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What are Microsoft Internet Database Connector (.idc) files?

April 26, 2017connector database files internet Microsoft

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What are Microsoft Internet Database Connector (.idc) files?

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Microsoft Internet Information Server includes a dynamic link library interface called the Internet Database Connector (IDC). The IDC uses specially formatted .idc documents to identify key database access parameters, such as the ODBC resource name, the SQL statement to execute, the Hypertext Extension template file to post results to, the user name to use when accessing the data source, and any required parameters. Here is a sample .idc file: Datasource: pubs2 Username: admin Template: employee.