Datasources.dat File

The Datasources.dat file is an initialization file that contains data sources and global options information.

This file contains a list of names of the data sources. Each data source section contains the following information:
  • Connection String
  • Provider
  • Schema Name
  • Unicode
  • Extended Properties

The Datasources.dat file is created in the root folder for all installation types. This file is not created in the Server folder in an n-tier installation.