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Assembling a list of connection parameters

The following figure illustrates how the interface libraries assemble the list of connection parameters they use to establish a connection.

Key points from the figure include:

• Precedence    Parameters held in more than one place are subject to the following order of precedence:

  1. Connection string

  2. SQLCONNECT

  3. Data source

  That is, if a parameter is supplied both in a data source and in a connection string, the connection string value overrides the data source value.

• Failure    Failure at this stage occurs only if you specify in the connection string or in SQLCONNECT a data source that does not exist.

• Common parameters    Depending on other connections already in use, some connection parameters may be ignored, including:

  • AutoStop    Ignored if the database is already loaded.

  • DatabaseFile    Ignored if DatabaseName is specified and a database with this name is already running.

The interface library uses the completed list of connection parameters to attempt to connect.