Re: Initialization string <> OLE DB spec.

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From: Bob Barrows (reb01501_at_NOyahoo.SPAMcom)
Date: 03/24/04 

Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 06:57:21 -0500

ptreves wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am working with Windows XP on my Toshiba laptop computer.
> I have the following pb:
> -----
> MICROSOFT DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT
> The connection could not be open because of the following error :
> Format of the initialization string does not conform to the OLE DB
> specification. -----
> I click the 'Ok' button and I get a dialog box 'Data Source Login'
> that appears with the 'User : Admin and Password :' The 'Data Source
> Login' parameters are the same as the default values but it does not
> work.
>
> I do not understand this error.
> The database in question is Northwind.mdb and is located in a
> subfolder of the wwwroot folder.
>
> Any feedback is appreciated,
>
> Paolo

Show us your connection string.

Bob Barrows 

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