Microsoft OLE DB Provider for SQL Server
This OLE DB Provider is provided by Microsoft.
The main functionality of the provider is contained in the file sqloledb.dll.
Include "Provider=sqloledb" in the connection string to use this provider.
Description
The Microsoft OLE DB Provider for SQL Server provides an OLE DB interface to Microsoft SQL Server databases. Using the OLE DB Provider for SQL Server, SQL Server distributed queries can query data in remote instances of SQL Server
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Connection Strings
The Microsoft OLE DB Provider for SQL Server provider can be used to connect to the following data sources by using the following connection string references: