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Specifies the options for adding an ADO (Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects) database.
The ADO interface is a Microsoft Windows proprietary container for connecting to databases.
LibreOffice requires the Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) to use the ADO interface. Microsoft Windows 2000 and XP include these components by default.
Enter the data source URL.
To connect to an Access 2000 file, use the format:
PROVIDER=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;DATA SOURCE=c:\Access\nwind2000.mdb
To connect with a name to a catalog on a Microsoft SQL server that has a name turner, enter:
PROVIDER=sqloledb;DATA SOURCE=turner;INITIAL CATALOG=First
To access an ODBC driver as a provider:
DSN=SQLSERVER
Click to open a database selection dialog.
A user name can have a maximum of 18 characters.
A password must contain 3 to 18 characters.