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IVsDataExplorerConnectionManager.AddConnection Method

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Definition

Namespace:
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.Services
Assembly:
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.Services.dll
Package:
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.Services v17.10.40170

Adds a new data connection with the specified properties.

public:
 Microsoft::VisualStudio::Data::Services::IVsDataExplorerConnection ^ AddConnection(System::String ^ connectionName, Guid provider, System::String ^ connectionString, bool encryptedString);
public Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.Services.IVsDataExplorerConnection AddConnection (string connectionName, Guid provider, string connectionString, bool encryptedString);
abstract member AddConnection : string * Guid * string * bool -> Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.Services.IVsDataExplorerConnection
Public Function AddConnection (connectionName As String, provider As Guid, connectionString As String, encryptedString As Boolean) As IVsDataExplorerConnection

Parameters

connectionName
String

The name of the data connection.

provider
Guid

The GUID of the DDEX provider.

connectionString
String

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

encryptedString
Boolean

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

Returns

IVsDataExplorerConnection

An IVsDataExplorerConnection object representing the new data connection.

Applies to