Connection parameters passed as connection strings

Connection parameters are assembled into a connection string, in which a semicolon separates each connection parameter, as shown:

parameter1=value1;parameter2=value2;...

In general, the connection string built by an application and passed to the driver does not correspond directly to the way a user enters the information. Instead, a user can fill in a dialog, or the application can read connection information from an initialization file.

The connection string is then passed to the Adaptive Server OLE DB Provider.