ASP Connection String for Flatfile database?

[Robert Mark Bram]

Hi All!

Could someone please give me an example of a connection string for a flat
file database or point me to a good resource for how I can build one?

Thank you for any advice!

Rob
:)

[Ken Schaefer]

What type of "flat file database"? Do you mean a CSV file?
[url]http://www.able-consulting.com/ADO_Conn.htm[/url]
has lots of connection strings.

Cheers
Ken

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: Hi All!
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: Could someone please give me an example of a connection string for a flat
: file database or point me to a good resource for how I can build one?
:
: Thank you for any advice!
:
: Rob
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[Jeff Cochran]

On Sun, 16 May 2004 12:15:25 +1000, "Robert Mark Bram" <none> wrote:

>Could someone please give me an example of a connection string for a flat
>file database or point me to a good resource for how I can build one?

Flat file isn't the issue, the type of file is. Most flat file
databases are text files, CSV, TXT or the like, delimited by
characters for fields and records. BUt an Excel spreadsheet file can
be a flat file database, and it could be a binary file delineated by
field and record character lengths.

So, that said, you need to know what type of flat file structure you
are using, then find a connection method for it. Take a look here:

[url]http://www.able-consulting.com/ADO_Conn.htm[/url]

Look for the Text/CSV files if you have no idea what you're using.

Jeff