When connecting to a database, the application uses a set of connection parameters to define the connection. Connection parameters specify information such as the database server name, the database name, and the user ID. For a list of all supported connection parameters, see Connection parameters.

Each connection parameter specifies a keyword-value pair of the form parameter=value. The following example specifies the password connection parameter for the default password:

Password=sql

Connection parameters are assembled into connection strings. In a connection string, a semicolon separates each connection parameter:

Host=demo12;DatabaseName=demo;ServerName=myserver

 Representing connection strings

parameter1=value1
parameter2=value2
...

parameter1=value1;parameter2=value2