Connection String Options
The connection string properties are the various options that can be used to establish a connection. This section provides a complete list of the options you can configure in the connection string for this provider. Click the links for further details.
For more information on establishing a connection, see Establishing a Connection.| Batch Size | The maximum size of each batch operation to submit. |
| Connection Life Time | The maximum lifetime of a connection in seconds. Once the time has elapsed, the connection object is disposed. |
| Connect On Open | This property species whether to connect to the Btrieve when the connection is opened. |
| Database | The location of the Btrieve database files. Example: C:\\ProgramData\\Actian\\PSQL\\Demodata. |
| Firewall Password | A password used to authenticate to a proxy-based firewall. |
| Firewall Port | The TCP port for a proxy-based firewall. |
| Firewall Server | The name or IP address of a proxy-based firewall. |
| Firewall Type | The protocol used by a proxy-based firewall. |
| Firewall User | The user name to use to authenticate with a proxy-based firewall. |
| Location | A path to the directory that contains the schema files defining tables, views, and stored procedures. |
| Logfile | A filepath which designates the name and location of the log file. |
| Log Modules | Core modules to be included in the log file. |
| Max Log File Count | A string specifying the maximum file count of log files. When the limit is hit, a new log is created in the same folder with the date and time appended to the end and the oldest log file will be deleted. |
| Max Log File Size | A string specifying the maximum size in bytes for a log file (for example, 10 MB). When the limit is hit, a new log is created in the same folder with the date and time appended to the end. |
| Max Rows | Limits the number of rows returned rows when no aggregation or group by is used in the query. This helps avoid performance issues at design time. |
| Metadata Version | Set to 1 if your database is using V1 MetaData or 2 if your database is using V2 MetaData. |
| Other | These hidden properties are used only in specific use cases. |
| Password | The password used to authenticate the user. |
| Pool Idle Timeout | The allowed idle time for a connection before it is closed. |
| Pool Max Size | The maximum connections in the pool. |
| Pool Min Size | The minimum number of connections in the pool. |
| Pool Wait Time | The max seconds to wait for an available connection. |
| Readonly | You can use this property to enforce read-only access to Btrieve from the provider. |
| RTK | The runtime key used for licensing. |
| Server | The Btrieve server address. |
| SSL Client Cert | The TLS/SSL client certificate store for SSL Client Authentication (2-way SSL). |
| SSL Client Cert Password | The password for the TLS/SSL client certificate. |
| SSL Client Cert Subject | The subject of the TLS/SSL client certificate. |
| SSL Client Cert Type | The type of key store containing the TLS/SSL client certificate. |
| SSL Server Cert | The certificate to be accepted from the server when connecting using TLS/SSL. |
| Tables | This property restricts the tables reported to a subset of the available tables. For example, Tables=TableA,TableB,TableC. |
| Timeout | The value in seconds until the timeout error is thrown, canceling the operation. |
| Use Connection Pooling | This property enables connection pooling. |
| User | The Btrieve user account used to authenticate. |
| Verbosity | The verbosity level that determines the amount of detail included in the log file. |
| Views | Restricts the views reported to a subset of the available tables. For example, Views=ViewA,ViewB,ViewC. |