Miscellaneous
This section provides a complete list of the Miscellaneous properties you can configure in the connection settings 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. |
| BatchSize | Specifies the maximum number of rows included in each batch submitted during batch operations. To submit the entire batch as a single request, set BatchSize to 0 . |
| ConnectOnOpen | Specifies whether the provider establishes a connection to Microsoft Excel Online immediately upon opening the connection. Set ConnectOnOpen to True if immediate connectivity verification is necessary. |
| DefaultDomain | This property is used for the Oracle Database Gateway for ODBC. |
| EnableForeignKeyDetection | Whether to detect the foreign keys in ODBC. |
| IncludeDualTable | Set this property to mock the Oracle DUAL table for better compatibility with Oracle database. |
| IncludeFileExtensions | Specifies whether file extensions should be included in table names. |
| LimitKeySize | The maximum length of a primary key column. |
| MapBigintToVarchar | This property controls whether or not the bigint type maps to SQL_VARCHAR instead of SQL_BIGINT. This property is false by default. |
| MapToInt | This property controls whether or not the long type maps to SQL_INTEGER instead of SQL_BIGINT. This property is false by default. |
| MapToLongVarchar | This property controls whether or not a column is returned as SQL_LONGVARCHAR. |
| MapToWVarchar | This property controls whether or not string types map to SQL_WVARCHAR instead of SQL_VARCHAR. This property is set by default. |
| MaximumColumnSize | The maximum column size. |
| 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. |
| PseudoColumns | Specifies the pseudocolumns to expose as table columns, expressed as a string in the format 'TableName=ColumnName;TableName=ColumnName'. |
| 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. |
| RTK | Specifies the runtime key for licensing the provider. If unset or invalid, the provider defaults to the standard licensing method. This property is only required in environments where the standard licensing method is unsupported or requires a runtime key. |
| 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. |
| UpperCaseIdentifiers | This property reports all identifiers in uppercase. This is the default for Oracle databases and thus allows better integration with Oracle tools such as the Oracle Database Gateway. |
| 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. |