TCustomDAConnection.ConnectString Property

Used to specify the connection information, such as: UserName, Password, Server, etc.

Class

TCustomDAConnection

Syntax

property ConnectString: string stored False;

Remarks

IBDAC recognizes an ODBC-like syntax in provider string property values. Within the string, elements are delimited by using a semicolon. Each element consists of a keyword, an equal sign character, and the value passed on initialization. For example:

Server=London1;User ID=nancyd

Connection parameters

The following connection parameters can be used to customize connection:

Parameter Name	Description
LoginPrompt	Specifies whether a login dialog appears immediately before opening a new connection.
Pooling	Enables or disables using connection pool.
ConnectionLifeTime	Used to specify the maximum time during which an opened connection can be used by connection pool.
MaxPoolSize	Used to specify the maximum number of connections that can be opened in connection pool.
MinPoolSize	Used to specify the minimum number of connections that can be opened in connection pool.
Validate Connection	Used for a connection to be validated when it is returned from the pool.
Server	Serves to supply the server name for login.
Username	Used to supply a user name for login.
Password	Used to supply a user name for login.
ClientLibrary	Used to set or get the client library location.
Database	Used to set the name of the database to associate with TIBCConnection component.
Charset	Used to set the character set that IBDAC uses to read and write character data.
Protocol	Used to specify the Network protocol of connection with InterBase server.
Role	Used to specify the InterBase connection role.
UseUnicode	Used to enable or disable Unicode support.
Port	Used to specify the port number for the connection.

See Also

• Password
• Username
• Server
• Connect