Name
ConnectionString (Connection Object) —
objConn
.ConnectionString (=
strConnectionString
)
Synopsis
Specifies or retrieves the information used to establish an open connection to an underlying data provider.
Parameters
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strConnectionString
A string value made up of the following elements (in order) broken up by semicolons.
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Provider=
The name of the underlying OLE DB data provider for the connection.
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Data Source=
The name of a data source for the underlying data provider. For example, for SQL Server or Access, this represents a registered ODBC data source name.
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User ID=
The username to use when establishing the connection.
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Password=
The password to use when establishing the connection.
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File Name=
The name of a data provider-specific file. This could, for example, represent a text file containing preset connection information. Using a File Name element in your ConnectionString loads the provider into memory. For this reason, you cannot have both a Provider and a File Name element in your ConnectionString property value.
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Remote Provider=
(For use with Remote Date Services only.) The name of the data provider to use on the server when opening a client-side connection.
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Remote Server=
(For use with Remote Date Services only.) The path name of the remote server to use when opening a client-side connection.
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URL=
An absolute URL identifying a resource such as a file or a directory.
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Example
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