Connections.Remove(Object) Method

Definition

Removes a ConnectionManager object from the Connections collection.

public:
 void Remove(System::Object ^ index);
public void Remove (object index);
member this.Remove : obj -> unit
Public Sub Remove (index As Object)

Parameters

index
Object

The name, index, ID, or identity of the ConnectionManager object to remove.

Examples

The following code sample removes the newly-added ADO.NET connection manager from the collection.

using System;  
using System.Collections.Generic;  
using System.Text;  
using Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime;  

namespace Connections_Collection  
{  
    class Program  
    {  
        static void Main(string[] args)  
        {  
           // The package is one of the SSIS Samples.  
            string mySample = @"C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Samples\Integration Services\Package Samples\ExecuteProcess Sample\ExecuteProcess\UsingExecuteProcess.dtsx";  

            // Create an application and load the sample.  
            Application app = new Application();  
            Package pkg = app.LoadPackage(mySample, null);  
            Connections myConns = pkg.Connections;  

            // Show how many connections are in the package.  
            int myConnsCount = myConns.Count;  
            Console.WriteLine("The number of connections is: {0}", myConnsCount);  

            // Add an OLEDB connection manager.  
            ConnectionManager myConn = pkg.Connections.Add("OLEDB");  
            myConn.Name = "My OLEDB ConnectionManager";  
            myConn.ConnectionString = "Data Source=.;Initial Catalog=AdventureWorks;Provider=SQLOLEDB.1;Integrated Security=SSPI;Persist Security Info=False;Auto Translate=False;";  

            // Verify the addition of one connection manager.  
            myConnsCount = myConns.Count;  
            Console.WriteLine("The number of connections now is: {0}", myConnsCount);  

            // Write out the names of the connection managers.  
            foreach (ConnectionManager myCMgrs in myConns)  
            {  
                Console.WriteLine("Name:        {0}", myCMgrs.Name);  
                Console.WriteLine("ID:          {0}", myCMgrs.ID);  
                Console.WriteLine("--------------------------------------------");  
            }  

            // Remove the connection manager by name.  
            pkg.Connections.Remove("My OLEDB ConnectionManager");  

            // Verify the removal of the connection manager.  
            myConnsCount = myConns.Count;  
            Console.WriteLine("The number of connections is finally: {0}", myConnsCount);  

            // Using the Contains method, verify if the connection is in the collection.  
            Boolean connRemoved = myConns.Contains("My OLEDB ConnectionManager");  
            Console.WriteLine("The connection is still in the collection? {0}", connRemoved);  
            Console.WriteLine();  
        }  
    }  
}  
Imports System  
Imports System.Collections.Generic  
Imports System.Text  
Imports Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime  

Namespace Connections_Collection  
    Class Program  
        Shared  Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)  
           ' The package is one of the SSIS Samples.  
            Dim mySample As String =  "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Samples\Integration Services\Package Samples\ExecuteProcess Sample\ExecuteProcess\UsingExecuteProcess.dtsx"   

            ' Create an application and load the sample.  
            Dim app As Application =  New Application()   
            Dim pkg As Package =  app.LoadPackage(mySample,Nothing)   
            Dim myConns As Connections =  pkg.Connections   

            ' Show how many connections are in the package.  
            Dim myConnsCount As Integer =  myConns.Count   
            Console.WriteLine("The number of connections is: {0}", myConnsCount)  

            ' Add an OLEDB connection manager.  
            Dim myConn As ConnectionManager =  pkg.Connections.Add("OLEDB")   
            myConn.Name = "My OLEDB ConnectionManager"  
            myConn.ConnectionString = "Data Source=.;Initial Catalog=AdventureWorks;Provider=SQLOLEDB.1;Integrated Security=SSPI;Persist Security Info=False;Auto Translate=False;"  

            ' Verify the addition of one connection manager.  
            myConnsCount = myConns.Count  
            Console.WriteLine("The number of connections now is: {0}", myConnsCount)  

            ' Write out the names of the connection managers.  
            Dim myCMgrs As ConnectionManager  
            For Each myCMgrs In myConns  
                Console.WriteLine("Name:        {0}", myCMgrs.Name)  
                Console.WriteLine("ID:          {0}", myCMgrs.ID)  
                Console.WriteLine("--------------------------------------------")  
            Next  

            ' Remove the connection manager by name.  
            pkg.Connections.Remove("My OLEDB ConnectionManager")  

            ' Verify the removal of the connection manager.  
            myConnsCount = myConns.Count  
            Console.WriteLine("The number of connections is finally: {0}", myConnsCount)  

            ' Using the Contains method, verify if the connection is in the collection.  
            Dim connRemoved As Boolean =  myConns.Contains("My OLEDB ConnectionManager")   
            Console.WriteLine("The connection is still in the collection? {0}", connRemoved)  
            Console.WriteLine()  
        End Sub  
    End Class  
End Namespace  

Sample Output:

The number of connections is: 3

The number of connections now is: 4

Name: Create_Execute_Process_Dest.sql

ID: {B52C0D78-5402-4544-BFEC-2BE203900C91}

--------------------------------------------

Name: customers

ID: {4F945623-B43F-470F-9D1E-D2A0B09177AE}

--------------------------------------------

Name: localhost.AdventureWorks

ID: {47179DDF-BD08-4E29-87C4-3A3D77105C2B}

--------------------------------------------

Name: My OLEDB ConnectionManager

ID: {90DF568E-ECB1-46D2-8DCB-3E2C67391E64}

--------------------------------------------

The number of connections is finally: 3

The connection is still in the collection? False

Applies to