Bueno por solicitud de SKL, acá les dejo una info importante para conectar a cualquier base de datos desde VB.
SQL Server 2008
SQL Server Native Client 10.0 OLE DB Provider
Standard SecurityProvider=SQLNCLI10;Server=myServerAddress;Database=myDataBase;Uid=myUsername; Pwd=myPassword;
Connecting to an SQL Server instance Provider=SQLNCLI10;Server=myServerName heInstanceName;Database=myDataBase; Trusted_Connection=yes;
Trusted ConnectionProvider=SQLNCLI10;Server=myServerAddress;Database=myDataBase; Trusted_Connection=yes;
SQL Server Native Client 10.0 ODBC Driver
Standard securityDriver={SQL Server Native Client 10.0};Server=myServerAddress;Database=myDataBase;Uid=myUsername;Pwd=myPassword;
Trusted ConnectionDriver={SQL Server Native Client 10.0};Server=myServerAddress;Database=myDataBase;Trusted_Connection=yes;
Connecting to an SQL Server instance Driver={SQL Server Native Client 10.0};Server=myServerName heInstanceName; Database=myDataBase;Trusted_Connection=yes;
SQL Server 2005
SQL Server Native Client 9.0 OLE DB Provider
Standard SecurityProvider=SQLNCLI;Server=myServerAddress;Database=myDataBase;Uid=myUsername; Pwd=myPassword;
Connecting to an SQL Server instance Provider=SQLNCLI;Server=myServerName heInstanceName;Database=myDataBase; Trusted_Connection=yes;
Trusted ConnectionProvider=SQLNCLI;Server=myServerAddress;Database=myDataBase; Trusted_Connection=yes;
SQL Native Client 9.0 ODBC Driver
Standard security
Driver={SQL Native Client};Server=myServerAddress;Database=myDataBase;Uid=myUsername;Pwd=myPassword;
Trusted Connection
Driver={SQL Native Client};Server=myServerAddress;Database=myDataBase; Trusted_Connection=yes;
SQL Server 2000
Microsoft OLE DB Provider for SQL Server
Standard Security
Provider=sqloledb;Data Source=myServerAddress;Initial Catalog=myDataBase;User Id=myUsername;Password=myPassword;
Trusted connection
Provider=sqloledb;Data Source=myServerAddress;Initial Catalog=myDataBase;Integrated Security=SSPI;
Connecting to an SQL Server instance
Provider=sqloledb;Data Source=myServerName heInstanceName;Initial Catalog=myDataBase;Integrated Security=SSPI;
Connect via an IP address
Provider=sqloledb;Data Source=190.190.200.100,1433;Network Library=DBMSSOCN;Initial Catalog=myDataBase;User ID=myUsername;Password=myPassword;
Microsoft SQL Server ODBC Driver
Standard SecurityDriver={SQL Server};Server=myServerAddress;Database=myDataBase;Uid=myUsername;Pwd=myPassword;
Trusted connection
Driver={SQL Server};Server=myServerAddress;Database=myDataBase;Trusted_Connection=Yes;
ORACLE
Microsoft OLE DB Provider for Oracle
Standard security
Provider=msdaora;Data Source=MyOracleDB;User Id=myUsername;Password=myPassword;
Trusted connection
Provider=msdaora;Data Source=MyOracleDB;Persist Security Info=False;Integrated Security=Yes;
Oracle Provider for OLE DB
Standard Security
Provider=OraOLEDB.Oracle;Data Source=MyOracleDB;User Id=myUsername;Password=myPassword;[/q]
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Trusted Connection
Provider=OraOLEDB.Oracle;Data Source=MyOracleDB;OSAuthent=1;
Oracle XE, VB6 ADO
Provider=OraOLEDB.Oracle;dbq=localhost:1521/XE;Database=myDataBase;User Id=myUsername;Password=myPassword;
MySQL
MySQLDriverCS
Standard
Location=myServerAddress;Data Source=myDataBase;User ID=myUsername;Password=myPassword;Port=3306;Extended Properties="""";
MySQL OLEDB
Standard
Provider=MySQLProv;Data Source=mydb;User Id=myUsername;Password=myPassword;
MyODBC 2.50
Local database
Driver={mySQL};Server=localhost;Option=16834;Database=myDataBase;
Remote database
Driver={mySQL};Server=myServerAddress;Option=131072;Stmt=;Database=myDataBase; User=myUsername;Password=myPassword;
Specifying TCP/IP port
Driver={mySQL};Server=myServerAddress;Port=3306;Option=131072;Stmt=; Database=myDataBase; User=myUsername;Password=myPassword;
MySQL Connector/ODBC 3.51
Local database
Driver={MySQL ODBC 3.51 Driver};Server=localhost;Database=myDataBase; User=myUsername;Password=myPassword;Option=3;
Remote database
Driver={MySQL ODBC 3.51 Driver};Server=myServerAddress;Database=myDataBase;User=myUsername; Password=myPassword;Option=3;
Specifying TCP/IP port
Driver={MySQL ODBC 3.51 Driver};Server=myServerAddress;Port=3306;Database=myDataBase;User=myUsername; Password=myPassword;Option=3;
MySQL Connector/ODBC 5.1
Local database
Driver={MySQL ODBC 5.1 Driver};Server=localhost;Database=myDataBase; User=myUsername;Password=myPassword;Option=3;
Remote database
Driver={MySQL ODBC 5.1 Driver};Server=myServerAddress;Database=myDataBase;User=myUsername; Password=myPassword;Option=3;
Specifying TCP/IP
Driver={MySQL ODBC 5.1 Driver};Server=myServerAddress;Port=3306;Database=myDataBase;User=myUsername; Password=myPassword;Option=3;
Specifying socket
Driver={MySQL ODBC 5.1 Driver};Server=myServerAddress;Database=myDataBase;User=myUsername; Password=myPassword;Socket=MySQL;Option=3;
INFORMIX
IBM Informix OLE DB Provider
Standard
Provider=Ifxoledbc;Data Source=dbName@serverName;User ID=myUsername;Password=myPassword;
Persisting security info in the connection string
Provider=Ifxoledbc;Data Source=dbName@serverName;User ID=myUsername;Password=myPassword;Persist Security Info=true;
IBM Informix ODBC Driver
Informix 3.30
Dsn='';Driver={INFORMIX 3.30 32 BIT};Host=hostname;Server=myServerAddress;Service=service-name;Protocol=olsoctcp;Database=myDataBase;Uid=myUsername;Pwd=myPassword;
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL OLE DB Provider
Standard
(PgOleDb requires a PQLib of version 7.4 or up and it also requires a backend of version 7.4 or up. Timestamps are only guarenteed to work with backends of version 8.0 and up.)
Provider=PostgreSQL OLE DB Provider;Data Source=myServerAddress;location=myDataBase;User ID=myUsername;password=myPassword;timeout=1000;
PostgreSQL ODBC Driver (psqlODBC)
Standard Driver={PostgreSQL};Server=IP address;Port=5432;Database=myDataBase;Uid=myUsername;Pwd=myPassword;
ANSI Driver={PostgreSQL ANSI};Server=IP address;Port=5432;Database=myDataBase;Uid=myUsername;Pwd=myPassword;
FIREBIRD IBPhoenix Open Source ODBC Driver Standard Driver=Firebird/InterBase(r) driver;Uid=SYSDBA;Pwd=masterkey; DbName=d:\firebird\examples\test.fdb;
Access Microsoft Jet OLE DB 4.0 Standard security Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=C:\mydatabase.mdb;User Id=admin;Password=;
With database password Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=C:\mydatabase.mdb;Jet OLEDB:Database Password=MyDbPassword;
Workgroup (system database) Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=C:\mydatabase.mdb;Jet OLEDB:System Database=system.mdw;
DataDirectory functionality Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=|DataDirectory|\myDatabase.mdb;User Id=admin;Password=;
Microsoft Access ODBC Driver Standard Security Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)};Dbq=C:\mydatabase.mdb;Uid=Admin;Pwd=;
Workgroup Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)};Dbq=C:\mydatabase.mdb;SystemDB=C:\mydatabase.mdw;
Exclusive Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)};Dbq=C:\mydatabase.mdb;Exclusive=1;Uid=admin;Pwd=;
Enable admin statements Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)};Dbq=C:\mydatabase.mdb;Uid=Admin;Pwd=;ExtendedAnsiSQL=1;
Si requieren conectar a otra BD pues solo diganme...
Saludos...
Miguel Núñez