnection = New AseConnection() oCon.ConnectionString="my connection string" oCon.Open() Read more! Adaptive Server Enterprise ADO.NET Data Provider Documentation >>  Informix  ODBC  Informix 3.30: "Dsn='';Driver={INFORMIX 3.30 32 BIT};Host=hostname;Server=myserver;Service=service-name;Protocol=olsoctcp;Database=mydb;UID=username;PWD=myPwd  Informix-CLI 2.5: "Driver={Informix-CLI 2.5 (32 Bit)};Server=myserver;Database=mydb;Uid=username;Pwd=myPwd"  OLE DB  IBM Informix OLE DB Provider: "Provider=Ifxoledbc.2;password=myPw;User ID=myUser;Data Source=dbName@serverName;Persist Security Info=true"  Ingres  ODBC DSN-less "Provider=MSDASQL.1;DRIVER=Ingres;SRVR=xxxxx;DB=xxxxx;Persist Security Info=False;uid=xxxx;pwd=xxxxx;SELECTLOOPS=N;Extended Properties="""SERVER=xxxxx;DATABASE=xxxxx;SERVERTYPE=INGRES""  Mimer SQL  ODBC  Standard Security: "Driver={MIMER};Database=mydb;Uid=myuser;Pwd=mypw;"  Prompt for username and password: "Driver={MIMER};Database=mydb;"  Lightbase  Standard  Standard: "user=USERLOGIN;password=PASSWORD;UDB=USERBASE;server=SERVERNAME"  PostgreSQL  Core Labs PostgreSQLDirect (.NET)  Standard: "User ID=root; Password=pwd; Host=localhost; Port=5432; Database=testdb;Pooling=true; Min Pool Size=0; Max Pool Size=100; Connection Lifetime=0" Read more at Core Lab and the product page.  PostgreSQL driver  Standard: "DRIVER={PostgreSQL};SERVER=ipaddress;port=5432;DATABASE=dbname;UID=username;PWD=password;"  Npgsql by pgFoundry (.NET)  SSL activated: "Server=127.0.0.1;Port=5432;Userid=myuserid;password=mypw;Protocol=3;SSL=true;Pooling=true;MinPoolSize=3;MaxPoolSize=20;Encoding=UNICODE;Timeout=20;SslMode=Require"  Without SSL: "Server=127.0.0.1;Port=5432;Userid=myuserid;password=mypw;Protocol=3;SSL=false;Pooling=true;MinPoolSize=1;MaxPoolSize=20;Encoding=UNICODE;Timeout=15;SslMode=Disable" Read more in the Npgsql: User's Manual and on the pgFoundry website .  Paradox  ODBC  5.X: Driver={Microsoft Paradox Driver (*.db )};DriverID=538;Fil=Paradox 5.X;DefaultDir=c:\pathToDb\;Dbq=c:\pathToDb\;CollatingSequence=ASCII"  7.X: "Provider=MSDASQL.1;Persist Security Info=False;Mode=Read;Extended Properties='DSN=Paradox;DBQ=C:\myDb;DefaultDir=C:\myDb;DriverId=538;FIL=Paradox 7.X;MaxBufferSize=2048;PageTimeout=600;';Initial Catalog=C:\myDb"  OleDbConnection (.NET)  Standard "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=c:\myDb;Extended Properties=Paradox 5.x;" MS kb-article: How to use Paradox data with Access and Jet >>  DSN  ODBC  DSN: "DSN=myDsn;Uid=username;Pwd=;"  File DSN: "FILEDSN=c:\myData.dsn;Uid=username;Pwd=;"  Firebird  ODBC - IBPhoenix Open Source  Standard: "DRIVER=Firebird/InterBase(r) driver;UID=SYSDBA;PWD=masterkey;DBNAME=D:\FIREBIRD\examples\TEST.FDB" IBPhoenix ODBC; More info, download etc >>  .NET - Firebird .Net Data Provider  Standard: "User=SYSDBA;Password=masterkey;Database=SampleDatabase.fdb;DataSource=localhost;Port=3050;Dialect=3;Charset=NONE;Role=;Connection lifetime=15;Pooling=true;MinPoolSize=0;MaxPoolSize=50;Packet Size=8192;ServerType=0" Firebird ADO.NET project >> Firebird ADO.NET downloads >>  Excel  ODBC  Standard: "Driver={Microsoft Excel Driver (*.xls)};DriverId=790;Dbq=C:\MyExcel.xls;DefaultDir=c:\mypath;" TIP! SQL syntax: "SELECT * FROM [sheet1$]" - i.e. worksheet name followed by a "$" and wrapped in "[" "]" brackets.  OLE DB  Standard: "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=C:\MyExcel.xls;Extended Properties=""Excel 8.0;HDR=Yes;IMEX=1""" "HDR=Yes;" indicates that the first row contains columnnames, not data "IMEX=1;" tells the driver to always read "intermixed" data columns as text TIP! SQL syntax: "SELECT * FROM [sheet1$]" - i.e. worksheet name followed by a "$" and wrapped in "[" "]" brackets.  Text  ODBC  Standard: "Driver={Microsoft Text Driver (*.txt; *.csv)};Dbq=c:\txtFilesFolder\;Extensions=asc,csv,tab,txt;"  OLE DB  Standard: "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=c:\txtFilesFolder\;Extended Properties=""text;HDR=Yes;FMT=Delimited""" "HDR=Yes;" indicates that the first row contains columnnames, not data  DBF / FoxPro  ODBC  standard: "Driver={Microsoft dBASE Driver (*.dbf)};DriverID=277;Dbq=c:\mydbpath;"  OLE DB, OleDbConnection (.NET)  standard: "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=c:\folder;Extended Properties=dBASE IV;User ID=Admin;Password="  AS/400 (iSeries)  OLE DB, OleDbConnection (.NET)  IBM Client Access OLE DB provider: "PROVIDER=IBMDA400; DATA SOURCE=MY_SYSTEM_NAME;USER ID=myUserName;PASSWORD=myPwd" Where MY_SYSTEM_NAME is the name given to the system connection in OperationsNavigator  IBM Client Access OLE DB provider: "PROVIDER=IBMDA400; DATA SOURCE=MY_SYSTEM_NAME;USER ID=myUserName;PASSWORD=myPwd;DEFAULT COLLECTION=MY_LIBRARY;" Where MY_SYSTEM_NAME is the name given to the System Connection, and MY_LIBRARY is the name given to the library in iSeries Navigator.  ODBC  IBM Client Access ODBC driver: "Driver={Client Access ODBC Driver (32-bit)};System=my_system_name;Uid=myUserName;Pwd=myPwd"  Exchange  OLE DB  Exchange OLE DB provider: "ExOLEDB.DataSource" Specify store in the connection open command like this: conn.open "http://servername/mypublicstore" Check out this article at msdn >> and this one at Addison-Wesley >>  Visual FoxPro  OLE DB, OleDbConnection (.NET)  Database container (.DBC): "Provider=vfpoledb.1;Data Source=C:\MyDbFolder\MyDbContainer.dbc;Collating Sequence=machine"  Free table directory: "Provider=vfpoledb.1;Data Source=C:\MyDataDirectory\;Collating Sequence=general"  Force the provider to use an ODBC DSN: ""Provider=vfpoledb.1;DSN=MyDSN"" Read more (Microsoft msdn) >>  ODBC  Database container (.DBC): "Driver={Microsoft Visual FoxPro Driver};SourceType=DBC;SourceDB=c:\myvfpdb.dbc;Exclusive=No;NULL=NO;Collate=Machine;BACKGROUNDFETCH=NO;DELETED=NO"  Free Table directory: "Driver={Microsoft Visual FoxPro Driver};SourceType=DBF;SourceDB=c:\myvfpdbfolder;Exclusive=No;Collate=Machine;NULL=NO;DELETED=NO;BACKGROUNDFETCH=NO" "Collate=Machine" is the default setting, for other settings check the list of supported collating sequences >> Microsoft Visual Foxpro site: http://msdn.microsoft.com/vfoxpro  Pervasive  ODBC  Standard: "Driver={Pervasive ODBC Client Interface};ServerName=srvname;dbq=@dbname" Pervasive ODBC info >>  OLE DB  Standard: "Provider=PervasiveOLEDB;Data Source=C:\path" Pervasive OLE DB info >>  UDL  UDL  UDL: "File Name=c:\myDataLink.udl;"