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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

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Provider=sqloledb;Data Source=myServerAddress;Initial Catalog=myDataBase;Integrated

Security=SSPI;
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=myP
assword;

' 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_Con
nection=yes;

OLE DB, OleDbConnection (.NET) Connection String for SQL Server 2005 Standard
Security
Provider=SQLNCLI;Server=myServerAddress;Database=myDataBase;Uid=myUserna
me;Pwd=myPassword;

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' 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=SQLNCLI;Server=myServerAddress;Database=myDataBase;Trusted_Connec
tion=yes;

Connecting to an SQL Server instance

Provider=SQLNCLI;Server=myServerName\theInstanceName;Database=myDataBase;
Trusted_Connection=yes;

Standard Security
SqlConnection (.NET) Connection String for SQL Server 2005
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

Standard Security
ODBC Connection String for SQL Server 2005 CE
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

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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()

How to specify the location of the SDF file

Data Source=" +
(System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName(System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssemb
ly().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.

Local Database
ODBC Connection String for MySql
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=myUsernam
e; 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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Flat/Data File Connection Strings

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;

Standard Security
OLE DB Connection String for MS Excel
Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=C:\MyExcel.xls;Extended
Properties="Excel 8.0;HDR=Yes;IMEX=1";

Dim QueryExcel As String

Dim CommExcel As OleDb.OleDbCommand
Dim DaExcel As New OleDb.OleDbDataAdapter
Dim TableExcel As New DataTable
Dim CnExcel As New OleDb.OleDbConnection
CnExcel.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 = CommExcel
DaExcel.Fill(TableExcel)
CnExcel.Close()

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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.

Standard Security
Connection String for MS Excel 2007
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, adCmdText
Note: 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

Standard Security
ODBC Connection String for FoxPro and DBF
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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