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SQL Server Native Client 10.0 OLE DB Provider

Standard Security
Provider=SQLNCLI10;Server=myServerAddress;Database=myDataBase;Uid=myUsername; Pwd=myPassword;
Are you using SQL Server 2008 Express? Don't miss the server name syntax Servername\SQLEXPRESS where you substitute Servername with the name of the computer where the SQL Server 2008 Express installation resides.
 
Trusted Connection
Provider=SQLNCLI10;Server=myServerAddress;Database=myDataBase; Trusted_Connection=yes;
Equivalent key-value pair: "Integrated Security=SSPI" equals "Trusted_Connection=yes"
 
Connecting to an SQL Server instance
The syntax of specifying the server instance in the value of the server key is the same for all connection strings for SQL Server.
Provider=SQLNCLI10;Server=myServerName\theInstanceName;Database=myDataBase; Trusted_Connection=yes;
 
Prompt for username and password
This one is a bit tricky. First you need to set the connection object's Prompt property to adPromptAlways. Then use the connection string to connect to the database.
oConn.Properties("Prompt") = adPromptAlways

oConn.Open "Provider=SQLNCLI10;Server=myServerAddress;DataBase=myDataBase;
 
Enabling MARS (multiple active result sets)
Provider=SQLNCLI10;Server=myServerAddress;Database=myDataBase; Trusted_Connection=yes;MarsConn=yes;
 
Equivalent key-value pair: "MultipleActiveResultSets=true" equals "MARS_Connection=yes"

Use ADO.NET for MARS functionality. MARS is not supported in ADO.NET 1.0 nor ADO.NET 1.1.
 
Encrypt data sent over network
Provider=SQLNCLI10;Server=myServerAddress;Database=myDataBase; Trusted_Connection=yes;Encrypt=yes;
 
Attach a database file on connect to a local SQL Server Express instance
Provider=SQLNCLI10;Server=.\SQLExpress;AttachDbFilename=c:\asd\qwe\mydbfile.mdf; Database=dbname; Trusted_Connection=Yes;
Why is the Database parameter needed? If the named database have already been attached, SQL Server does not reattach it. It uses the attached database as the default for the connection.
 
Attach a database file, located in the data directory, on connect to a local SQL Server Express instance
Provider=SQLNCLI10;Server=.\SQLExpress;AttachDbFilename=|DataDirectory|mydbfile.mdf; Database=dbname;Trusted_Connection=Yes;
Why is the Database parameter needed? If the named database have already been attached, SQL Server does not reattach it. It uses the attached database as the default for the connection.
 
Database mirroring
If you connect with ADO.NET or the SQL Native Client to a database that is being mirrored, your application can take advantage of the drivers ability to automatically redirect connections when a database mirroring failover occurs. You must specify the initial principal server and database in the connection string and the failover partner server.
Provider=SQLNCLI10;Data Source=myServerAddress;Failover Partner=myMirrorServerAddress;Initial Catalog=myDataBase;Integrated Security=True;
 
There is ofcourse many other ways to write the connection string using database mirroring, this is just one example pointing out the failover functionality. You can combine this with the other connection strings options available.

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Last update: 2010-04-01 15:02
Author: HRK
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