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Connection strings for Progress

Providers to use when connecting to Progress

» Progress ODBC Driver
» .NET Framework Data Provider for ODBC (OdbcConnection)

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Progress ODBC Driver

Type: ODBC Driver
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Manufacturer: Progress Software

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Standard

Include only the parameters you want to override from the system DSN settings

DSN=myDSN;HOST=myServerAddress;DB=myDataBase;UID=myUsername;PWD=myPassword;PORT=2055;

Alternative using long names

Include only the parameters you want to override from the system DSN settings

DataSourceName=myDSN;HostName=myServerAddress;Database=myDataBase;LogonID=myUsername; Password=myPassword;PortNumber=2055;

.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 Progress ODBC Driver

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;HOST=myServerAddress;DB=myDataBase;UID=myUsername;PWD=myPassword;PORT=2055;