topic Re: What connection string do you use in old ArcView in Developers Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/developers-questions/what-connection-string-do-you-use-in-old-arcview/m-p/649999#M4415 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I would check-out&nbsp;<A class="link-titled" href="http://gisweb1.serm.gov.sk.ca/mapserver/sdug/sde_access/Help_pages/sdearcview.pdf" title="http://gisweb1.serm.gov.sk.ca/mapserver/sdug/sde_access/Help_pages/sdearcview.pdf">http://gisweb1.serm.gov.sk.ca/mapserver/sdug/sde_access/Help_pages/sdearcview.pdf</A>&nbsp;</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 23 Sep 2016 18:39:42 GMT ChrisSmith7 2016-09-23T18:39:42Z What connection string do you use in old ArcView https://community.esri.com/t5/developers-questions/what-connection-string-do-you-use-in-old-arcview/m-p/649998#M4414 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I have been tasked with getting spatial information off an ArcView SQL Server database (sde) onto an ArcMap database. This will involve creating a shape file on the ArcView tool.</P><P></P><P>It is a couple of years since I used ArcView and I recall that you have to enter a connection string, that I believe consists of 4 elements and has at least the database server name and the text "sde" in it somewhere.</P><P></P><P>Can anyone recall this and the format required for this text?</P><P></P><P>Also, if there are any instructions regarding general use of ArcView (so I can remind myself of anything I forget), I would be grateful to know where to find this.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 23 Sep 2016 10:22:55 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/developers-questions/what-connection-string-do-you-use-in-old-arcview/m-p/649998#M4414 MarkWingfield 2016-09-23T10:22:55Z Re: What connection string do you use in old ArcView https://community.esri.com/t5/developers-questions/what-connection-string-do-you-use-in-old-arcview/m-p/649999#M4415 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I would check-out&nbsp;<A class="link-titled" href="http://gisweb1.serm.gov.sk.ca/mapserver/sdug/sde_access/Help_pages/sdearcview.pdf" title="http://gisweb1.serm.gov.sk.ca/mapserver/sdug/sde_access/Help_pages/sdearcview.pdf">http://gisweb1.serm.gov.sk.ca/mapserver/sdug/sde_access/Help_pages/sdearcview.pdf</A>&nbsp;</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 23 Sep 2016 18:39:42 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/developers-questions/what-connection-string-do-you-use-in-old-arcview/m-p/649999#M4415 ChrisSmith7 2016-09-23T18:39:42Z