IVsDataExplorerConnectionManager.AddConnection Method

Adds a new data connection with the specified properties.

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.Services
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.Services (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.Services.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Function AddConnection ( _
    connectionName As String, _
    provider As Guid, _
    connectionString As String, _
    encryptedString As Boolean _
) As IVsDataExplorerConnection

IVsDataExplorerConnection AddConnection(
    string connectionName,
    Guid provider,
    string connectionString,
    bool encryptedString
)

IVsDataExplorerConnection^ AddConnection(
    String^ connectionName, 
    Guid provider, 
    String^ connectionString, 
    bool encryptedString
)

abstract AddConnection : 
        connectionName:string * 
        provider:Guid * 
        connectionString:string * 
        encryptedString:bool -> IVsDataExplorerConnection

function AddConnection(
    connectionName : String, 
    provider : Guid, 
    connectionString : String, 
    encryptedString : boolean
) : IVsDataExplorerConnection

Parameters

• connectionName
  Type: System.String

  The name of the data connection.

• provider
  Type: System.Guid

  The GUID of the DDEX provider.

• connectionString
  Type: System.String

  The connection string, in unencrypted or encrypted form, containing the connection properties.

• encryptedString
  Type: System.Boolean

  A Boolean value indicating whether the connectionString parameter is encrypted (true) or not (false).

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.Services.IVsDataExplorerConnection
An IVsDataExplorerConnection object representing the new data connection.

Remarks

When you create a new connection, the name of the data connection in the Visual Studio Server Explorer is by default a composite string consisting of the server name, database name, and schema. However, you can supply a custom name for the data connection. This method allows you to set the data connection name.

.NET Framework Security

• Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.

See Also

Reference

IVsDataExplorerConnectionManager Interface

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.Services Namespace