2008年1月23日星期三

【ISP】DNS de piensasolutions.com

 

DNS Primaria: ns1.piensasolutions.com

IP DNS Primaria: 217.76.150.137

DNS Secundaria: ns2.piensasolutions.com

IP DNS Secundaria: 217.76.156.137

 

DNS Primaria: ns3.piensasolutions.com

IP DNS Primaria: 217.76.150.138

DNS Secundaria: ns4.piensasolutions.com

IP DNS Secundaria: 217.76.156.138

 

DNS Primaria: ns5.piensasolutions.com

IP DNS Primaria: 217.76.150.139

DNS Secundaria: ns6.piensasolutions.com

IP DNS Secundaria: 217.76.156.139

【硬件】BIOS对照翻译

BIOS的内容

 

Time/System Time 时间/系统时间
Date/System Date
日期/系统日期
Level 2 Cache
二级缓存
System Memory
系统内存
Video Controller
视频控制器
panel Type
液晶屏型号
Audio Controller
音频控制器
Modem Controller
调制解调器(Modem)
primary Hard Drive
主硬盘
Modular bay
模块托架
Service Tag
服务标签
Asset Tag
资产标签
bIOS Version bIOS
版本
boot Order/boot Sequence
启动顺序(系统搜索操作系统文件的顺序)
Diskette Drive
软盘驱动器
Internal HDD
内置硬盘驱动器
Floppy device
软驱设备
Hard-Disk Drive
硬盘驱动器
USb Storage Device USb
存储设备
CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive
光驱
CD-ROM device
光驱
Modular bay HDD
模块化硬盘驱动器
Cardbus NIC Cardbus
总线网卡
Onboard NIC
板载网卡
boot pOST
进行开机自检时(pOST)硬件检查的水平:设置为''MINIMAL''(默认设置)则开机自检仅在bIOS升级,内存模块更改或前一次开机自检未完成的情况下才进行检查。设置为''THOROUGH''则开机自检时执行全套硬件检查。
Config Warnings
警告设置:该选项用来设置在系统使用较低电压的电源适配器或其他不支持的配置时是否报警,设置为''DISAbLED''禁用报警,设置为''ENAbLED''启用报警
Internal Modem
内置调制解调器:使用该选项可启用或禁用内置Modem。禁用(disabled)后Modem在操作系统中不可见。
LAN Controller
网络控制器:使用该选项可启用或禁用pCI以太网控制器。禁用后该设备在操作系统中不可见。
pXE bIS policy/pXE bIS Default policy
pXE bIS
策略:该选项控制系统在没有认证时如何处理(启动整体服务boot Integrity Services(bIS))授权请求。系统可以接受或拒绝bIS请求。设置为''Reset''时,在下次启动计算机时bIS将重新初始化并设置为 ''Deny''
Onboard bluetooth
板载蓝牙设备
MinipCI Device
Mini pCI
设备
MinipCI Status
Mini pCI
设备状态:在安装Mini pCI设备时可以使用该选项启用或禁用板载pCI设备
Wireless Control
无线控制:使用该选项可以设置MinipCI和蓝牙无线设备的控制方式。设置为''Application''时无线设备可以通过 ''Quickset''等应用程序启用或禁用,<Fn+F2>热键不可用。设置为''<Fn+F2> /Application''时无线设备可以通过''Quickset''等应用程序或<Fn+F2>热键启用或禁用。设置为 ''Always Off''时无线设备被禁用,并且不能在操作系统中启用。
Wireless
无线设备:使用该选项启用或禁用无线设备。该设置可以在操作系统中通过''Quickset''''<Fn+F2>''热键更改。该设置是否可用取决于''Wireless Control''的设置。
Serial port
串口:该选项可以通过重新分配端口地址或禁用端口来避免设备资源冲突。
Infrared Data port
红外数据端口。使用该设置可以通过重新分配端口地址或禁用端口来避免设备资源冲突。
parallel Mode
并口模式。控制计算机并口工作方式为''NORMAL''AT兼容)(普通标准并行口)、''bI-DIRECTIONAL''pS/2兼容)(双向 模式,允许主机和外设双向通讯)还是''ECp''Extended Capabilities ports,扩展功能端口)(默认)。
Num Lock
数码锁定。设置在系统启动时数码灯(NumLock LED)是否点亮。设为''DISAbLE''则数码灯保持灭,设为''ENAbLE''则在系统启动时点亮数码灯。
Keyboard NumLock
键盘数码锁:该选项用来设置在系统启动时是否提示键盘相关的错误信息。
Enable Keypad
启用小键盘:设置为''bY NUMLOCK''NumLock灯亮并且没有接外接键盘时启用数字小键盘。设置为''Only by <Fn> Key''NumLock灯亮时保持embedded键区为禁用状态。
External Hot Key
外部热键:该设置可以在外接pS/2键盘上按照与使用笔记本电脑上的<Fn>键的相同的方式使用<Scroll Lock>键。如果您使用ACpI操作系统?in2000WinXp,则USb键盘不能使用<Fn>键。仅在纯Dos模式下USb 键盘才可以使用<Fn>键。设置为''SCROLL LOCK''(默认选项)启用该功能,设置为''NOT INSTALLED''禁用该功能。
USb Emulation
USb
仿真:使用该选项可以在不直接支持USb的操作系统中使用USb键盘、USb鼠标及USb软驱。该设置在bIOS启动过程中自动启用。启用该功能后,控制转移到操作系统时仿真继续有效。禁用该功能后在控制转移到操作系统时仿真关闭。
pointing Device
指针设备:设置为''SERIAL MOUSE''时外接串口鼠标启用并集成触摸板被禁用。设置为''pS/2 MOUSE''时,若外接pS/2鼠标,则禁用集成触摸板。设置为''TOUCH pAD-pS/2 MOUSE''(默认设置)时,若外接pS/2鼠标,可以在鼠标与触摸板间切换。更改在计算机重新启动后生效。
Video Expansion
视频扩展:使用该选项可以启用或禁用视频扩展,将较低的分辨率调整为较高的、正常的LCD分辨率。
battery
电池
battery Status
电池状态
power Management
电源管理
Suspend Mode
挂起模式
AC power Recovery
交流电源恢复:该选项可以在交流电源适配器重新插回系统时电脑的相应反映。
Low power Mode
低电量模式:该选项用来设置系统休眠或关闭时所用电量。
brightness
亮度:该选项可以设置计算机启动时显示器的亮度。计算机工作在电源供电状态下时默认设置为一半。计算机工作在交流电源适配器供电状态下时默认设置为最大。
Wakeup On LAN
网络唤醒:该选项设置允许在网络信号接入时将电脑从休眠状态唤醒。该设置对待机状态(Standby state)无效。只能在操作系统中唤醒待机状态。该设置仅在接有交流电源适配器时有效。
Auto On Mod
自动开机模式:注意若交流电源适配器没有接好,该设置将无法生效。该选项可设置计算机自动开机时间,可以设置将计算机每天自动开机或仅在工作日自动开机。设置在计算机重新启动后生效。
Auto On Time
自动开机时间:该选项可设置系统自动开机的时间,时间格式为24小时制。键入数值或使用左、右箭头键设定数值。设置在计算机重新启动后生效。
Dock Configuration
坞站配置
Docking Status
坞站状态
Universal Connect
通用接口:若所用操作系统为WinNT4.0或更早版本,该设置无效。如果经常使用不止一个戴尔坞站设备,并且希望最小化接入坞站时的初始时间,设置为 ''ENAbLED''(默认设置)。如果希望操作系统对计算机连接的每个新的坞站设备都生成新的系统设置文件,设置为''DISAbLED''
System Security
系统安全
primary password
主密码
Admin password
管理密码
Hard-disk drive password(s)
硬盘驱动器密码
password Status
密码状态:该选项用来在Setup密码启用时锁定系统密码。将该选项设置为''Locked''并启用Setup密码以放置系统密码被更改。该选项还可以用来放置在系统启动时密码被用户禁用。
System password
系统密码
Setup password Setup
密码
post Hotkeys
自检热键:该选项用来指定在开机自检(pOST)时屏幕上显示的热键(F2F12)。
Chassis Intrusion
机箱防盗:该选项用来启用或禁用机箱防盗检测特征。设置为''Enable-Silent''时,启动时若检测到底盘入侵,不发送警告信息。该选项启用并且机箱盖板打开时,该域将显示''DETECTED''
Drive Configuration
驱动器设置
Diskette Drive A:
磁盘驱动器A:如果系统中装有软驱,使用该选项可启用或禁用软盘驱动器
primary Master Drive
第一主驱动器
primary Slave Drive
第一从驱动器
Secondary Master Drive
第二主驱动器
Secondary Slave Drive
第二从驱动器
IDE Drive UDMA
支持UDMAIDE驱动器:使用该选项可以启用或禁用通过内部IDE硬盘接口的DMA传输。
Hard-Disk drive Sequence
硬盘驱动器顺序
System bIOS boot devices
系统bIOS启动顺序
USb device USb
设备
Memory Information
内存信息
Installed System Memory
系统内存:该选项显示系统中所装内存的大小及型号
System Memory Speed
内存速率:该选项显示所装内存的速率
System Memory Channel Mode
内存信道模式:该选项显示内存槽设置。
AGp Aperture AGp
区域内存容量:该选项指定了分配给视频适配器的内存值。某些视频适配器可能要求多于默认值的内存量。
CpU information CpU
信息
CpU Speed CpU
速率:该选项显示启动后中央处理器的运行速率
bus Speed
总线速率:显示处理器总线速率
processor 0 ID
处理器ID:显示处理器所属种类及模型号
Clock Speed
时钟频率
Cache Size
缓存值:显示处理器的二级缓存值
Integrated Devices(LegacySelect Options)
集成设备
Sound
声音设置:使用该选项可启用或禁用音频控制器
Network Interface Controller
网络接口控制器:启用或禁用集成网卡
Mouse port
鼠标端口:使用该选项可启用或禁用内置pS/2兼容鼠标控制器
USb Controller USb
控制器:使用该选项可启用或禁用板载USb控制器。
pCI Slots pCI
槽:使用该选项可启用或禁用板载pCI卡槽。禁用时所有pCI插卡都不可用,并且不能被操作系统检测到。
Serial port 1
串口1:使用该选项可控制内置串口的操作。设置为''AUTO''时,如果通过串口扩展卡在同一个端口地址上使用了两个设备,内置串口自动重新分配可用端 口地址。串口先使用COM1,再使用COM2,如果两个地址都已经分配给某个端口,该端口将被禁用。
parallel port
并口:该域中可配置内置并口
Mode
模式:设置为''AT''时内置并口仅能输出数据到相连设备。设置为pS/2EppECp模式时并口可以输入、输出数据。这三种模式所用协议和最大数 据传输率不同。最大传输速率pS/2<Epp<ECp。另外,ECp还可以设计DMA通道,进一步改进输出量。
I/O Address
输入/输出地址
DMA Channel DMA
通道:使用该选项可以设置并口所用的DMA通道。该选项仅在并口设置为''ECp''时可用。

Diskette Interface
磁盘接口:使用该选项可以设置内置软盘驱动器的操作。设置为AUTO时,若装有软驱,则内置磁盘控制器被禁用。若没有检测到磁盘控制器,则启用内置控制器。
pC Speaker
系统喇叭:使用该选项可启用或禁用系统喇叭
primary Video Controller
主视频控制器:使用该选项可以在启动过程中指定视频控制器。设置为''AUTO''时若装有内置显卡,系统可以使用。否则系统将使用板载视频控制器。设置为''Onboard''时系统总是使用板载控制器
Onboard Video buffer
板载显卡缓存
Report Keyboard Errors
键盘报错
Auto power On
自动开机
Auto power On Mode
自动开机模式
Auto power On Time
自动开机时间
Remote Wake Up
远程唤醒:该选项设置为''ON''时,若网卡或有远程唤醒功能的调制解调器收到唤醒信号时,系统将被唤醒。该选项设置为''On w/boot to NIC '',系统启动时首先尝试网络启动。
Fast boot
快速启动:该选项在操作系统请求精简启动时系统启动的速度。
IDE Hard Drive Acoustics Mode IDE
硬盘声音模式
System Event Log
系统事件日志

2008年1月14日星期一

【ADO】 连接字符串大全

ADO Connection String Samples

This page contains sample ADO connection strings for ODBC DSN / DSN-Less, OLE DB Providers, Remote Data Services (RDS), MS Remote, and MS DataShape.

Also included are ADO.NET connection strings for MySQL, ODBC, OLE DB, Oracle, and SQL Server .NET Data Providers.

These sample connection strings are compiled by Carl Prothman, a Microsoft ASP.NET MVP and Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)

If you have an ADO or ADO.NET connection string that is not listed below, or you see an connection string that does not have the correct setting, please send an email to Carl Prothman.  Thanks!


Table of Contents

 


ODBC DSN Connections

Using an ODBC DSN (Data Source Name) is a two step process. 

1) You must first create the DSN via the "ODBC Data Source Administrator" program found in your computer's Control Panel (or Administrative Tools menu in Windows 2000). Make sure to create a SYSTEM DSN (not a USER DSN) when using ASP. You can also create the DSN via Visual Basic code.

2) Then use the following connection string - with your own DSN
name of course. 

oConn.Open "DSN=mySystemDSN;" & _ 
           "Uid=myUsername;" & _ 
           "Pwd=myPassword"
oConn.Open "FILEDSN=c:\somepath\mydb.dsn;" & _ 
           "Uid=myUsername;" & _
           "Pwd=myPassword"

For more information, see:  About ODBC data sources and 
How to Use File DSNs and DSN-less Connections

Note: The problem with DSN is that Users can (and will) modify or delete them by mistake, then your program won't work so well. So it's better to use a DSN-Less or OLE DB Provider connection string - with a Trusted Connection if possible!

 


ODBC DSN-Less Connections

For Standard Security:

oConn.Open "Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)};" & _ 
           "Dbq=c:\somepath\mydb.mdb;" & _
           "Uid=admin;" & _
           "Pwd="
 

If you are using a Workgroup (System database):

oConn.Open "Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)};" & _ 
           "Dbq=c:\somepath\mydb.mdb;" & _
           "SystemDB=c:\somepath\mydb.mdw;", _
           "myUsername", "myPassword"
 

If want to open up the MDB exclusively

oConn.Open "Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)};" & _
           "Dbq=c:\somepath\mydb.mdb;" & _
           "Exclusive=1;" & _
           "Uid=admin;" & _
           "Pwd=" 
 

If MDB is located on a Network Share

oConn.Open "Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)};" & _
           "Dbq=\\myServer\myShare\myPath\myDb.mdb;" & _
           "Uid=admin;" & _
           "Pwd="
 

If MDB is located on a remote machine

- Or use an XML Web Service via SOAP Toolkit or ASP.NET
- Or upgrade to SQL Server and use an IP connection string
- Or use an ADO URL with a remote ASP web page
- Or use a MS Remote or RDS connection string
  

If you don't know the path to the MDB (using ASP)

<%  ' ASP server-side code
oConn.Open "Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)};" & _
           "Dbq=" & Server.MapPath(".") & "\myDb.mdb;" & _
           "Uid=admin;" & _
           "Pwd="
%>

This assumes the MDB is in the same directory where the ASP page is running. Also make sure this directory has Write permissions for the user account.
 

If you don't know the path to the MDB (using VB)

oConn.Open "Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)};" & _
           "Dbq=" & App.Path & "\myDb.mdb;" & _
           "Uid=admin;" & _
           "Pwd="

This assumes the MDB is in the same directory where the application is running.

For more information, see:  Microsoft Access Driver Programming Considerations

To view Microsoft KB articles related to Microsoft Access Driver, click here 

 

oConn.Open "Driver={Client Access ODBC Driver (32-bit)};" & _
           "System=myAS400;" & _
           "Uid=myUsername;" & _
           "Pwd=myPassword"

For more information, see:   A Fast Path to AS/400 Client/Server

 

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

Note: MDAC 2.1 (or greater) requires the Borland Database Engine (BDE) to update dBase DBF files. (Q238431).

For more information, see:  dBASE Driver Programming Considerations

To view Microsoft KB articles related to Microsoft dBASE Driver, click here 

 

oConn.Open "Driver={Microsoft Excel Driver (*.xls)};" & _
           "DriverId=790;" & _
           "Dbq=c:\somepath\mySpreadsheet.xls;" & _
           "DefaultDir=c:\somepath" 

For more information, see:  Microsoft Excel Driver Programming Considerations

To view Microsoft KB articles related to Microsoft Excel Driver, click here 

 

If using INFORMIX 3.30 ODBC Driver

oConn.Open "Dsn='';" & _
           "Driver={INFORMIX 3.30 32 BIT};" & _
           "Host=myHostname;" & _
           "Server=myServerName;" & _
           "Service=myServiceName;" & _
           "Protocol=olsoctcp;" & _
           "Database=myDbName;" & _
           "UID=myUsername;" & _
           "PWD=myPassword" & _
 
' Or
oConn.Open "Dsn=myDsn;" & _
           "Host=myHostname;" & _
           "Server=myServerName;" & _
           "Service=myServiceName;" & _
           "Protocol=onsoctcp;" & _
           "Database=myDbName;" & _
           "Uid=myUsername;" & _
           "Pwd=myPassword"

If using INFORMIX-CLI 2.5 ODBC Driver

oConn.Open "Driver={Informix-CLI 2.5 (32 Bit)};" & _
           "Server=myServerName;" & _
           "Database=myDbName;" & _
           "Uid=myUsername;" & _
           "Pwd=myPassword" & _

For more information, see: Informix Developer ZoneConnection to ODBC Data Source

 

For the local machine

oConn.Open "Driver={Easysoft IB6 ODBC};" & _
           "Server=localhost;" & _
           "Database=localhost:C:\Home\Data\Mydb.gdb;" & _
           "Uid=myUsername;" & _
           "Pwd=myPassword" 

For a remote machine

oConn.Open "Driver={Easysoft IB6 ODBC};" & _
           "Server=myMachineName;" & _
           "Database=myMachineName:C:\Home\Data\Mydb.gdb;" & _
           "Uid=myUsername;" & _
           "Pwd=myPassword" 

For more information, see:  Connecting to InterBase and Easysoft

 

For the local machine

oConn.Open "Driver={INTERSOLV InterBase ODBC Driver (*.gdb)};" & _
           "Server=localhost;" & _
           "Database=localhost:C:\Home\Data\Mydb.gdb;" & _
           "Uid=myUsername;" & _
           "Pwd=myPassword" 

For a remote machine

oConn.Open "Driver={INTERSOLV InterBase ODBC Driver (*.gdb)};" & _
           "Server=myMachineName;" & _
           "Database=myMachineName:C:\Home\Data\Mydb.gdb;" & _
           "Uid=myUsername;" & _
           "Pwd=myPassword" 

For more information, see: Google Search  (if you know a direct URL email me)

 

oConn.Open "Driver={Lotus NotesSQL 3.01 (32-bit) ODBC DRIVER (*.nsf)};" & _
           "Server=myServerName;" & _
           "Database=mydir\myDbName.nsf;" & _
           "Uid=myUsername;" & _
           "Pwd=myPassword" & _

For more information, see:   Connection keywords

 

To connect to a local database

oConn.Open "Driver={mySQL};" & _ 
           "Server=MyServerName;" & _
           "Option=16834;" & _
           "Database=mydb"
 

To connect to a remote database

oConn.Open "Driver={mySQL};" & _ 
           "Server=db1.database.com;" & _
           "Port=3306;" & _
           "Option=131072;" & _
           "Stmt=;" & _
           "Database=mydb;" & _
           "Uid=myUsername;" & _
           "Pwd=myPassword"

For more information, see:  Programs Known to Work with MyODBC

 

For the current Oracle ODBC Driver from Microsoft

oConn.Open "Driver={Microsoft ODBC for Oracle};" & _
           "Server=OracleServer.world;" & _
           "Uid=myUsername;" & _
           "Pwd=myPassword"
 

For the older Oracle ODBC Driver from Microsoft

oConn.Open "Driver={Microsoft ODBC Driver for Oracle};" & _
           "ConnectString=OracleServer.world;" & _
           "Uid=myUsername;" & _
           "Pwd=myPassword"

For more information, see:  Connection String Format and Attributes

To view Microsoft KB articles related to Microsoft ODBC for Oracle, click here 

 

oConn.Open "Driver={Oracle ODBC Driver};" & _
           "Dbq=myDBName;" & _
           "Uid=myUsername;" & _
           "Pwd=myPassword"

Where:  The DBQ name must be defined in the tnsnames.ora file

For more information, see:  Oracle8 ODBC Driver Help, Oracle ODBC FAQs[asporacle] listserv FAQs, and ASPDB Oracle

 

oConn.Open "Driver={Microsoft Paradox Driver (*.db )};" & _
           "DriverID=538;" & _
           "Fil=Paradox 5.X;" & _
           "DefaultDir=c:\dbpath\;" & _
           "Dbq=c:\dbpath\;" & _
           "CollatingSequence=ASCII" 

Note: MDAC 2.1 (or greater) requires the Borland Database Engine (BDE) to update Paradox ISAM fDBF files. (Q230126).

Note: There is an extra space after "db" in the Paradox Driver name

For more information, see:  Paradox Driver Programming Considerations

To view Microsoft KB articles related to Microsoft Paradox Driver, click here 

 

For Standard Security

oConn.Open "Driver={SQL Server};" & _ 
           "Server=MyServerName;" & _
           "Database=myDatabaseName;" & _
           "Uid=myUsername;" & _
           "Pwd=myPassword"
 

For Trusted Connection security

oConn.Open "Driver={SQL Server};" & _ 
           "Server=MyServerName;" & _
           "Database=myDatabaseName;" & _
           "Uid=;" & _
           "Pwd="
' Or
oConn.Open "Driver={SQL Server};" & _ 
           "Server=MyServerName;" & _
           "Database=myDatabaseName;" & _
           "Trusted_Connection=yes"
 

To Prompt user for username and password

oConn.Properties("Prompt") = adPromptAlways
oConn.Open "Driver={SQL Server};" & _ 
           "Server=MyServerName;" & _ 
           "DataBase=myDatabaseName"
 

To connect to SQL Server running on the same computer

oConn.Open "Driver={SQL Server};" & _
           "Server=(local);" & _
           "Database=myDatabaseName;" & _
           "Uid=myUsername;" & _
           "Pwd=myPassword"
 

To connect to SQL Server running on a remote computer (via an IP address)

oConn.Open "Driver={SQL Server};" & _
           "Server=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx;" & _
           "Address=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx,1433;" & _
           "Network=DBMSSOCN;" & _
           "Database=myDatabaseName;" & _
           "Uid=myUsername;" & _
           "Pwd=myPassword"

Where:
- xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is an IP address
- 1433 is the default port number for SQL Server.
- "Network=DBMSSOCN" tells ODBC to use TCP/IP rather than Named
   Pipes (Q238949)
 

For more information, see:  SQLDriverConnect (ODBC)

To view Microsoft KB articles related to ODBC Driver for SQL Server, click here 

 

If using the Sybase System 12 (or 12.5) Enterprise Open Client ODBC Driver

oConn.Open "Driver={SYBASE ASE ODBC Driver};" & _
           "Srvr=myServerName;" & _
           "Uid=myUsername;" & _
           "Pwd=myPassword"
 

If using the Sybase System 11 ODBC Driver

oConn.Open "Driver={SYBASE SYSTEM 11};" & _
           "Srvr=myServerName;" & _
           "Uid=myUsername;" & _
           "Pwd=myPassword"
 

If using the Intersolv 3.10 Sybase ODBC Driver

oConn.Open "Driver={INTERSOLV 3.10 32-BIT Sybase};" & _
           "Srvr=myServerName;" & _
           "Uid=myUsername;" & _
           "Pwd=myPassword"

For more information, see: Sybase System 10 ODBC Driver Reference Guide

To view Microsoft KB articles related to ODBC Driver for Sybase, click here 

 

oConn.Open "ODBC; Driver=Sybase SQL Anywhere 5.0;" & _
           "DefaultDir=c:\dbpath\;" & _
           "Dbf=c:\sqlany50\mydb.db;" & _
           "Uid=myUsername;" & _
           "Pwd=myPassword;" & _
           "Dsn="""""

Note: Including the DSN tag with a null string is absolutely critical or else you get the dreaded -7778 error.

For more information, see:  Sybase SQL Anywhere User Guide

 

oConn.Open "Provider=Teradata;" & _
           "DBCName=MyDbcName;" & _ 
           "Database=MyDatabaseName;" & _ 
           "Uid=myUsername;" & _
           "Pwd=myPassword"

For more information, see  Teradata ODBC Driver

 

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.

For more information, see:  Text File Driver Programming Considerations

To view Microsoft KB articles related to Microsoft Text Driver, click here 

 

With a database container

oConn.Open "Driver={Microsoft Visual FoxPro Driver};" & _
           "SourceType=DBC;" & _
           "SourceDB=c:\somepath\mySourceDb.dbc;" & _
           "Exclusive=No" 
 

Without a database container (Free Table Directory)

oConn.Open "Driver={Microsoft Visual FoxPro Driver};" & _
           "SourceType=DBF;" & _
           "SourceDB=c:\somepath\mySourceDbFolder;" & _
           "Exclusive=No" 

For more information, see:  Visual FoxPro ODBC Driver and Q165492

To view Microsoft KB articles related to ODBC Driver for Visual FoxPro, click here 

 

 


OLE DB Data Link Connections

For Absolute Path

oConn.Open "File Name=c:\somepath\myDatabaseName.udl" 
 

For Relative Path

oConn.Open "File Name=myDatabaseName.udl"
   

For more information, see:  HOWTO: Use Data Link Files with ADO

Note: Windows 2000 no longer contains the "New | Microsoft Data Link" menu  anymore. You can add the Data Link menu back in the menu list by running the "C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\Ole DB\newudl.reg" reg file, then right-click on the desktop and select "New | Microsoft Data
Link" menu.

Or you can also create a Data Link file by creating a text file and change it's file extension to ".udl", then double-click the file.

To view Microsoft KB articles related to Data Link File, click here 

 

 


OLE DB Provider Connections

oConn.Open "Provider=ADSDSOObject;" & _
           "User Id=myUsername;" & _
           "Password=myPassword"

For more information, see:  Microsoft OLE DB Provider for Microsoft Active Directory Service

To view Microsoft KB articles related to Data Link File, click here 

 

oConn.Open "Provider=Advantage OLE DB Provider;" & _
           "Data source=c:\myDbfTableDir;" & _
           "ServerType=ADS_LOCAL_SERVER;" & _
           "TableType=ADS_CDX"

For more information, see:  Advantage OLE DB Provider (for ADO)

 

oConn.Open "Provider=IBMDA400;" & _
           "Data source=myAS400;" & _
           "User Id=myUsername;" & _
           "Password=myPassword"

For more information, see:   A Fast Path to AS/400 Client/Server

 

oConn.Open "Provider=SNAOLEDB;" & _
           "Data source=myAS400;" & _
           "User Id=myUsername;" & _
           "Password=myPassword"

For more information, see:  Connection and ConnectionString Property

To view Microsoft KB articles related to OLE DB Provider for AS/400 and VSAM, click here 

 

For Data Warehouse

oConn.Open "Provider=Commerce.DSO.1;" & _
       "Data Source=mscop://InProcConn/Server=mySrvName:" & _
       "Catalog=DWSchema:Database=myDBname:" & _
       "User=myUsername:Password=myPassword:" & _
       "FastLoad=True
 
' Or
 
oConn.Open "URL=mscop://InProcConn/Server=myServerName:" & _
           "Database=myDBname:Catalog=DWSchema:" & _
           "User=myUsername:Password=myPassword:" & _
           "FastLoad=True"
 

For Profiling System

oConn.Open "Provider=Commerce.DSO.1;" & _
      "Data Source=mscop://InProcConn/Server=mySrvName:" & _
      "Catalog=Profile Definitions:Database=myDBname:" & _
      "User=myUsername:Password=myPassword" 
 
' Or
 
oConn.Open _
       "URL=mscop://InProcConnect/Server=myServerName:" & _
       "Database=myDBname:Catalog=Profile Definitions:" & _
       "User=myUsername:Password=myPassword"

For more information, see:  OLE DB Provider for Commerce Server, DataWarehouse, and Profiling System

To view Microsoft KB articles related to OLE DB Provider for Commerce Server, click here 

 

For TCP/IP connections

oConn.Open = "Provider=DB2OLEDB;" & _
             "Network Transport Library=TCPIP;" &  _
             "Network Address=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx;" & _
             "Initial Catalog=MyCatalog;" & _
             "Package Collection=MyPackageCollection;" & _
             "Default Schema=MySchema;" & _
             "User ID=MyUsername;" & _
             "Password=MyPassword"
 

For APPC connections

oConn.Open = "Provider=DB2OLEDB;" &  _
             "APPC Local LU Alias=MyLocalLUAlias;" &  _
             "APPC Remote LU Alias=MyRemoteLUAlias;" &  _
             "Initial Catalog=MyCatalog;" & _
             "Package Collection=MyPackageCollection;" & _
             "Default Schema=MySchema;" & _
             "User ID=MyUsername;" & _
             "Password=MyPassword"

For more information, see: Connection, ConnectionString Property, and Q218590

To view Microsoft KB articles related to OLE DB Provider for DB2, click here 

 

The Microsoft OLE DB Provider for DTS Packages is a read-only provider that exposes Data Transformation Services Package Data Source Objects.

oConn.Open = "Provider=DTSPackageDSO;" & _
             "Data Source=mydatasource"

For more information, see:  OLE DB Providers Tested with SQL Server

To view Microsoft KB articles related to OLE DB Provider for DTS Packages, click here 

 

oConn.Provider = "EXOLEDB.DataSource"
oConn.Open = "http://myServerName/myVirtualRootName"

For more information, see:  Exchange OLE DB ProviderMessaging, Calendaring, Contacts, and Exchange using ADO objects

To view Microsoft KB articles related to OLE DB Provider for Exchange, click here 

 

Actually there is no OLE DB Provider for Excel.  However, you can use the OLE DB Provider for JET to read and write data in Microsoft Excel workbooks. Or you can use the ODBC Driver for Excel.

 

oConn.Open "Provider=MSIDXS;" & _
           "Data source=MyCatalog"
   

For more information, see: Microsoft OLE DB Provider for Microsoft Indexing Service

To view Microsoft KB articles related to OLE DB Provider for Index Server, click here 

 

oConn.Open "Provider=MSDAIPP.DSO;" & _
           "Data Source=http://mywebsite/myDir;" & _ 
           "User Id=myUsername;" & _
           "Password=myPassword"

' Or

oConn.Open "URL=http://mywebsite/myDir;" & _ 
           "User Id=myUsername;" & _
           "Password=myPassword"

For more information, see: Microsoft OLE DB Provider for Internet Publishing and  Q245359

To view Microsoft KB articles related to OLE DB Provider for Internet Publishing, click here 

 

For standard security

oConn.Open "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" & _
           "Data Source=c:\somepath\myDb.mdb;" & _ 
           "User Id=admin;" & _
           "Password="
 

If using a Workgroup (System Database)

oConn.Open "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" & _
           "Data Source=c:\somepath\mydb.mdb;" & _ 
           "Jet OLEDB:System Database=MySystem.mdw", _
           "myUsername", "myPassword" 

Note, remember to convert both the MDB and the MDW to the 4.0
database format when using the 4.0 OLE DB Provider.
 

If MDB has a database password

oConn.Open "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" & _
           "Data Source=c:\somepath\mydb.mdb;" & _ 
           "Jet OLEDB:Database Password=MyDbPassword", _
           "myUsername", "myPassword"
 

If want to open up the MDB exclusively

oConn.Mode = adModeShareExclusive
oConn.Open "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" & _
           "Data Source=c:\somepath\myDb.mdb;" & _
           "User Id=admin;" & _
           "Password=" 
 

If MDB is located on a network share

oConn.Open "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" & _
           "Data Source=\\myServer\myShare\myPath\myDb.mdb"
 

If MDB is located on a remote machine

- Or use an XML Web Service via SOAP Toolkit or ASP.NET
- Or upgrade to SQL Server and use an IP connection string
- Or use an ADO URL with a remote ASP web page
- Or use a MS Remote or RDS connection string 
 

If you don't know the path to the MDB (using ASP)

<%  ' ASP server-side code
    oConn.Open "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" & _
              "Data Source=" & Server.MapPath(".") & "\myDb.mdb;" & _
              "User Id=admin;" & _
              "Password="
%>

This assumes the MDB is in the same directory where the ASP page is running. Also make sure this directory has Write permissions for the user account.
 

If you don't know the path to the MDB (using VB)

oConn.Open "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" & _
           "Data Source=" & App.Path & "\myDb.mdb;" & _
           "User Id=admin;" & _
           "Password="

This assumes the MDB is in the same directory where the application is running.

For more information, see: OLE DB Provider for Microsoft JetQ191754, and Q225048

Note: Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.3.51 only gets installed by MDAC 2.0.  Q197902
Note: MDAC 2.6 and 2.7 do not contain any of the JET components.  Q271908 and Q239114

To view Microsoft KB articles related to OLE DB Provider for Microsoft JET, click here 

 

You can also open an Excel Spreadsheet using the JET OLE DB Provider

oConn.Open "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" & _
           "Data Source=c:\somepath\mySpreadsheet.xls;" & _
           "Extended Properties=""Excel 8.0;HDR=Yes""" 

Where "HDR=Yes" means that there is a header row in the cell range 
(or named range), so the provider will not include the first row of the
selection into the recordset.  If "HDR=No", then the provider will include
the first row of the cell range (or named ranged) into the recordset.

For more information, see:  Q278973

 

 You can also open a Text file using the JET OLE DB Provider

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 

For more information, see:  Q262537

 
oConn.Open "Provider=Microsoft.Project.OLEDB.9.0;" & _
           "Project Name=c:\somepath\myProject.mpp"

For more information, see:  Microsoft Project 2000 OLE DB Provider Information

To view Microsoft KB articles related to OLE DB Provider for Microsoft Project, click here 

 

oConn.Open "Provider=MySQLProv;" & _
           "Data Source=mySQLDB;" & _
           "User Id=myUsername;" & _
           "Password=myPassword" 

For more information, see:   API - OLE DB, SWSoft, and Snippet

 

WARNING: This OLE DB Provider is considered obsolete by Microsoft

For Access (Jet)

oConn.Open "Provider=MSDASQL;" & _ 
           "Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)};" & _
           "Dbq=c:\somepath\mydb.mdb;" & _
           "Uid=myUsername;" & _
           "Pwd=myPassword"
 

For SQL Server

oConn.Open "Provider=MSDASQL;" & _  
           "Driver={SQL Server};" & _
           "Server=myServerName;" & _
           "Database=myDatabaseName;" & _
           "Uid=myUsername;" & _
           "Pwd=myPassword"

For more information, see:  Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC

To view Microsoft KB articles related to OLE DB Provider for ODBC, click here 

 

Microsoft OLE DB for Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) is a set of
objects and interfaces that extends the ability of OLE DB to provide
access to multidimensional data stores.

For ADOMD.Catalog

oCat.ActiveConnection = _
        "Provider=MSOLAP;" & _
        "Data Source=myOLAPServerName;" & _
        "Initial Catalog=myOLAPDatabaseName"
 

For ADOMD.Catalog (with URL)

oCat.ActiveConnection = _
        "Provider=MSOLAP;" & _
        "Data Source=http://myServerName/;" & _
        "Initial Catalog=myOLAPDatabaseName"
 

For Excel PivotTable

With ActiveWorkbook.PivotCaches.Add(SourceType:=xlExternal)
    .Connection = "OLEDB;" & _
                  "Provider=MSOLAP;" & _
                  "Location=myServerDataLocation;" & _
                  "Initial Catalog=myOLAPDatabaseName"
    .MaintainConnection = True
    .CreatePivotTable TableDestination:=Range("A1"), _
                      TableName:= "MyPivotTableName"
End With

For more information, see:  OLE DB for OLAP, Catalog Object, PivotTable, Connecting Using HTTP

To view Microsoft KB articles related to OLE DB Provider for OLAP Services, click here 

 

oConn.Open "Provider=msdaora;" & _
           "Data Source=MyOracleDB;" & _ 
           "User Id=myUsername;" & _
           "Password=myPassword"

For more information, see: Microsoft OLE DB Provider for Oracle

To view Microsoft KB articles related to OLE DB Provider for Oracle, click here 

 

For Standard Security

oConn.Open "Provider=OraOLEDB.Oracle;" & _
           "Data Source=MyOracleDB;" & _ 
           "User Id=myUsername;" & _
           "Password=myPassword"
 

For a Trusted Connection

oConn.Open "Provider=OraOLEDB.Oracle;" & _
           "Data Source=MyOracleDB;" & _ 
           "User Id=/;" & _
           "Password="
' Or
oConn.Open "Provider=OraOLEDB.Oracle;" & _
           "Data Source=MyOracleDB;" & _ 
           "OSAuthent=1"

Note: "Data Source=" must be set to the appropriate Net8 name which is known to the naming method in use. For example, for Local Naming, it is the alias in the tnsnames.ora file; for Oracle Names, it is the Net8 Service Name. 

For more information, see: Oracle Provider for OLE DB Developer's Guide

 

oConn.Open "Provider=PervasiveOLEDB;" & _
           "Data Source=C:\PervasiveEB" 

For more information, see:  OLE DB - ADO

 

The Microsoft OLE DB Simple Provider (OSP) allows ADO to access any data for which a provider has been written using the OLE DB Simple Provider Toolkit. Simple providers are intended to access data sources that require only fundamental OLE DB support, such as in-memory arrays or XML documents.

OSP in MDAC 2.6 has been enhanced to support opening hierarchical ADO Recordsets over arbitrary XML files. These XML files may contain the ADO XML persistence schema, but it is not required. This has been implemented by connecting the OSP to the MSXML2.DLL, therefore MSXML2.DLL or newer is required.

oConn.Open "Provider=MSDAOSP;" & _
           "Data Source=MSXML2.DSOControl.2.6"
 
oRS.Open "http://WebServer/VirtualRoot/MyXMLFile.xml",oConn

For more information, see: Microsoft OLE DB Simple Provider and Q272270

To view Microsoft KB articles related to OLE DB Provider for Simple Provider, click here 

 

oConn.Open "Provider=SQLBaseOLEDB;" & _
           "Data source=mySybaseServer;" & _
           "Location=mySybaseDB;" & _
           "User Id=myUserName;" & _
           "Password=myUserPassword"

For more information, see:  Books on-line   There is a one-time free sign-up,  then select "SQLBase OLE DB Data Provider User's Guide for v7.5 (20-6220-0001)", then download the zip file and extract the document.

 

For Standard Security

oConn.Open "Provider=sqloledb;" & _ 
           "Data Source=myServerName;" & _
           "Initial Catalog=myDatabaseName;" & _
           "User Id=myUsername;" & _
           "Password=myPassword"
 

For a Trusted Connection

oConn.Open "Provider=sqloledb;" & _
           "Data Source=myServerName;" & _
           "Initial Catalog=myDatabaseName;" & _
           "Integrated Security=SSPI"
 

To connect to a "Named Instance"

oConn.Open "Provider=sqloledb;" & _
           "Data Source=myServerName\myInstanceName;" & _
           "Initial Catalog=myDatabaseName;" & _
           "User Id=myUsername;" & _
           "Password=myPassword"

Note: In order to connect to a SQL Server 2000 "named instance", you must have MDAC 2.6 (or greater) installed.
 

To Prompt user for username and password

oConn.Provider = "sqloledb"
oConn.Properties("Prompt") = adPromptAlways
oConn.Open "Data Source=myServerName;" & _
           "Initial Catalog=myDatabaseName" 
 

To connect to SQL Server running on the same computer

oConn.Open "Provider=sqloledb;" & _
           "Data Source=(local);" & _
           "Initial Catalog=myDatabaseName;" & _
           "User ID=myUsername;" & _
           "Password=myPassword"
 

To connect to SQL Server running on a remote computer (via an IP address)

oConn.Open "Provider=sqloledb;" & _
           "Network Library=DBMSSOCN;" & _
           "Data Source=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx,1433;" & _
           "Initial Catalog=myDatabaseName;" & _
           "User ID=myUsername;" & _
           "Password=myPassword"

Where: 
- "Network Library=DBMSSOCN" tells OLE DB to use TCP/IP rather than
   Named Pipes (Q238949)
- xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is an IP address
- 1433 is the default port number for SQL Server.  Q269882 and Q287932
- You can also add "Encrypt=yes" for encryption 

For more information, see: Microsoft OLE DB Provider for SQL Server

To view Microsoft KB articles related to OLE DB Provider for SQL Server, click here 

 

The SQLXMLOLEDB provider is an OLE DB provider that exposes the Microsoft SQLXML functionality through ADO. The SQLXMLOLEDB provider is not a rowset provider; it can only execute commands in the "write to an output stream" mode of ADO.  

oConn.Open "Provider=SQLXMLOLEDB.3.0;" & _ 
           "Data Provider=SQLOLEDB;" & _
           "Data Source=mySqlServerName;" & _
           "Initial Catalog=myDatabaseName;" & _
           "User Id=myUserName;" & _
           "Password=myUserPassword"

For more information, see:  SQLXML 3.0 and A Survey of Microsoft SQL Server 2000 XML Features

To view Microsoft KB articles related to OLE DB Provider for SQL Server via SQLXMLOLEDB, click here 

 

oConn.Open "Provider=ASAProv;" & _
           "Data source=myASA"

For more information, see:  ASA Programming Interfaces Guide and ASA User's Guide

 

oConn.Open "Provider=Sybase ASE OLE DB Provider;" & _
           "Data source=myASEServer"
' Or
oConn.Open "Provider=Sybase.ASEOLEDBProvider;" & _
           "Srvr=myASEServer,5000;" & _
           "Catalog=myDBName;" & _
           "User Id=myUserName;" & _
           "Password=myUserPassword"

Where:
- The Sybase ASE OLE DB provider from the Sybase 12.5 client CD 
- 5000 is the port number for Sybase.

Note: The Open Client 12 Sybase OLE DB Provider fails to work without creating  a Data Source .IDS file using the Sybase Data Administrator.  These .IDS files resemble ODBC DSNs.

Note: With Open Client 12.5, the server port number feature finally works, allowing fully qualified network connection strings to be used without defining any .IDS Data Source files.

For more information, see:  Sybase Advance Search   

 

Actually there is no OLE DB Provider for Text files.  However, you can use the OLE DB Provider for JET to read and write data in Text files.  Or you can use the ODBC Driver for Text.

 

oConn.Open "Provider=Ardent.UniOLEDB;" & _
           "Data source=myServer;" & _
           "Location=myDatabase;" & _
           "User ID=myUsername;" & _
           "Password=myPassword" 

For more information, see: Ardent Using UniOLEDB 5.1Informix Using UniOLEDB 5.2

 

oConn.Open "Provider=vfpoledb;" & _ 
           "Data Source=C:\vfp7\Samples\Data\myVFPDB.dbc;" & _ 
           "Mode=ReadWrite|Share Deny None;" & _ 
           "Collating Sequence=MACHINE;" & _ 
           "Password=''" 

For more information, see: Microsoft OLE DB Provider for Visual FoxPro

To view Microsoft KB articles related to OLE DB Provider for Visual FoxPro, click here.

Note: The Visual FoxPro OLE DB Provider is NOT installed by MDAC 2.x.  You must install Visual FoxPro 7.0 in order to get it's OLE DB Provider.

 

 

 


Remote Data Service (RDS) Connections

The following examples show how to connect to a remote database using the RDS Data Control. When using the RDS DataControl's Server/Connect / SQL properties, the RDS DataControl uses the RDS DataFactory on the remote server.  If you use the RDS DataControl's URL property, then the RDS DataFactory is not used at all.

WARNING:  The RDS DataFactory can be a major security hole if not setup and configured correctly! For more information, see RDS FAQ #24 

WARNING: RDS is considered obsolete by Microsoft
 

With the RDS default handler disabled

With oRdc
    .Server = "http://myServerName"
    .Sql = "Select * From Authors Where State = 'CA'"
    .Connect = "Provider=sqloledb;" & _
               "Data Source=(local);" & _
               "Initial Catalog=pubs;" & _
               "User Id=myUsername;" & _
               "Password=myPassword"
    .Refresh
End With
 

With the RDS default handler enabled

With oRdc
    .Server = "http://myServerName"
    .Handler = "MSDFMAP.Handler"
    .Connect = "Data Source=MyConnectTag;"
    .Sql = "MySQLTag(""CA"")"
    .Refresh
End With

The corresponding CONNECT and SQL sections in the default handler \WINNT\MSDFMAP.INI  file would be:

[connect MyConnectTag]
Access = ReadWrite
Connect = "Provider=sqloledb;
           Data Source=(local);
           Initial Catalog=pubs;
           User Id=sa;
           Password="                (put all of this on single line!)
 
[sql MySQLTag]
Sql = "Select * From Authors Where State = '?'"

For more information about the RDS Default Handler, see: Q243245, Q230680, and RDS Customization Handler Microsoft articles

To view Microsoft KB articles related to RDS, click here 

 

To get records from a remote database

With oRdc
    .URL = "http://myServerName/AuthorsGet.asp?state=CA"
    .Refresh
End With
 

To save, set the URL property to an ASP web page

With oRdc
    .URL = "http://myServerName/AuthorsSave.asp"
    .SubmitChanges
End With
Note: You must use MDAC 2.5 (or greater) for this feature

For more information, see:  RDS URL Property

To view Microsoft KB articles related to RDS, click here 

 

 

 


MS Remote Provider Connections

The following connections strings use Microsoft's remote provider  (MS Remote).  The MS Remote provider tells ADO to communicate  with the remote server (via the RDS DataFactory) and to use the  remote provider that is installed on the remote server.

WARNING:  The RDS DataFactory can be a major security hole if not setup and configured correctly!  For more information, see RDS FAQ #24 

WARNING: RDS is considered obsolete by Microsoft
 

If you want to use an ODBC DSN on the remote machine

oConn.Open "Provider=MS Remote;" & _
           "Remote Server=http://myServerName;" & _ 
           "Remote Provider=MSDASQL;" & _
           "DSN=AdvWorks;" & _
           "Uid=myUsername;" & _
           "Pwd=myPassword" 
 

If you want to use an OLE DB Provider on the remote machine

oConn.Open "Provider=MS Remote;" & _ 
           "Remote Server=http://myServerName;" & _
           "Remote Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" & _
           "Data Source=c:\somepath\mydb.mdb", _
            "admin", ""
 

If you want to use an OLE DB Provider on the remote machine

oConn.Open "Provider=MS Remote;" & _ 
           "Remote Server=http://myServerName;" & _
           "Handler=MSDFMAP.Handler;" & _
           "Data Source=MyAdvworksConn"

The corresponding entry in the \winnt\Msdfmap.ini file would be:

[connect MyAdvworksConn]
Access = ReadWrite
Connect = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;
           Data Source=mydb.mdb;
           User Id=admin; 
           Password="               (put all of this on single line!)
 

If you want to use an ODBC DSN on the remote machine

oConn.Open "Provider=MS Remote;" & _
           "Remote Server=http://myServerName;" & _ 
           "Remote Provider=MSDASQL;" & _
           "DSN=myDatabaseName;" & _
           "Uid=myUsername;" & _
           "Pwd=myPassword" 
 

If you want to use an OLE DB Provider on the remote machine

oConn.Open "Provider=MS Remote;" & _ 
           "Remote Server=http://myServerName;" & _
           "Remote Provider=SQLOLEDB;" & _
           "Data Source=myServerName;" & _
           "Initial Catalog=myDatabaseName;" & _
           "User ID=myUsername;" & _
           "Password=myPassword"
 

If you want to use an OLE DB Provider on the remote machine

oConn.Open "Provider=MS Remote;" & _ 
           "Remote Server=http://myServerName;" & _ 
           "Handler=MSDFMAP.Handler;" & _
           "Data Source=MyPubsConn" 

The corresponding entry in the \winnt\Msdfmap.ini file would be:

[connect MyPubsConn]
Access = ReadWrite
Connect = "Provider=SQLOLEDB;
          Data Source=myServerName;
          Initial Catalog=myDatabaseName;
          User ID=myUsername;
          Password=myPassword"        (put all of this on single line!)

For more information, see:  Microsoft OLE DB Remoting Provider   and  Q240838

To view Microsoft KB articles related to MS Remote, click here 
To view Microsoft KB articles related to RDS, click here 

 

 


ADO URL Connections

ADO 2.5+ allows you to open up a Recordset based on XML returned from an ASP file over HTTP.  This feature doesn't use RDS at all.

To get records from a remote database

oRs.Open "http://myServer/AuthorsGetByState.asp?state=CA",, _
          adOpenStatic, adLockBatchOptimistic

To save changes

' Save Recordset into Stream
Set oStm = New ADODB.Stream
oRs.Save  oStm, adPersistXML
 
' Use MSXML's XMLHTTP object to open ASP 
Set oXMLHTTP = New MSXML2.XMLHTTP30
oXMLHTTP.Open "POST", "http://myServerName/AuthorsSave.asp"
oXMLHTTP.Send  oStm.ReadText
 
' If an error occurred
If oXMLHTTP.Status = 500 Then
    Debug.Print  oXMLHTTP.statusText
End If

For more information, see:  ADO Recordset's Open Method

 

 


.NET Data Provider Connections

The SQL Server .NET Data Provide allows you to connect to a Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 or 2000 databases.  

For Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 or earlier, use the OLE DB .NET Data Provider with  the "SQL Server OLE DB Provider" (SQLOLEDB).

Note: The SQL Server .NET Data Provider knows which Provider it is.  Hence the "provider=" part of the connection string is not needed. 

Using C#:

using System.Data.SqlClient;
...
SqlConnection oSQLConn = new SqlConnection();
oSQLConn.ConnectionString = "Data Source=(local);" +
                            "Initial Catalog=mySQLServerDBName;" +
                            "Integrated Security=yes";
oSQLConn.Open();
 

Using VB.NET:

Imports System.Data.SqlClient
...
Dim oSQLConn As SqlConnection = New SqlConnection()
oSQLConn.ConnectionString = "Data Source=(local);" & _
                            "Initial Catalog=mySQLServerDBName;" & _
                            "Integrated Security=yes"
oSQLConn.Open()
 

If connection to a remote server (via IP address):

oSQLConn.ConnectionString = "Network Library=DBMSSOCN;" & _
                            "Data Source=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx,1433;" & _
                            "Initial Catalog=mySQLServerDBName;" & _
                            "User ID=myUsername;" & _
                            "Password=myPassword"

Where: 
- "Network Library=DBMSSOCN" tells SqlConnection to use TCP/IP Q238949
- xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is an IP address.  
- 1433 is the default port number for SQL Server.  Q269882 and Q287932
- You can also add "Encrypt=yes" for encryption 
 

For more information, see:  System.Data.SQL Namespace, Q308656, and .NET Data Providers

Note: Microsoft SQLXML Managed Classes exposes the functionality of SQLXML inside the Microsoft .NET Framework.

To view Microsoft KB articles related to SQLClient, click here 

 

The OLE DB .NET Data Provider uses native OLE DB through COM interop to enable data access.  

To use the OLE DB .NET Data Provider, you must also use an OLE DB provider (e.g.  SQLOLEDB, MSDAORA, or Microsoft.JET.OLEDB.4.0).

For IBM AS/400 OLE DB Provider

' VB.NET
Dim oOleDbConnection As OleDb.OleDbConnection
Dim sConnString As String = _
           "Provider=IBMDA400.DataSource.1;" & _
           "Data source=myAS400DbName;" & _
           "User Id=myUsername;" & _
           "Password=myPassword"
oOleDbConnection = New OleDb.OleDbConnection(sConnString)
oOleDbConnection.Open()
 

For JET OLE DB Provider

' VB.NET
Dim oOleDbConnection As OleDb.OleDbConnection
Dim sConnString As String = _
         "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" & _
         "Data Source=C:\myPath\myJet.mdb;" & _
         "User ID=Admin;" & _
         "Password=" 
oOleDbConnection = New OleDb.OleDbConnection(sConnString)
oOleDbConnection.Open()
 

For Oracle OLE DB Provider

' VB.NET
Dim oOleDbConnection As OleDb.OleDbConnection
Dim sConnString As String = _
         "Provider=OraOLEDB.Oracle;" & _
         "Data Source=MyOracleDB;" & _
         "User ID=myUsername;" & _
         "Password=myPassword" 
oOleDbConnection = New OleDb.OleDbConnection(sConnString)
oOleDbConnection.Open()
 

For SQL Server OLE DB Provider

' VB.NET
Dim oOleDbConnection As OleDb.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()
 

For Sybase ASE OLE DB Provider

' VB.NET
Dim oOleDbConnection As OleDb.OleDbConnection
Dim sConnString As String = _
         "Provider=Sybase ASE OLE DB Provider;" & _
         "Data Source=MyDataSourceName;" & _
         "Server Name=MyServerName;" & _
         "Database=MyDatabaseName;" & _
         "User ID=myUsername;" & _
         "Password=myPassword" 
oOleDbConnection = New OleDb.OleDbConnection(sConnString)
oOleDbConnection.Open()

For more information, see:  System.Data.OleDb Namespace and .NET Data Providers

To view Microsoft KB articles related to OleDbConnection, click here 

 

The ODBC .NET Data Provider is an add-on component to the .NET Framework SDK. It provides access to native ODBC drivers the same way the OLE DB .NET Data Provider provides access to native OLE DB providers.

For SQL Server ODBC Driver

' VB.NET
Dim oODBCConnection As Odbc.OdbcConnection
Dim sConnString As String = _
          "Driver={SQL Server};" & _
          "Server=MySQLServerName;" & _
          "Database=MyDatabaseName;" & _
          "Uid=MyUsername;" & _
          "Pwd=MyPassword"
oODBCConnection = New Odbc.OdbcConnection(sConnString)
oODBCConnection.Open()
 

For Oracle ODBC Driver

' VB.NET
Dim oODBCConnection As Odbc.OdbcConnection
Dim sConnString As String = _
         "Driver={Microsoft ODBC for Oracle};" & _
         "Server=OracleServer.world;" & _
         "Uid=myUsername;" & _
         "Pwd=myPassword"
oODBCConnection = New Odbc.OdbcConnection(sConnString)
oODBCConnection.Open()
 

For Access (JET) ODBC Driver

' VB.NET
Dim oODBCConnection As Odbc.OdbcConnection
Dim sConnString As String = _
         "Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)};" & _
         "Dbq=c:\somepath\mydb.mdb;" & _
         "Uid=Admin;" & _
         "Pwd="
oODBCConnection = New Odbc.OdbcConnection(sConnString)
oODBCConnection.Open()
 

For Sybase System 11 ODBC Driver

// C#
string myConnStr = "Driver={Sybase System 11};" + 
                   "SRVR=mySybaseServerName;" + 
                   "DB=myDatabaseName;" + 
                   "UID=myUsername;" + 
                   "PWD=myPassword";
OdbcConnection myConnection = new OdbcConnection(myConnStr);
myConnection.Open();
 

For all other ODBC Drivers

' VB.NET
Dim oODBCConnection As Odbc.OdbcConnection
Dim sConnString As String = "Dsn=myDsn;" & _
                            "Uid=myUsername;" & _
                            "Pwd=myPassword"
oODBCConnection = New Odbc.OdbcConnection(sConnString)
oODBCConnection.Open()

For more information, see:  ODBC .Net Data Provider

To view Microsoft KB articles related to OdbcConnection, click here 

 

The .NET Framework Data Provider for Oracle is an add-on component to the .NET Framework that provides access to an Oracle database using the Oracle Call Interface (OCI) as provided by Oracle Client software.  

Using C#:

using System.Data.OracleClient;
 
OracleConnection oOracleConn = new OracleConnection();
oOracleConn.ConnectionString = "Data Source=Oracle8i;" +
                               "Integrated Security=yes";
oOracleConn.Open();
 

Using VB.NET:

Imports System.Data.OracleClient
 
Dim oOracleConn As OracleConnection = New OracleConnection()
oOracleConn.ConnectionString = "Data Source=Oracle8i;" & _
                               "Integrated Security=yes";
oOracleConn.Open()

Note: You must have the Oracle 8i Release 3 (8.1.7) Client or later installed in order for this provider to work correctly.

Note: You must have the RTM version of the .NET Framework installed in order for this provider to work correctly.

Note: There are known Oracle 7.3, Oracle 8.0, and Oracle9i client and server problems in this beta release. The server-side issues should be resolved in the final release of the product.  However, Oracle 7.3 client will not be supported.

For more information, see:   .NET Data Provider for Oracle Beta 1

To view Microsoft KB articles related to OracleConnection, click here 

 

The MySQL .NET Native Provider is an add-on component to the .NET Framework that allows you to access the MySQL database through the native protocol, without going through OLE DB.

Using C#

using EID.MySqlClient;
 
MySqlConnection oMySqlConn = new MySqlConnection();
oMySqlConn.ConnectionString = "Data Source=localhost;" +
                              "Database=mySQLDatabase;" +
                              "User ID=myUsername;" +
                              "Password=myPassword;" +
                              "Command Logging=false";
oMySqlConn.Open();
 

Using VB.NET

Imports EID.MySqlClient
 
Dim oMySqlConn As MySqlConnection = New MySqlConnection()
oMySqlConn.ConnectionString = "Data Source=localhost;"  & _
                              "Database=mySQLDatabase;"  & _
                              "User ID=myUsername;"  & _
                              "Password=myPassword;"  & _
                              "Command Logging=false"
oMySqlConn.Open()
 

For more information, see:   EID's MySQL ADO.NET native provider