Database Connection Strings

Finding it hard to remember database connection strings?

Everybody does! Here is an easy to use reference of connection strings for numerous databases and data stores.

Select your database

 MS SQL Server
 MS SQL Express
 MS Access
 Oracle
 IBM DB2
 MySQL
 Sybase
 Interbase
 Informix
 Excel
 Text
 dBase Dbf
 Visual FoxPro

Code samples are in C#. You must provide the values in red

 Microsoft SQL Server

 ODBC DSN
using System.Data.Odbc;

var conn = new OdbcConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Dsn=DsnName;" +

"Uid=UserName;" +

"Pwd=Secret;";

conn.Open();

 ODBC Standard Connection

using System.Data.Odbc;

var conn = new OdbcConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Driver={SQL Server};" +

"Server=DataBaseNamex;" +

"DataBase=DataBaseName;" +

"Uid=UserName;" +

"Pwd=Secret;";
 conn.Open();

 ODBC Trusted Connection

using System.Data.Odbc;

var conn = new OdbcConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Driver={SQL Server};" +

"Server=ServerName;" +

"DataBase=DataBaseName;" +

"Uid=;" +

"Pwd=;";

conn.Open();

// or

var conn = new OdbcConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Driver={SQL Server};" +
"Server=ServerName;" +

"DataBase=DataBaseName;" +

"Trusted_Connection=Yes;";

conn.Open();

 OleDb Standard Connection

using System.Data.OleDb;

var conn = new OleDbConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Driver=SQLOLEDB;" +

"Data Source=ServerName;" +

"Initial Catalog=DataBaseName;" +

"User id=UserName;" +

"Password=Secret;";

conn.Open();

 OleDb Trusted Connection

using System.Data.OleDb;

var conn = new OleDbConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Driver=SQLOLEDB;" +

"Data Source=ServerName;" +

"Initial Catalog=DataBaseName;" +

"Integrated Security=SSPI;";

conn.Open();
 OleDb via IP Address
using System.Data.OleDb;

var conn = new OleDbConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Driver=SQLOLEDB;" +

"Network Library=DBMSSOCN;" +

"Data Source=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx,1433;" +

"Initial Catalog=DataBaseName;" +

"User id=UserName;" +

"Password=Secret;";

conn.Open();

 .NET DataProvider Standard Connection

using System.Data.SqlClient;

var conn = new SqlDbConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Data Source=ServerName;" +

"Initial Catalog=DataBaseName;" +

"User id=UserName;" +

"Password=Secret;";

conn.Open();

 .NET DataProvider Trusted Connection

using System.Data.SqlClient;

var conn = new SqlConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Data Source=ServerName;" +

"Initial Catalog=DataBaseName;" +

"Integrated Security=SSPI;";

conn.Open();

 .NET DataProvider via IP Address

using System.Data.SqlClient;

var conn = new SqlConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Network Library=DBMSSOCN;" +

"Data Source=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx,1433;" +

"Initial Catalog=DataBaseName;" +

"User Id=UserName;" +

"Password=Secret;";
 conn.Open();

 Microsoft SQL Express

 .NET Data Provider Default Relative Path Standard Connection
using System.Data.SqlClient;

var conn = new SqlConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Data Source=.\SQLExpress;" +

"User Instance=true;" +

"User Id=UserName;" +

"Password=Secret;" +

"AttachDbFilename=|DataDirectory|DataBaseName.mdf;"

conn.Open();

 .NET Data Provider Default Relative Path Trusted Connection

using System.Data.SqlClient;
var conn = new SqlConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Data Source=.\SQLExpress;" +

"User Instance=true;" +

"Integrated Security=true;" +

"AttachDbFilename=|DataDirectory|DataBaseName.mdf;"

conn.Open();

 .NET Data Provider Custom Relative Path Standard Connection

using System.Data.SqlClient;

AppDomain.CurrentDomain.SetData(

"DataDirectory", "C:\MyPath\");

var conn = new SqlConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Data Source=.\SQLExpress;" +

"User Instance=true;" +

"User Id=UserName;" +

"Password=Secret;" +

"AttachDbFilename=|DataDirectory|DataBaseName.mdf;"

conn.Open();

 .NET Data Provider Custom Relative Path Trusted Connection

using System.Data.SqlClient;

AppDomain.CurrentDomain.SetData(

"DataDirectory", "C:\MyPath\");
 var conn = new SqlConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Data Source=.\SQLExpress;" +

"User Instance=true;" +

"Integrated Security=true;" +

"AttachDbFilename=|DataDirectory|DataBaseName.mdf;"

conn.Open();

 .NET Data Provider Absolute Path Standard Connection

using System.Data.SqlClient;

var conn = new SqlConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Data Source=.\SQLExpress;" +

"User Instance=true;" +

"User Id=UserName;" +

"Password=Secret;" +
"AttachDbFilename=C:\MyPath\DataBaseName.mdf;"

conn.Open();

 .NET Data Provider Absolute Path Trusted Connection

using System.Data.SqlClient;

var conn = new SqlConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Data Source=.\SQLExpress;" +

"User Instance=true;" +

"Integrated Security=true;" +

"AttachDbFilename=C:\MyPath\DataBaseName.mdf;"

conn.Open();

 Microsoft Access
 ODBC DSN
using System.Data.Odbc;

var conn = new OdbcConnection();

conn.ConnectionString = "Dsn=DsnName";

conn.Open();

 ODBC Standard Security

using System.Data.Odbc;

var conn = new OdbcConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)};" +

 "Dbq=c:\myPath\myDb.mdb;" +

"Uid=Admin;Pwd=;";

conn.Open();

 ODBC Workgroup (System Database)

using System.Data.Odbc;

var conn = new OdbcConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)};" +

"Dbq=c:\myPath\myDb.mdb;" +

"SystemDb=c:\myPath\myDb.mdw;";

conn.Open();

 ODBC Exclusive Use

using System.Data.Odbc;

var conn = new OdbcConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)};" +

"Dbq=c:\myPath\myDb.mdb;" +

"Exclusive=1;";

"Uid=Admin;Pwd=;";

conn.Open();

 OleDb with MS Jet Standard Security

using System.Data.OleDb;

var conn = new OleDbConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" +

"Data Source=c:\mypath\myDb.mdb;" +

"User id=admin;" +

"Password=";

conn.Open();

 OleDb with MS Jet Workgroup (System Database)

using System.Data.OleDb;

var conn = new OleDbConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" +

"Data Source=c:\mypath\myDb.mdb;" +

"System Database=c:\mypath\myDb.mdw;";

conn.Open();
 OleDb with MS Jet With Password
using System.Data.OleDb;

var conn = new OleDbConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" +

"Data Source=c:\mypath\myDb.mdb;" +

"Database Password=Secret;"

conn.Open();

 Oracle
 ODBC DSN
using System.Data.Odbc;

var conn = new OdbcConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Dsn=DsnName;" +
"Uid=UserName;" +

"Pwd=Secret;";

conn.Open();

 ODBC New Microsoft Driver

using System.Data.Odbc;

var conn = new OdbcConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Driver={Microsoft ODBC for Oracle};" +

"Server=OracleServer.world;" +

"Uid=UserName;" +

"Pwd=Secret;";

conn.Open();

 ODBC Old Microsoft Driver

using System.Data.Odbc;

var conn = new OdbcConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Driver={Microsoft ODBC Driver for Oracle};" +

"ConnectString=OracleServer.world;" +

"Uid=UserName;" +

"Pwd=Secret;";

conn.Open();

 ODBC Oracle Driver

 using System.Data.Odbc;

var conn = new OdbcConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Driver={Oracle ODBC Driver};" +

"Dbq=myDataBase;" + // define in tsnames.ora

"Uid=UserName;" +

"Pwd=Secret;";

conn.Open();

 OleDb Microsoft Driver

using System.Data.OleDb;

var conn = new OleDbConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Driver=MSDAORA;" +

"Data Source=ServerName;" +

"User id=UserName;" +
"Password=Secret;";

conn.Open();

 OleDb Oracle Driver Standard Connection

using System.Data.OleDb;

var conn = new OleDbConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Driver=OraOLEDB.Oracle;" +

"Data Source=ServerName;" +

"User id=UserName;" +

"Password=Secret;";

conn.Open();

 OleDb Oracle Driver Trusted Connection

using System.Data.OleDb;

var conn = new OleDbConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Driver=OraOLEDB.Oracle;" +

"Data Source=ServerName;" +

"OSAuthent=1;";

conn.Open();

// or

using System.Data.OleDb;

var conn = new OleDbConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =
 "Driver=OraOLEDB.Oracle;" +

"Data Source=ServerName;" +

"User id=/" +

"Password=;";

conn.Open();

 .NET DataProvider from Microsoft Standard Connection

using System.Data.OracleClient;

var conn = new OracleConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Data Source=ServerName;" +

"User id=UserName;";

"Password=Secret;";

conn.Open();

 .NET DataProvider from Microsoft Trusted Connection

using System.Data.OracleClient;

var conn = new OracleConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Data Source=Servername;" +

"Integrated Security=Yes;";

conn.Open();

 .NET DataProvider from Oracle Standard Connection

using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

var conn = new OracleConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Data Source=ServerName;" +

"User id=UserName;";

"Password=Secret;";

conn.Open();

 .NET DataProvider from Oracle Trusted Connection

using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;

var conn = new OracleConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Data Source=Servername;" +

"Integrated Security=Yes;";

conn.Open();

 IBM DB2
 ODBC DSN
using System.Data.Odbc;

var conn = new OdbcConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Dsn=DsnName;" +

"Uid=UserName;" +

"Pwd=Secret;";

conn.Open();

 ODBC without DSN

using System.Data.Odbc;

var conn = new OdbcConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Driver={IBM DB2 ODBC DRIVER};" +

"DataBase=DataBaseName;" +

"HostName=ServerName;" +
"Protocol=TCPIP;" +

"Port=PortNumber;" +

"Uid=UserName;" +

"Pwd=Secret;";

conn.Open();

 OleDb Microsoft Driver

using System.Data.OleDb;

var conn = new OleDbConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Driver=DB2OLEDB;" +

"Network Transport Library=TCPIP;" +

"Network Address=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx;" +

"Package Collection=CollectionName;" +

"Initial Catalog=DataBaseName;" +

"User id=UserName;" +

"Password=Secret;";

conn.Open();

 OleDb IBM Driver

using System.Data.OleDb;

var conn = new OleDbConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Driver=IBMDADB2;" +

"DataBase=DataBaseName;" +
 "HostName=ServerName;" +

"Protocol=TCPIP;" +

"Port=PortNumber;" +

"Uid=UserName;" +

"Pwd=Secret;";

conn.Open();

 .NET DataProvider from IBM

using IBM.Data.DB2;

var conn = new Db2Connection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"DataBase=DataBaseName;" +

"Uid=UserName;" +

"Pwd=Secret;" +

conn.Open();

 MySQL
 ODBC DSN
using System.Data.Odbc;

var conn = new OdbcConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Dsn=DsnName;" +

"Uid=UserName;" +

"Pwd=Secret;";

conn.Open();

 ODBC MyODBC Driver local database

using System.Data.Odbc;

var conn = new OdbcConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Driver={MySql};" +

"Server=localhost;" +

"Option=16834;" +

"DataBase=DataBaseName;"

conn.Open();

 ODBC MyODBC Driver remote Database

using System.Data.Odbc;

var conn = new OdbcConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Driver={MySql};" +
 "Server=db.domain.com;" +

"Option=131072;" +

"Port=3306;" +

"Stmt=;" +

"DataBase=DataBaseName;" +

"Uid=UserName;" +

"Pwd=Secret;"

conn.Open();

 ODBC MySQL ODBC 3.51 Driver

using System.Data.Odbc;

var conn = new OdbcConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Driver={MySql ODBC 3.51 Driver};" +

"Server=ServerName;" +

"Option=16834;" +
"Port=3306;" +

"Stmt=;" +

"DataBase=DataBaseName;" +

"Uid=UserName;" +

"Pwd=Secret;"

conn.Open();

// or

var conn = new OdbcConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"DRIVER={MySql ODBC 3.51 Driver};" +

"SERVER=ServerName;" +

"DATABASE=DataBaseName;" +

"USER=UserName;" +

"PASSWORD=Secret;"

conn.Open();

 OleDb
using System.Data.OleDb;

var conn = new OleDbConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Provider=MySqlProv;" +

"Data Source=ServerName;" +

"User id=UserName;" +

"Password=Secret;"

conn.Open();
 .NET DataProvider from CoreLab
using CoreLab.MySql;

var conn = new MySqlConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Host=ServerName;" +

"DataBase=DataBaseName;" +

"Protocol=TCP;" +

"Port=3306;" +

"Direct=true;" +

"Compress=false;" +

"Pooling=true;" +

"Min Pool Size=0;" +

"Max Pool Size=100;" +

"Connection Lifetime=0;" +

"User id=UserName;" +

"Password=Secret;" +

conn.Open();

 Sybase
 ODBC DSN
using System.Data.Odbc;

var conn = new OdbcConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Dsn=DsnName;" +

"Uid=UserName;" +

"Pwd=Secret;";

conn.Open();

 ODBC Sybase System 12 (12.5) ODBC Driver

using System.Data.Odbc;

var conn = new OdbcConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Driver={SYBASE ASE ODBC Driver};" +

"Srvr=ServerName;" +

"Uid=UserName;" +

"Pwd=Secret;";

conn.Open();

 ODBC Sybase System 11 ODBC Driver

using System.Data.Odbc;

var conn = new OdbcConnection();

 conn.ConnectionString =

"Driver={SYBASE SYSTEM 11};" +

"Srvr=ServerName;" +

"Uid=UserName;" +

"Pwd=Secret;";

conn.Open();

 ODBC Intersolv 3.10 ODBC Driver

using System.Data.Odbc;

var conn = new OdbcConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Driver={INTERSOLV 3.10 32‐BIT Sybase};" +

"Srvr=ServerName;" +

"Uid=UserName;" +

"Pwd=Secret;";

conn.Open();

 ODBC SQL Anywhere

using System.Data.Odbc;

var conn = new OdbcConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"ODBC;" +

"Driver={Sybase SQL Anywhere 5.0};" +

"DefaultDir=c:\myfolder\;" +

"Dbf=c:\mypath\dbname.db;" +

"Uid=UserName;" +

"Pwd=Secret;" +

"Dsn="""";"; // Must be included!

conn.Open();

 OleDb Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE)

using System.Data.OleDb;

var conn = new OleDbConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Driver=Sybase.ASEOLEDBProvider;" +

"Server Name=ServerName,5000;" +

"Initial Catalog=DataBaseName;" +

"User id=UserName;" +

"Password=Secret;";

conn.Open();

// optionally, replace 'Server Name' with 'Srvr', and 'Initial Catalog' with 'Catalog'
 .NET DataProvider from Sybase
using Sybase.Data.AseClient;

var conn = new AseConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Data Source=ServerName;" +

"Initial Catalog=DataBaseName;" +

"User id=UserName;" +

"Password=Secret;";

conn.Open();

 Interbase
 ODBC DSN
using System.Data.Odbc;

var conn = new OdbcConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =
"Dsn=DsnName;" +

"Uid=UserName;" +

"Pwd=Secret;";

conn.Open();

 ODBC EasySoft ODBC Driver local machine

using System.Data.Odbc;

var conn = new OdbcConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Driver={Easysoft IB6 ODBC};" +

"Server=localhost;" +

"DataBase=localhost:C:\MyPath\DbName.gdb;" +

"Uid=UserName;" +

"Pwd=Secret;";

conn.Open();

 ODBC EasySoft ODBC Driver remote machine

using System.Data.Odbc;

var conn = new OdbcConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Driver={Easysoft IB6 ODBC};" +

"Server=ServerName;" +

"DataBase=ServerName:C:\MyPath\DbName.gdb;" +

"Uid=UserName;" +

"Pwd=Secret;";
 conn.Open();

 ODBC Intersolv ODBC Driver local machine

using System.Data.Odbc;

var conn = new OdbcConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Driver=" +

"{INTERSOLV InterBase ODBC Driver (*.gdb)};" +

"Server=localhost;" +

"DataBase=localhost:C:\MyPath\DbName.gdb;" +

"Uid=UserName;" +

"Pwd=Secret;";

conn.Open();

 ODBC Intersolv ODBC Driver remote machine

using System.Data.Odbc;
var conn = new OdbcConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Driver=" +

"{INTERSOLV InterBase ODBC Driver (*.gdb)};" +

"Server=ServerName;" +

"DataBase=ServerName:C:\MyPath\DbName.gdb;" +

"Uid=UserName;" +

"Pwd=Secret;";

conn.Open();

 Informix
 ODBC DSN INFORMIX 3.30 ODBC Driver
using System.Data.Odbc;

var conn = new OdbcConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Dsn=DsnName;" +

"Host=HostName;" +

"Server=ServerName;" +

"Service=ServerName;" +

"Protocol=olsoctcp;" +

"Database=DataBaseName;" +

"Uid=UserName;" +

"Pwd=Secret;";

conn.Open();
 ODBC without DSN INFORMIX 3.30 ODBC Driver
using System.Data.Odbc;

var conn = new OdbcConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Dsn="";" +

"Driver={INFORMIX 3.30 32 BIT};" +

"Host=HostName;" +

"Server=ServerName;" +

"Service=ServerName;" +

"Protocol=olsoctcp;" +

"Database=DataBaseName;" +

"Uid=UserName;" +

"Pwd=Secret;";

conn.Open();

 ODBC Informix CLI 2.5 ODBC Driver

using System.Data.Odbc;

var conn = new OdbcConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Driver={Informix‐CLI 2.5 (32 Bit)};" +

"Server=ServerName;" +

"DataBase=DataBaseName;" +

"Uid=UserName;" +

"Pwd=Secret;";

9. conn.Open();

 OleDb IBM Informix OleDb Provider

using System.Data.OleDb;

var conn = new OleDbConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Driver=IFXOLEDBC;" +

"Data Source=DataBaseName@ServerName;" +

"User id=UserName;" +

"Password=Secret;";

"Persist Security Info=true;";

conn.Open();

 Excel
 ODBC DSN
using System.Data.Odbc;

var conn = new OdbcConnection();

 conn.ConnectionString =

"Dsn=DsnName;" +

"Uid=UserName;" +

"Pwd=Secret;";

conn.Open();

 ODBC without DSN

using System.Data.Odbc;

var conn = new OdbcConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Driver={Microsoft Excel Driver (*.xls)};" +

"Driverid=790;" +

"Dbq=C:\MyPath\SpreadSheet.xls;" +

"DefaultDir=C:\MyPath;";

conn.Open();

 OleDb with MS Jet

using System.Data.OleDb;

var conn = new OleDbConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Driver=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" +

"Data Source=C:\MyPath\SpreadSheet.xls;" +

@"Extended Properties=""Excel 8.0;HDR=Yes""";

conn.Open();

 Text
 ODBC DSN
using System.Data.Odbc;

var conn = new OdbcConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Dsn=DsnName;" +

"Uid=UserName;" +

"Pwd=Secret;";

conn.Open();

 ODBC without DSN

using System.Data.Odbc;

var conn = new OdbcConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Driver={Microsoft Text Driver (*.txt; *.csv)};" +

"Dbq=C:\MyPath\;" +
 "Extensions=asc,csv,tab,txt;";

conn.Open();

// Use: sql = "Select * From MyTextFile.txt"

 OleDb with MS Jet

using System.Data.OleDb;

var conn = new OleDbConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Driver=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" +

"Data Source=C:\MyPath\;" +

"Extended Properties=" +

@"""text;HDR=Yes;FMT=Delimited""";

conn.Open();

// Use: sql = "Select * From MyTextFile.txt"

 dBase Dbf
 ODBC DSN
using System.Data.Odbc;

var conn = new OdbcConnection();

conn.ConnectionString = "Dsn=DsnName";

conn.Open();

// Use: sql = "Select * From MyDb.dbf"

 ODBC without DSN

using System.Data.Odbc;

var conn = new OdbcConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Driver={Microsoft dBASE Driver (*.dbf)};" +

"Driverid=277;" +

"Dbq=C:\MyPath\";

conn.Open();

// Use: sql = "Select * From MyDb.dbf"

 Visual FoxPro
 ODBC DSN
using System.Data.Odbc;

var conn = new OdbcConnection();

conn.ConnectionString = "Dsn=DsnName";

conn.Open();

 ODBC without DSN Database container (dbc)

 using System.Data.Odbc;

var conn = new OdbcConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Driver={Microsoft Visual FoxPro Driver};" +

"SourceType=DBC;" +

"SourceDB=C:\MyPath\MyDb.dbc;" +

"Exclusive=No";

conn.Open();

 ODBC without DSN Free table directory

using System.Data.Odbc;

var conn = new OdbcConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Driver={Microsoft Visual FoxPro Driver};" +

"SourceType=DBF;" +

"SourceDB=C:\MyPath;" +
"Exclusive=No";

conn.Open();

 OleDb Database container (dbc)

using System.Data.OleDb;

var conn = new OleDbConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Driver=VFPOLEDB;" +

"Data Source=C:\MyPath\MyDb.dbc;" +

"Collating Sequence=machine;" +

"Password=Secret;";

conn.Open();

 OleDb Free table directory

using System.Data.OleDb;

var conn = new OleDbConnection();

conn.ConnectionString =

"Driver=VFPOLEDB;" +

"Data Source=C:\MyPath\;" +

"Collating Sequence=general;" +

"Password=Secret;";

conn.Open();

IBM Informix .NET Provider

Standard
 Database=myDataBase;

Host=192.168.10.10;

Server=db_engine_tcp;

Service=1492;

Protocol=onsoctcp;

UID=myUsername;

Password=myPassword;

IBM Informix OLE DB Provider

Standard
Provider=Ifxoledbc;

Data Source=dbName@serverName;

User ID=myUsername;

Password=myPassword;

Persisting security info in the connection string

Provider=Ifxoledbc;

Data Source=dbName@serverName;

User ID=myUsername;

Password=myPassword;

Persist Security Info=true;

.NET Framework Data Provider for OLE DB

Use an OLE DB provider from .NET
Provider=any oledb provider's name;

OledbKey1=someValue;

OledbKey2=someValue;

See the respective OLEDB provider's connection strings options. The .net OleDbConnection will just pass on the
connection string to the specified OLEDB provider. Read more here.

IBM Informix ODBC Driver

Informix 3.30
Dsn='';

Driver={INFORMIX 3.30 32 BIT};

Host=hostname;

Server=myServerAddress;

Service=service-name;

Protocol=olsoctcp;
 Database=myDataBase;

Uid=myUsername;

Pwd=myPassword;

Informix-CLI 2.5
Informix-CLI 2.5:
Driver={Informix-CLI 2.5 (32 Bit)};

Server=myServerAddress;

Database=myDataBase;

Uid=myUsername;

Pwd=myPassword;

.NET Framework Data Provider for ODBC

Use an ODBC driver from .NET
Driver={any odbc driver's name};

OdbcKey1=someValue;
OdbcKey2=someValue;

See the respective ODBC driver's connection strings options. The .net OdbcConnection will just pass on the
connection string to the specified ODBC driver. Read more here.

Luxena dbExpress driver for Informix Pro

Standard
The connection string is provided through the "HostName" parameter that exists in TSQLConnection.Params
collection.
InformixServer=myServerAddress;

Client_Locale=en_us.8859-1;

Fet_Buf_Size=32767;

OptOFC=1;

AutoCommit=True;

BlobSize=-1;

WaitOnLocks=False;

CommitRetain=False;

IsolationLevel=ReadCommitted;

Trim Char=False;

money=currency;

decimal=bcd;

int8=fmtbcd;

lvarchar=string;

Standard dbExpress configuration parameters have higher priority against connection string parameters.