ODBC .NET Data Provider

The ODBC .NET Data Provider makes ODBC calls to a Db2® data source using the CLI Driver. Therefore, the connection string keywords supported by the ODBC .NET Data Provider are the same as those supported by the CLI driver. This provider is no longer tested. Users are recommended to use the IBM® Data Server Provider for .NET.

Also, the ODBC .NET Data Provider has the same restrictions as the CLI driver. There are additional restrictions for the ODBC .NET Data Provider, which are identified in the topic: ODBC .NET Data Provider restrictions.

In order to use the ODBC .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 V5R4 and earlier, the following fix is required on the server: Known Issue II13348.

The supported connection keywords for the ODBC .NET Data Provider are listed in the table 1:

Table 1. Useful ConnectionString keywords for the ODBC .NET Data Provider
Keyword	Value	Meaning
DSN	database alias	The Db2 database alias as cataloged in the database directory
UID	user ID	The user ID used to connect to the Db2 server
PWD	password	The password for the user ID used to connect to the Db2 server

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

The following code is an example of creating an OdbcConnection to connect to the SAMPLE database:

[Visual Basic .NET]
Dim con As New OdbcConnection("DSN=sample;UID=userid;PWD=password;")
con.Open()

[C#]
OdbcConnection con = new OdbcConnection("DSN=sample;UID=userid;PWD=password;");
con.Open()