Type
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Parameters
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DB2
| 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.
|
dBASE 5
| 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.
|
Informix 7, 9
| Driver={Informix}
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.
|
Informix 2000
| Driver={Informix}
HostName=[host_name]
Server=[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.
|
Microsoft Access
|
DSN-less connection strings and file DSNs are not supported for Microsoft Access databases. You must use system DSNs.
|
Microsoft SQL Server 6.5
|
DSN-less connection strings and file DSNs are not supported for Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 databases. You must use system DSNs.
|
Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 and 2000
| Driver={SQL Server}
Address=[ip_address],[port_number]
Database=[database_name]
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.
|
MySQL
| 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.
|
Oracle 7, 8
| 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.
|
Oracle 8i, 9i
| Driver={Oracle}
Host=[host_name]
Port=[port_number]
SID=[oracle_SID]
Server=[TNS_name]
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.
|
PostgreSQL
| 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.
|
Sybase
| 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.
|
Text
| Driver={Text}
Database=[database_location]
where [database_location] is the directory in which the text files are stored.
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