It varies depending on the backend that you want to connect to. A connection string for SQL Server looks like (all in one line):

"ConnectString=SERVER=(local);DRIVER=sql server;UID=myuser;PWD=;DATABASE=mydatabase"

>I am a bit confused with the connection string syntaxis, which seems to vary all over the lot. Does anybody have a reference to a formal definition of it, hopefully with all alternatives and forms?
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>TIA,
>Alex