Connection string options can be defined directly in a connection string, or set in the Advanced Properties dialog box in Visual Studio (see “Defining Connection String Values in Server Explorer”.“Sybase Data Provider Connection String Options” lists the connection string options supported by the Sybase data provider, and describes each option. The options have the form:option=valueSee “Using Connection Strings” for guidelines for the syntax and use of connection string options.See “Creating a New Connection in Server Explorer” for more information about using Visual Studio to add and modify connections.
1 Right-click the Data Connections node and select Add Connection.... The Add Connection window appears.
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a In the Data source list box, select Progress DataDirect.
b In the Data provider drop-down list, select Progress DataDirect Connect for ADO.NET Sybase Data Provider.
c If you want to use these selections for other connections, select the Always use this selection check box.
d If the DataDirect Connect for ADO.NET Sybase data provider is not listed in the Data provider drop-down list, use the Visual Studio Provider Integration Tool, located in the DataDirect Connect for ADO.NET program group. The DataDirect Connect for ADO.NET installation automatically integrates the data providers into Visual Studio. However, if you install the data providers before installing Visual Studio, or uninstall and reinstall Visual Studio, the DataDirect data providers will not appear in the Data provider drop-down list until you use the Visual Studio Integration Tool.
e Click OK. The Add Connection window appears.
■ To use a standard connection, select the Standard Connection option. Type the values for Host and Port. See “Sybase Data Provider Connection String Options” for a description of these connection properties.
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■ If you select Use Kerberos Authentication, type the Service Principal Name, as described in “Service Principal Name”, in the SPN text field.
■ If you select Use Sybase Authentication, type the User ID and Password into the corresponding fields. These values are required for authentication.
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7 If you want to change other connection properties, continue to Step 8. Otherwise, click OK and skip to Step 9.
8 Click Advanced... to specify additional provider-specific property values.To change the values in the Advanced Properties window, type a value into the field or select a value from a drop-down list. The value that appears in the field below the description of the property is added to the connection string. If you accept the default values, the connection string field remains unchanged. The properties are grouped in the list box in categories. See “Sybase Data Provider Connection String Options” for a complete list of the properties and their descriptions.
9 Click Test Connection. At any point during the configuration process, you can click this button to attempt to connect to the data source using the connection properties specified in the Add Connection dialog box.
■ If the data provider can connect, it releases the connection and displays a Test connection succeeded message. Click OK to close the message box and return to the Add Connection window.
■ If the data provider cannot connect because of an incorrect environment or incorrect connection value, it displays an appropriate error message. Click OK to close the message dialog box and return to the Add Connection window.
■ If the data provider requires more information, the connection dialog box is displayed. Enter the required information and click OK to close the connection dialog box and return to the Add Connection window.
10 Click OK or Cancel to close the Add Connection window. If you click OK, the values you have specified become the defaults when you connect to the data source. You can change these defaults by using this procedure to reconfigure your data source. You can override these defaults by connecting to the data source using a connection string with alternate values.“Sybase Data Provider Connection String Options” describes the connection string options. Table 10-1 lists the connection string options the Sybase data providers support, along with the default values for each option.
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