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ADO & SQLServer Provider

Question:
When opening an ADO connection, how do I specify that it use the SQL Server OLEDB provider with a DSN?

Answer:
Here’s the connection string you should use. Be sure to substitute in the appropriate values following the equal signs.

"Provider=SQLOLEDB;" _& "Data Source=serverName;" _& "Initial Catalog=databaseName;" _& "User ID=userName;" _& "Password=userPassword;"

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