Data Shape
MS Data Shape
"Provider=MSDataShape;Data Provider=SQLOLEDB;Data Source=Aron1;Initial Catalog=pubs;User ID=sa;Password=asdasd;"
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How to define wich network protocol to use
Example:
"Provider=sqloledb;Data Source=190.190.200.100,1433;Network Library=DBMSSOCN;Initial Catalog=pubs;User ID=sa;Password=asdasd;"
Name
Network library
dbnmpntw
Win32 Named Pipes
dbmssocn
Win32 Winsock TCP/IP
dbmsspxn
Win32 SPX/IPX
dbmsvinn
Win32 Banyan Vines
dbmsrpcn
Win32 Multi-Protocol (Windows RPC)
Important note!
When connecting through the SQLOLEDB provider use the syntax Network Library=dbmssocn
and when connecting through MSDASQL provider use the syntax Network=dbmssocn
Example:
"Provider=sqloledb;Data Source=190.190.200.100,1433;Network Library=DBMSSOCN;Initial Catalog=pubs;User ID=sa;Password=asdasd;"
Name
Network library
dbnmpntw
Win32 Named Pipes
dbmssocn
Win32 Winsock TCP/IP
dbmsspxn
Win32 SPX/IPX
dbmsvinn
Win32 Banyan Vines
dbmsrpcn
Win32 Multi-Protocol (Windows RPC)
Important note!
When connecting through the SQLOLEDB provider use the syntax Network Library=dbmssocn
and when connecting through MSDASQL provider use the syntax Network=dbmssocn
All SqlConnection connectionstring properties
This table shows all connectionstring properties for the ADO.NET SqlConnection object. Most of the properties are also used in ADO. All properties and descriptions is from msdn.
Name
Default
Description
Application Name
The name of the application, or '.Net SqlClient Data Provider' if no application name is provided.
AttachDBFilename
-or-
extended properties
-or-
Initial File Name
The name of the primary file, including the full path name, of an attachable database. The database name must be specified with the keyword 'database'.
Connect Timeout
-or-
Connection Timeout
15
The length of time (in seconds) to wait for a connection to the server before terminating the attempt and generating an error.
Connection Lifetime
0
When a connection is returned to the pool, its creation time is compared with the current time, and the connection is destroyed if that time span (in seconds) exceeds the value specified by connection lifetime. Useful in clustered configurations to force load balancing between a running server and a server just brought on-line.
Connection Reset
'true'
Determines whether the database connection is reset when being removed from the pool. Setting to 'false' avoids making an additional server round-trip when obtaining a connection, but the programmer must be aware that the connection state is not being reset.
Current Language
The SQL Server Language record name.
Data Source
-or-
Server
-or-
Address
-or-
Addr
-or-
Network Address
The name or network address of the instance of SQL Server to which to connect.
Enlist
'true'
When true, the pooler automatically enlists the connection in the creation thread's current transaction context.
Initial Catalog
-or-
Database
The name of the database.
Integrated Security
-or-
Trusted_Connection
'false'
Whether the connection is to be a secure connection or not. Recognized values are 'true', 'false', and 'sspi', which is equivalent to 'true'.
