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Anonymous
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Using URI to connect to datasource

Is there any way to connect to a data source via URI?
For example to Postgres with a URI like:

postgres://user:password@host:5432/database

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Anonymous
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Hi @Anonymous ,

 

You can try to connect PostgreSQL as follows using Server name and Database name.

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For more details, please kindly refer to this document.

 

 

Best Regards,

Stephen Tao

 

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lbendlin
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Only for a limited set of data sources that are accessible via Web.Contents() or ODATA .  All databases require their own driver, native or ODBC based.

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