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OdbcConnection.Driver Property

.NET Framework 4.5

Gets the name of the ODBC driver specified for the current connection.

Namespace:  System.Data.Odbc
Assembly:  System.Data (in System.Data.dll)
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'Declaration
<BrowsableAttribute(False)> _
Public ReadOnly Property Driver As String

Property Value

Type: System.String
The name of the ODBC driver. This typically is the DLL name (for example, Sqlsrv32.dll). The default value is an empty string ("") until the connection is opened.

Retrieving the Driver property is equivalent to calling the ODBC function SQLGetInfo with the InfoType parameter set to SQL_DRIVER_NAME.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

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