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#Supported Databases
A list of supported SQL data sources is available in the following help topic: Supported Databases.
#How to Bind a Report to a SQL Database
Use the Report Wizard or the Data Source Wizard to bind a report to data at design time. Review the following help topics for details:
Use the SqlDataSource class to bind a report to an SQL database at runtime. Review the following help topics for code examples:
Use query parameters to filter data or pass values to a stored procedure. Review the following help topic for more information: Use Query Parameters.
Note
Use the Rebuild Result Schema command or call the SqlDataSource.RebuildResultSchema method on any changes in the connection, queries, or database structure. The RebuildResultSchema method applies changes to the data source, and refreshes fields available for report bindings and fields displayed in the field list.
#Connection String Examples
Relational Database System
| Connection String Sample
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Microsoft SQL Server
| XpoProvider=MSSqlServer;Data Source=(local);User ID=username;Password=password;Initial Catalog=database;Persist Security Info=true
The MS SQL Server data provider is automatically specified if you set the “Initial Catalog” parameter and do not use the word “Provider” (for instance, the “XpoProvider” parameter) in the connection string.
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Microsoft Access
| XpoProvider=MSAccess;Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=C:\mydatabase.mdb;User Id=admin;Password=;
XpoProvider=MSAccess;Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=C:\mydatabase.accdb;User Id=admin;Password=;
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Microsoft SQL Server CE
| XpoProvider=MSSqlServerCE;Data Source=MyDatabase.sdf;Password=MyPassword
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Oracle Database
| XpoProvider=Oracle;Data Source=TORCL;User ID=MyUserName;Password=MyPassword
XpoProvider=ODP;Data Source=TORCL;User ID=MyUserName;Password=MyPassword
XpoProvider=ODPManaged;Data Source=TORCL;User ID=MyUserName;Password=MyPassword
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Amazon Redshift
| XpoProvider=Amazon Redshift;Server=127.0.0.1;User ID=MyUserName;Password=MyPassword;Database=MyDatabase;Encoding=UNICODE
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Google BigQuery
| XpoProvider=BigQuery;ProjectID=myProject;DataSetId=myDataSet;OAuthClientId=myClientId;OAuthClientSecret=mySecret;OAuthRefreshToken=myRefreshToken
XpoProvider=BigQuery;ProjectId=project;DatasetId=dataset;ServiceAccountEmail=example@gmail.com;PrivateKeyFileName=key.p12
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Teradata
| XpoProvider=Teradata;Data Source=myServerAddress;User ID=myUsername;Password=myPassword;
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SAP HANA
| XpoProvider=Hana;server=myServerAddress:40000;uid=user;pwd=password;
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SAP Sybase Advantage
| XpoProvider=Advantage;Data Source=\myserver\myvolume\mypat\mydd.add;ServerType=local;User ID=ASSSYS;TrimTrailingSpaces=true
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SAP Sybase ASE
| XpoProvider=Ase;Port=5000;Data Source=MyAseServer;User ID=MyUserName;Password=MyPassword;Initial Catalog=MyDatabase;Persist Security Info=true
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SAP SQL Anywhere
| XpoProvider=Asa;eng=server;uid=user;pwd=password;dbn=database;persist security info=true;
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IBM DB2
| XpoProvider=DB2;Server=server:port;Database=database;UID=user;PWD=password;
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Firebird
| XpoProvider=Firebird;DataSource=localhost;User=SYSDBA;Password=masterkey;Database=MyDatabase.fdb;ServerType=0;Charset=NONE
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MySQL
| XpoProvider=MySql;Server=MyServerAddress;User ID=MyUserName;Password=MyPassword;Database=MyDatabase;Persist Security Info= true;Charset=utf8
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Pervasive PSQL
| XpoProvider=Pervasive;Server=MyServerAddress;UID=MyUserName;PWD=MyPassword;ServerDSN=MyDatabase
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PostgreSQL
| XpoProvider=Postgres;Server=127.0.0.1;User ID=MyUserName;Password=MyPassword;Database=MyDatabase;Encoding=UNICODE
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VistaDB
| XpoProvider=VistaDB;Data Source=C:\mydatabase.vdb4
XpoProvider=VistaDB5;Data Source=C:\mydatabase.vdb5
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SQLite
| XpoProvider=SQLite;Data Source=filename
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XML file
| XpoProvider=InMemoryDataStore;data source=D:\Contacts.xml;read only=True
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Note
The connection strings demonstrated above are examples. You can specify alternative variants.
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