ODBC_SQLConnect

version 2004

ODBC_SQLConnect (connectionID; serverName; userName; password) Longint

The ODBC_SQLConnect function establishes a connection to a specific driver by passing it the serverName, userName, and password. It internally uses the MS ODBC API function SQLConnect.

connectionID is a valid connection ID returned by ODBC_SQLAllocConnect.

serverName is the name of the data source name.

userName is the user name or login name defined when setting up ODBC authorization.

password is the user password.

For more information, please see the SQLConnect function in the MS ODBC API at http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/odbc/htm/odbcsqlconnect.asp.

SQL_SUCCESS, SQL_SUCCESS_WITH_INFO, SQL_ERROR, or SQL_INVALID_HANDLE.

The following method connects you to a data source whose name, username, and password are passed to the ODBC_SQLConnect command:

   $result:=ODBC_SQLAllocConnect ($connectionID)
   $result:=ODBC_SQLConnect ($connectionID;"access";"Administrator";"admin1")
   If ($result=SQL_SUCCESS)   `Connection was successful
      `... continue by calling other commands that require a valid $connectionID
   End if

ODBC_SQLDisconnect.