• Chapter 1: Getting Started with Stylus Studio®
• Chapter 2: Editing and Querying XML
• Chapter 3: Converting Non-XML Files to XML
• Chapter 4: Working with XSLT
• Chapter 5: Creating XSLT Using the XSLT Mapper
• Chapter 6: Debugging Stylesheets
• Chapter 7: Defining XML Schemas
• Chapter 8: Defining Document Type Definitions
• Chapter 9: Writing XPath Expressions
• Chapter 10: Working with XQuery in Stylus Studio
• Chapter 11: Composing Web Service Calls
• Chapter 12: Accessing Relational Data as XML
  • Overview of DB-to-XML Data Sources
  • Creating a DB-to-XML Data Source
  • Specifying Connection Settings
    • Choosing a Database
    • Using the Server URL Field
    • Username and Password
    • Creating a Default Database Connection
    • Creating a Database Connection from the File Explorer
  • Using an ODBC Data Source in Stylus Studio
  • Working with Scenarios
  • Composing SQL/XML in Stylus Studio
  • Working with Relational Data as XML
• Chapter 13: Building XML Pipelines
• Chapter 14: Publishing XML Data
• Chapter 15: Integrating with Third-Party File Systems
• Chapter 16: Extending Stylus Studio
• Chapter 17: The Stylus Studio Java API
• Chapter 18: Stylus Studio GUI Reference

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Using the Server URL Field

You use the Server URL field to identify the server hosting the database to which you want to connect, the port to use, and any other required or optional parameters. For example, the string used to connect to a Microsoft SQL Server database might look like this:

The specific syntax of the string you enter in the Server URL field varies based on database type. Consult your database documentation for information regarding connectivity syntax and optional parameters.