Miscellaneous
This section provides a complete list of the Miscellaneous properties you can configure in the connection string for this provider.
| Property | Description |
| TypeDetectionScheme | Determines the method for identifying the data types of columns. |
| AllowFormula | Whether or not to treat values starting with an equals (=) sign as formulas during inserts and updates. |
| IncludeFileExtensions | Specifies whether file extensions should be included in table names. |
| MaxRows | Specifies the maximum number of rows returned for queries that do not include either aggregation or GROUP BY. |
| NullValueMode | Indicates whether to read empty cells as null or as empty. |
| Other | Specifies additional hidden properties for specific use cases., to be used only when our Support team advises it, to address specific issues. See Remarks for details. |
| Pagesize | The maximum number of results to return per page from Microsoft Excel Online when UsePagination is True. |
| Readonly | Toggles read-only access to Microsoft Excel Online from the provider. |
| RowScanDepth | The maximum number of rows to scan to look for the columns available in a table. |
| SeparatorCharacter | Specifies the character used to separate the workbook name and worksheet name in the generated table name. |
| SharepointURL | The base URL of your Sharepoint Server. |
| ShowEmptyRows | Indicates whether the rows that contain no data (empty rows) should be pushed to the output. |
| ShowSharedDocuments | Whether or not to show shared documents. |
| Timeout | Specifies the maximum time, in seconds, that the provider waits for a server response before throwing a timeout error. |
| UsePagination | Whether to use client-side paging. |
| UserDefinedViews | Specifies a filepath to a JSON configuration file that defines custom views. The provider automatically detects and uses the views specified in this file. |
| UseSearchAPI | Specifies whether the CData ADO.NET Provider for Microsoft Excel Online should use the /search(q='.xls') endpoint to locate and retrieve workbook files. When set to true (default) , the driver performs a targeted search to list only workbook files, improving efficiency in large directories. If set to false, all items are listed using the /children endpoint, and workbook files are filtered client-side. |
| UseSimpleNames | Specifies whether or not simple names should be used for tables and columns. |
| ValueInputOption | Determines how the provider parses values the user submits to Microsoft Excel Online. |
| ValueRenderOption | Determines how the provider renders values in the output. |