DOCUMENT:Q167405  01-NOV-2001  [foxpro]
TITLE   :INFO: Visual FoxPro ODBC Driver Connect String Attributes
PRODUCT :Microsoft FoxPro
PROD/VER::5.0,6.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbinterop kbAutomation kbvfp500 kbvfp600

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 5.0, 6.0 
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SUMMARY
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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
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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"

REFERENCES
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The Help file for the Visual FoxPro ODBC driver, Drvvfp.hlp, offers more
information on the driver. To access this Help file, activate the ODBC Control
Panel, highlight the Microsoft Visual FoxPro Driver, press the Setup button and
click the Help button.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbinterop kbAutomation kbvfp500 kbvfp600 
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP500 kbVFP600
Version           : :5.0,6.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

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