HOWTO: Creating an OLE DB Connection String for Microsoft SQL Server

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Before creating OLE DB Connection String, it is highly recommended to have existed Microsoft SQL database for TMeter.

1. Start the UDL Wizard:
   • Right-click your desktop and select New, and then Text Document.
   • Rename the new text document as My.udl. Press ENTER.
   • You will receive a warning about renaming the file extension. Click yes. Note that the file's icon now looks like a computer with a datasheet in the background.
2. Next, double-click My.udl and use the Wizard as follows:
   • Click the Provider tab.
   • From the Providers menu, select Microsoft OLE DB Provider for SQL Server, and then click Next to proceed to the Connections tab.
3. On the Connections tab:
   • Type your server name or browse to the server you want to connect to.
   • Enter information to log on to the server
   • Select the database on the server
   • Click "Test Connection" to be sure that you've got no error
   • Click OK, which will close the Wizard.
4. Move My.udl from the desktop to a proper folder, for example C:\Program Files\TMeter