OLE DB .NET Data Provider

The OLE DB .NET Data Provider uses the IBM® Db2® OLE DB Driver, which is referred to in a ConnectionString object as IBMDADB2. The connection string keywords supported by the OLE DB .NET Data Provider are the same as those supported by the IBM OLE DB Provider for Db2. This provider is no longer tested. Users are recommended to use the IBM Data Server Provider for .NET.

Also, the OLE DB .NET Data Provider has the same restrictions as the IBM Db2 OLE DB Provider. There are additional restrictions for the OLE DB .NET Data Provider, which are identified in the topic: OLE DB .NET Data Provider restrictions.

In order to use the OLE DB .NET Data Provider, you must have the .NET Framework Version 2.0, 3.0, or 3.5 installed.

For Db2 Universal Database for AS/400 R520, R530 and R540, the following fix is required on the server: APAR ii13348.

All the supported connection keywords for the OLE DB .NET Data Provider are shown in table 1:

Table 1. Useful ConnectionString keywords for the OLE DB .NET Data Provider
Keyword	Value	Meaning
PROVIDER	IBMDADB2	Specifies the IBM OLE DB Provider for Db2(required)
DSN or Data Source	database alias	The Db2database alias as cataloged in the database directory
UID	user ID	The user ID used to connect to the Db2 data server
PWD	password	The password for the user ID used to connect to the Db2 data server

Note: For the full list of ConnectionString keywords, see the Microsoft documentation.

Example of creating an OleDbConnection to connect to the SAMPLE database is:

[Visual Basic .NET]
Dim con As New OleDbConnection("Provider=IBMDADB2;" +
    "Data Source=sample;UID=userid;PWD=password;")
con.Open()

[C#]
OleDbConnection con = new OleDbConnection("Provider=IBMDADB2;" +
                "Data Source=sample;UID=userid;PWD=password;" );
con.Open()