Interface Elements for Desktop > Report Designer > Report Designer for WinForms > Report Wizard > Data-bound Report Wizard > Connect to a Database > Specify a Connection String
Note
This wizard step appears only if you're creating a new report from scratch. In this instance, familiarity with database connections is required, so we recommend that you contact your application administrator or vendor for assistance. If you're modifying an existing report, this step will not appear and you will start with the Choose Columns to Display in Your Report wizard page.
Purpose
On this page, define a custom connection string or select one of the supported data source types.
The following data source types are supported.
•Microsoft SQL Server
•Microsoft Access 97
•Microsoft Access 2007
•Microsoft SQL Server CE
•Oracle
•Amazon Redshift
•Google BigQuery
•Teradata
•Firebird
•IBM DB2
•MySQL
•Pervasive PSQL
•PostgreSQL
•SAP Sybase Advantage
•SAP Sybase ASE
•SQLite
•VistaDB
•VistaDB5
•XML file
Page Interface
Select the provider type in the Provider drop-down list. Next, specify the connection options required for the selected provider type (e.g., authentication type and database name).
Click Next to proceed to the next wizard page, depending on whether or not the created connection uses server authentication.
•Save the Connection String - if server authentication is required, this page allows you to specify whether or not you want to save the user credentials along with the connection string.
•Customize the Query - if server authentication is not required, the page above does not appear, and you will proceed to constructing the query.
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