1.SQL Server
(1)ODBC
"Driver={SQL Server};Server=Chris;Database=pubs;Uid=sa;Pwd=sa"
"Driver={SQL Server};Server=Chris;Database=pubs;Trusted_Connection=yes;"
oConn.Properties("Prompt") = adPromptAlways
oConn.Open "Driver={SQL Server};Server=Chris;DataBase=pubs;"
(2)OLEDB,OLEDBConnection(.net)
"Provider=sqloledb;Data Source=Chris;Initial Catalog=pubs;User Id=sa;Password=sa;"
"Provider=sqloledb;Data Source=Chris;Initial Catalog=pubs;Integrated Security=SSPI;"
(use serverName/instanceName as Data Source to use an specifik SQLServer instance, only SQLServer2000)
oConn.Provider = "sqloledb"
oConn.Properties("Prompt") = adPromptAlways
oConn.Open "Data Source=Chris;Initial Catalog=pubs;"
"Provider=sqloledb;Data Source=192.168.0.1,1433;Network Library=DBMSSOCN;Initial Catalog=pubs;User ID=sa;Password=sa;"
(DBMSSOCN=TCP/IP instead of Named Pipes, at the end of the Data Source is the port to use (1433 is the default))
(3) SqlConnection (.NET):
"Data Source=Chris;Initial Catalog=pubs;User Id=sa;Password=sa;"
"Data Source=Chris;Initial Catalog=pubs;Integrated Security=SSPI;"
(use serverName/instanceName as Data Source to use an specifik SQLServer instance, only SQLServer2000)
"Data Source=192.168.0.100,1433;Network Library=DBMSSOCN;Initial Catalog=pubs;User ID=sa;Password=sa;"
(DBMSSOCN=TCP/IP instead of Named Pipes, at the end of the Data Source is the port to use (1433 is the default))
2.Access
(1)ODBC
"Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)};Dbq=/somepath/mydb.mdb;Uid=Admin;Pwd=asdasd;"
"Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)};Dbq=/somepath/mydb.mdb;SystemDB=/somepath/mydb.mdw;","admin", ""
(2)OLEDB, OleDbConnection (.NET)
"Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=/somepath/mydb.mdb;User Id=admin;Password=asdasd;"
"Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=/somepath/mydb.mdb;Jet OLEDB:System Database=system.mdw;","admin", ""
"Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=/somepath/mydb.mdb;Jet OLEDB:Database Password=MyDbPassword;","admin", ""
3.Oracle
(1)ODBC
"Driver={Microsoft ODBC for Oracle};Server=OracleServer.world;Uid=Username;Pwd=asdasd;"
"Driver={Microsoft ODBC Driver for Oracle};ConnectString=OracleServer.world;Uid=myUsername;Pwd=myPassword;"
(2)OLEDB, OleDbConnection (.NET)
"Provider=msdaora;Data Source=MyOracleDB;User Id=UserName;Password=asdasd;"
"Provider=OraOLEDB.Oracle;Data Source=MyOracleDB;User Id=Username;Password=asdasd;"
"Provider=OraOLEDB.Oracle;Data Source=MyOracleDB;OSAuthent=1;"
(3)OracleConnection (.NET)
"Data Source=Oracle8i;Integrated Security=yes";
4.MySql
(1)ODBC
"Driver={mySQL};Server=mySrvName;Option=16834;Database=mydatabase;"
"Driver={mySQL};Server=data.domain.com;Port=3306;Option=131072;Stmt=;Database=my-database;Uid=username;Pwd=password;"
(2)OLEDB, OleDbConnection (.NET)
"Provider=MySQLProv;Data Source=mydb;User Id=UserName;Password=asdasd;"
(3)MySqlConnection (.NET)
"Data Source=server;Database=mydb;User ID=username;Password=pwd;Command Logging=false"
5.IBM DB2
(1)OLEDB, OleDbConnection (.NET) from ms
"Provider=DB2OLEDB;Network Transport Library=TCPIP;Network Address=XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX;Initial Catalog=MyCtlg;Package Collection=MyPkgCol;Default Schema=Schema;User ID=MyUser;Password=MyPW"
"Provider=DB2OLEDB;APPC Local LU Alias=MyAlias;APPC Remote LU Alias=MyRemote;Initial Catalog=MyCtlg;Package Collection=MyPkgCol;Default Schema=Schema;User ID=MyUser;Password=MyPW"
6.SyBase
(1)ODBC
"Driver={SYBASE SYSTEM 11};Srvr=Aron1;Uid=username;Pwd=password;"
"Driver={INTERSOLV 3.10 32-BIT Sybase};Srvr=Aron1;Uid=username;Pwd=password;"
7. Informix
(1)ODBC
Driver={INFORMIX 3.30 32 BIT};Host=hostname;Server=myserver;Service=service-name;Protocol=olsoctcp;Database=mydb;UID=username;PWD=myPwd
"Driver={Informix-CLI 2.5 (32 Bit)};Server=myserver;Database=mydb;Uid=username;Pwd=myPwd"
8.DSN
(1)ODBC
"DSN=myDsn;Uid=username;Pwd=;"
"FILEDSN=c:/myData.dsn;Uid=username;Pwd=;"
9.Excel
(1)ODBC
"Driver={Microsoft Excel Driver (*.xls)};DriverId=790;Dbq=C:/MyExcel.xls;DefaultDir=c:/mypath;"
(2)OLE DB
"Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=C:/MyExcel.xls;Extended Properties=Excel 8.0;HDR=Yes;"
"HDR=Yes;"