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# Unified ODBC Configuration Options

&Name; | &Default; | &Changeable; | &Changelog;
odbc.allow_persistent | "1" | `INI_SYSTEM` |
odbc.check_persistent | "1" | `INI_SYSTEM` |
odbc.max_persistent | "-1" | `INI_SYSTEM` |
odbc.max_links | "-1" | `INI_SYSTEM` |
odbc.defaultlrl | "4096" | `INI_ALL` |
odbc.defaultbinmode | "1" | `INI_ALL` |
odbc.default_cursortype | "3" | `INI_ALL` |

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`odbc.default_db` `string`

- ODBC data source to use if none is specified in `odbc_connect` or `odbc_pconnect`.

`odbc.default_user` `string`

- User name to use if none is specified in `odbc_connect` or `odbc_pconnect`.

`odbc.default_pw` `string`

- Password to use if none is specified in `odbc_connect` or `odbc_pconnect`.

`odbc.allow_persistent` `bool`

- Whether to allow persistent ODBC connections.

`odbc.check_persistent` `bool`

- Check that a connection is still valid before reuse.

`odbc.max_persistent` `int`

- The maximum number of persistent ODBC connections per process.

`odbc.max_links` `int`

- The maximum number of ODBC connections per process, including persistent connections.

`odbc.defaultlrl` `int`

- Handling of LONG fields. Specifies the number of bytes returned to variables. See `odbc_longreadlen` for details.

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`odbc.defaultbinmode` `int`

- Handling of binary data. See `odbc_binmode` for details.

`odbc.default_cursortype` `int`

- Controls the ODBC cursor model. Possible values are `SQL_CURSOR_FORWARD_ONLY`, `SQL_CURSOR_KEYSET_DRIVEN`, `SQL_CURSOR_DYNAMIC` and `SQL_CURSOR_STATIC` (default).