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--- v5:dictionary:structure:platform [2016/04/09 18:27] – created mnewnham
+++ v5:dictionary:structure:platform [2016/04/09 20:21] (current) – [The Data Provider] mnewnham
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-**From Version 5.21.0**
+**From Version 5.21.0-beta-2**
 == See Also ==
 [[v5:dictionary:structure:introduction|Structured Schema Management]]\\
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 To identify the Data Provider for the connection type you are using, check the ADOdb page for the driver.
-Use of the Data Provider to match a database is the optimal method, if necessary. If used, it matches all the database types that are derived from provider, so if a new database type is added to ADOdb, a data provider match will work without modification of the code.
+Use of the Data Provider to match a database is the optimal method. If used, it matches all the database types that are derived from provider, so if a new database type is added to ADOdb, a data provider match will work without modification of the code.
-===== The Database Type =====
+===== The Driver Type =====
-The database type is the value used in the [[v5:reference:adonewconnection|adoNewConnection]] statement. If used, the platform will only match the provided parameter.
+The database type is the value used in the [[v5:reference:connection:adonewconnection|adoNewConnection]] statement. If used, the platform will only match the provided parameter.
 ===== Usage =====
 In the following example, a table **//employees//** is to be created. The table is to be used in a portable environment, and require 2 platform specific attribute.
-  - Under **MySQL**, an engine type needs to be specified.
+  - Under **MySQL**, an engine type needs to be specified. The ''mysql'' option matches the **//Data Provider//**, and will be used if the database type is ''mysqli'', ''mysqlt'', or similar.
-  - Under **IBM DB2**,  a tablespace needs to be specified.
+  - Under **IBM DB2**,  a tablespace needs to be specified. The ''db2'' option matches the //**Driver Type**//, and will only be used if the driver type matches the provided values.
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