Microsoft KB Archive/167405

= INFO: Visual FoxPro ODBC Driver Connect String Attributes =

Article ID: 167405

Article Last Modified on 10/15/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 5.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 6.0 Professional Edition

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SUMMARY
Many ODBC client applications enable the user to establish an ODBC connection without setting up an ODBC data source. The exact implementation of this varies from client to client, but it typically involves using an ODBC driver connect string.

The ODBC connect string that is used to establish the connection is specific to a given ODBC driver. The connect string generally contains the ODBC driver name and a number of driver-specific attributes.



MORE INFORMATION
The following table lists all of the Visual FoxPro ODBC driver connect string attributes:   Attribute                 Value -                -   BackgroundFetch           "Yes" or "No"

Collate                  Any supported collating sequence

Description              Description text

Exclusive                "Yes" or "No"

SourceDB                 A fully qualified path to a directory containing zero or more free tables, or the absolute path and file name for a database.

SourceType               "DBC" or "DBF"

