This code will allow you to access an MS Access database from any page in your web site regardless of the directory structure.
Traditionally an include page would be written that handles the job of connecting to the database.
The include file would then be referenced in all the pages where a connection was required.
A connection string like this was used to connect to the database...
DBName = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=./database/datafile.mdb;"
This works great if you have pages only in the root web directory but no so well if your site has various directories for different content.
I came up with the string below that has worked great for my applications...
I hope you can put it to good use as well.
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' Name: Access Connection String
' Description:This code will allow you to access an MS Access database from any page in your web site regardless of the directory structure.
Traditionally an include page would be written that handles the job of connecting to the database.
The include file would then be referenced in all the pages where a connection was required.
A connection string like this was used to connect to the database...
DBName = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=./database/datafile.mdb;"
This works great if you have pages only in the root web directory but no so well if your site has various directories for different content.
I came up with the string below that has worked great for my applications...
I hope you can put it to good use as well.
' By: Scott Bosarge
'
' Inputs:The only information you need to supply is the sub directory and file name of you database in this format, "subdir\dbfilename.mdb" insert your information into the "Default_DB_Path" part of the connection string below.
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<%
default_DB_Path = Request.ServerVariables("APPL_PHYSICAL_PATH") & "insert your subdir\dbfilename.mdb info here"
DBName = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=" & default_DB_Path & ";"
Set default_DB_conn = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
default_DB_conn.Open DBName
%>
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