Commenting an Internet Database Connector (IDC) File

Last reviewed: April 22, 1997
Article ID: Q150809

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Internet Information Server version 1.0

SUMMARY

Internet Database Connector (IDC) files are used in the Internet Information Server (IIS) to specify an ODBC data source, username, template, and SQL statements to exchange data with a database.

To place comments in an IDC file, begin a line with either the pound sign (#) or semi-colon (;).

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Here is an example IDC file with comments:

; this is a comment Datasource: Web SQL Username: sa Password: Template: ctguestb.htx SQLStatement: +CREATE TABLE "Guests" ( +"FirstName" varchar(40), +"LastName" varchar(40), +"Email" varchar(40), +"Homepage" varchar(80), +"Comment" text, +"WebUse" varchar(40) +) # This is also a comment

Additional query words: prodiis
Keywords : iishowto kbnetwork
Version : 1.0
Platform : NT WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto

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Last reviewed: April 22, 1997
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