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Connection Strings in .net

MS Access connection strings

MS Access ODBC connection strings
Standard Security:
"Driver=
{MicrosoftAccessDriver(*.mdb)};DBQ=C:\App1\Your_Database_Name.mdb;Uid=Your_Username;Pwd=Your_Passwo
rd;"

Workgroup:
"Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)}; Dbq=C:\App1\Your_Database_Name.mdb;
SystemDB=C:\App1\Your_Database_Name.mdw;"

Exclusive "Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)}; DBQ=C:\App1\Your_Database_Name.mdb; Exclusive=1;

Uid=Your_Username; Pwd=Your_Password;"

MS Access OLE DB & OleDbConnection (.NET

framework) connection strings
"Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0"

Open connection to Access database:

"Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0; Data Source=c:\App1\Your_Database_Name.mdb; User Id=admin; Password="

Open connection to Access database using Workgroup (System database):

"Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0; Data Source=c:\App1\Your_Database_Name.mdb; Jet OLEDB:System
Database=c:\App1\Your_System_Database_Name.mdw"

Open connection to password protected Access database:

"Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0; Data Source=c:\App1\Your_Database_Name.mdb; Jet OLEDB:Database
Password=Your_Password"

Open connection to Access database located on a network share:

"Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0; Data
Source=\\Server_Name\Share_Name\Share_Path\Your_Database_Name.mdb"

Open connection to Access database located on a remote server:

"Provider=MS Remote; Remote Server=http://Your-Remote-Server-IP; Remote Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;
Data Source=c:\App1\Your_Database_Name.mdb"
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SQL Server connection strings

SQL ODBC connection strings
Standard Security:< br>
"Driver={SQLServer};Server=Your_Server_Name;Database=Your_Database_Name;Uid=Your_Username;Pwd=Your
_Password;"

Trusted connection:< br>

"Driver={SQLServer};Server=Your_Server_Name;Database=Your_Database_Name;Trusted_Connection=yes;"

SQL OLE DB connection strings

Standard Security:
"Provider=SQLOLEDB;Data Source=Your_Server_Name;Initial Catalog=
Your_Database_Name;UserId=Your_Username;Password=Your_Password;"

Trusted connection:
"Provider=SQLOLEDB;Data Source=Your_Server_Name;Initial Catalog=Your_Database_Name;Integrated
Security=SSPI;"

SQL OleDbConnection .NET strings

Standard Security:
"Provider=SQLOLEDB;Data Source=Your_Server_Name;Initial Catalog=
Your_Database_Name;UserId=Your_Username;Password=Your_Password;"

Trusted connection:
"Provider=SQLOLEDB;Data Source=Your_Server_Name;Initial Catalog=Your_Database_Name;Integrated
Security=SSPI;"

SQL SqlConnection .NET strings

Standard Security:
1. "Data Source=Your_Server_Name;Initial Catalog=
Your_Database_Name;UserId=Your_Username;Password=Your_Password;" < br>2.
"Server=Your_Server_Name;Database=Your_Database_Name;UserID=Your_Username;Password=Your_Password;
Trusted_Connection=False"

Trusted connection:
1. "Data Source=Your_Server_Name;Initial Catalog=Your_Database_Name;Integrated Security=SSPI;"
2."Server=Your_Server_Name;Database=Your_Database_Name;Trusted_Connection=True;"
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MySQL connection strings

MySQL ODBC connection strings
Open connection to local MySQL database using MySQL ODBC 3.51 Driver
"Provider=MSDASQL; DRIVER={MySQL ODBC 3.51Driver}; SERVER= localhost;
DATABASE=Your_MySQL_Database; UID= Your_Username; PASSWORD=Your_Password; OPTION=3"

MySQL OLE DB & OleDbConnection (.NET framework)

connection strings
Open connection to MySQL database:
"Provider=MySQLProv;Data Source=Your_MySQL_Database;User Id=Your_Username; Password=Your_Password;"
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Oracle connection strings

Oracle ODBC connection strings
Open connection to Oracle database using ODBC
"Driver= {Microsoft ODBCforOracle};Server=Your_Oracle_Server.world;Uid=Your_Username;Pwd=Your_Password;"

Oracle OLE DB & OleDbConnection (.NET framework)

connection strings
Open connection to Oracle database with standard security:
1. "Provider=MSDAORA;Data Source=
Your_Oracle_Database;UserId=Your_Username;Password=Your_Password;"
2. "Provider= OraOLEDB.Oracle;Your_Oracle_Database;UserId=Your_Username;Password=Your_Password;"

Open trusted connection to Oracle database

"Provider= OraOLEDB.Oracle;DataSource=Your_Oracle_Database;OSAuthent=1;"