2.4.108 ExtString

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The ExtString record specifies the connection string for a query that retrieves external data.


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frtHeaderOld

string (variable)

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unused1 (variable)

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frtHeaderOld (4 bytes): An FrtHeaderOld structure. The frtHeaderOld.rt field MUST be 2052.

string (variable):  A XLUnicodeString structure that specifies the connection string.

unused1 (variable): Undefined and MUST be ignored. MUST exist if and only if the value of the following formula is less than 12 bytes:

size of string + size of frtHeaderOld

The size of this field, in bytes, is calculated using the following formula:

12 – (size of string + size of frtHeaderOld)