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Article ID74
Created On11/4/2008
Modified9/9/2009
How do I set up an Access database connection in Adobe Dreamweaver MX 2004 for ASP.NET pages?
  • Set up your site in Dreamweaver following this Knowledge Base article
  • Open or create a new ASP.NET page
  • Expand the Application panel and select the Databases tab
  • Click on the add (+) button, and select OLE DB Connection
  • In the OLE DB Connection window, enter a Connection name
  • Choose either one of these connection strings below, and enter it in the Connection String textbox
         If you are on Windows 2003 and want to use a DSN that you created using the Access ODBC Tool in the control panel, enter:

         "DSN=[DSN Name]"

         If you want to use a DSN-less connection (recommended), enter:

              "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=[Path to Database]"
  • Click on the Test button to test the connection. Once successful, click OK
You can now use the database connection in the Dreamweaver wizards when inserting datasets or query results.

Note: Dreamweaver will upload scripts to your site to test the database connection. For security purposes, Adobe recommends removing these connection scripts once your site has been deployed. Click on Site menu > Advanced > Remove Connection Scripts.