Question

Is there a way to display the connection properties dialog for connection string browsing(for database) in run time?

As I want the user to be able to connect to various database using the GUI.
The same one as we get in visual studio connection properties dialog.

Thanks in Advance

Answer 1

Look for this article explaining exactly what are you looking for. What she say is the following:

1. You will need to add a couple references to your project:

   • OLE DB Service Component 1.0 Type Library
   • Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects 2.x Library

2. Use the following code:

   using MSDASC;
   using ADODB;
   
   private string BuildConnectionString()
   {
        string strConnString = "";
        object _con = null;
        MSDASC.DataLinks _link = new MSDASC.DataLinks();
        _con = _link.PromptNew();
        if (_con == null) return string.Empty;
        strConnString = ((ADODB.Connection)_con).ConnectionString;
        return strConnString;
   }