SQLDriverConnect (Paradox Driver)

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Note

This topic provides Paradox Driver-specific information. For general information about this function, see the appropriate topic under ODBC API Reference.

SQLDriverConnect enables you to connect to a driver without creating a data source (DSN).

The following keywords are supported in the connection string for all drivers: DSN, DBQ, and FIL.

The PWD keyword is also supported. The PWD keyword should not include any of the special characters (see SQL_SPECIAL_CHARACTERS in SQLGetInfo Returned Values).

After a password-protected file has been opened by a user, other users are not allowed to open the same file.

The following table shows the minimum keywords required to connect to each driver, and provides an example of keyword/value pairs used with SQLDriverConnect. For a full list of DRIVERID values, see SQLConfigDataSource.

Note

If DBQ or DefaultDir is not specified for the Paradox driver, the driver will connect to the current directory.

Driver Keywords required Example
Paradox Driver, DriverID Driver={Microsoft Paradox Driver (*.db )}; DBQ=c:\temp;DriverID=26