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Connection strings for DSN

Providers to use when connecting to DSN

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» .NET Framework Data Provider for ODBC (OdbcConnection)

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ODBC DSN

Type: ODBC Driver
Usage: DSN=myDSN or FILEDSN=c:\myDsnFile.dsn

Manufacturer: Microsoft
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System DSN

DSN=myDsn;Uid=myUsername;Pwd=;

File DSN

FILEDSN=c:\myDsnFile.dsn;Uid=myUsername;Pwd=;

.NET Framework Data Provider for ODBC

Type: .NET Framework Wrapper Class Library
Usage: System.Data.Odbc.OdbcConnection

Manufacturer: Microsoft
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Bridging to ODBC DSN

This is just one connection string sample for the wrapping OdbcConnection class that calls the underlying ODBC Driver. See respective ODBC driver for more connection strings to use with this class.

DSN=myDsn;Uid=myUsername;Pwd=;