Sybase 12.4.2 manual Connection parameters specify connections, Following form

Introduction to connections

If you want ...	Consider reading ...
A conceptual overview	“Connection parameters specify
	connections”
To create data sources	“Working with ODBC data sources”
To see an in-depth description of how	“Working with ODBC data sources”
connections are established
To add users and grant them permissions	“How Adaptive Server IQ makes
	connections”
To diagnose network-specific connection	“Troubleshooting network
issues	communications” in the Adaptive Server
	IQ Troubleshooting and Error Messages
	Guide
To learn about character set issues	“Connection strings and character sets”
affecting connections	on page 338

Connection parameters specify connections

When an application connects to a database, it uses a set of connection parameters to define the connection. Connection parameters include information such as the server name, the database name, and a user ID.

A keyword-value pair, of the form parameter=value, specifies each connection parameter. For example, you specify the password connection parameter for the default password as follows:

Password=sql

Connection parameters are passed as connection strings

	Connection parameters are assembled into connection strings. In a connection
	string, a semicolon separates each connection parameter, as follows:
	ServerName=host_asiqdemo;DatabaseName=asiqdemo
Representing	This chapter has many examples of connection strings, represented in the
connection strings	following form:
	parameter1=value1
	parameter2=value2
	...
	This is equivalent to the following connection string:
	parameter1=value1;parameter2=value2

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