Progress connection strings

Progress ODBC Driver

• 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;
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• 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;
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.NET Framework Data Provider for ODBC

• Use an ODBC driver from .NET

  Driver={any odbc driver's name};OdbcKey1=someValue;OdbcKey2=someValue;

  See the respective ODBC driver's connection strings options. The .net OdbcConnection will just pass on the connection string to the specified ODBC driver. Read more here.