Use these iSeries™ Access ODBC driver connection string keywords to change General properties of the ODBC connection.
The following table lists connection string keywords for General properties that are recognized by the iSeries Access ODBC driver:
| Keyword | Description | Choices | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| DSN | Specifies the name of the ODBC data source that you want to use for the connection. | Data source (DSN) name | none |
| DRIVER | Specifies the name of the ODBC driver that you want
to use. Note: This should not be used if the DSN property has been specified.
|
"iSeries Access ODBC Driver" Client Access ODBC Driver (32-bit) Note: When installing iSeries Access, V5R2 or later, two ODBC
drivers are registered. Both the Client Access ODBC Driver (32-bit) and
the iSeries Access ODBC Driver names are registered,
however, both of these registered names point to the same ODBC driver. These
two registered names do not indicate that two different ODBC drivers are installed.
The older name of Client Access ODBC Driver (32-bit) is
registered to support backward compatibility.
|
none |
| PWD or Password | Specifies the password for connecting to the iSeries server. | iSeries password | none |
| SIGNON | Specifies what default user ID to use if the connection cannot be completed with the current user ID and password information. | 0 = Use Windows® user name 1 = Use default user ID 2 = None 3 = Use iSeries Navigator default 4 = Use Kerberos principal |
3 |
| SSL | Specifies whether a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) connection is used to communicate with the server. SSL connections are only available when connecting to servers at V4R4 or later. | 0 = Encrypt only the password 1 = Encrypt all clients/server communication |
0 |
| SYSTEM | Specifies the name of the iSeries server that you want to connect to. | iSeries server name. See iSeries system name formats for ODBC Connection APIs. | none |
| UID or UserID | Specifies the user ID for connecting to the iSeries server. | iSeries user ID | none |