Sure, here’s an example of how you can create a MySQL ODBC connection string and save it to a UDL file using Python:
import os
server_name = "localhost"
database_name = "my_database"
username = "my_username"
password = "my_password"
# Construct the ODBC connection string
connection_string = f"DRIVER={{MySQL ODBC 8.0 Unicode Driver}};SERVER={server_name};DATABASE={database_name};UID={username};PWD={password}"
# Create a .udl file and write the connection string to it
with open("test.udl", "w") as f:
f.write("[oledb]\n")
f.write("; Everything after this line is an OLE DB initstring\n")
f.write(connection_string)
# Open the .udl file using the default program for .udl files (e.g., Microsoft Data Link Properties)
os.startfile("test.udl")
In this example, we first define the server name, database name, username, and password for our MySQL database. We then construct the ODBC connection string by combining these parameters with the appropriate driver name.
Next, we use Python’s built-in open() function to create a new .udl file named test.udl, and then write our connection string to it in the standard format used by Windows’ Data Link Properties dialog box.
Finally, we use Python’s os.startfile() function to launch our newly created .udl file using its default program (which should be Microsoft Data Link Properties if you have it installed).




