Connecting to an SQL Server instance using SQL Server Native Client 11.0 ODBC
Connection string
This SQL Server Native Client 11.0 ODBC Driver connection string can be used for connections to SQL Server 2012, SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2005.
The syntax of specifying the server instance in the value of the server key is the same for all connection strings for SQL Server.
Driver={SQL Server Native Client 11.0};Server=myServerName\theInstanceName;
Database=myDataBase;Trusted_Connection=yes;