KB150809 - Commenting an Internet Database Connector (IDC) File

Article ID: 150809

Article Last Modified on 6/23/2005

Microsoft Internet Information Server 1.0

This article was previously published under Q150809

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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

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