IDtsConnectionService.CreateConnection Method (String, ConnectionManagerUIArgs)

Creates a new connection using the connection type specified as a parameter.

Namespace:  Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.Design
Assembly:  Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Design (in Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Design.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Function CreateConnection ( _
    connectionType As String, _
    connectionUIArg As ConnectionManagerUIArgs _
) As ArrayList
'Usage
Dim instance As IDtsConnectionService
Dim connectionType As String
Dim connectionUIArg As ConnectionManagerUIArgs
Dim returnValue As ArrayList

returnValue = instance.CreateConnection(connectionType, _
    connectionUIArg)

ArrayList CreateConnection(
    string connectionType,
    ConnectionManagerUIArgs connectionUIArg
)

ArrayList^ CreateConnection(
    String^ connectionType, 
    ConnectionManagerUIArgs^ connectionUIArg
)

abstract CreateConnection : 
        connectionType:string * 
        connectionUIArg:ConnectionManagerUIArgs -> ArrayList 

function CreateConnection(
    connectionType : String, 
    connectionUIArg : ConnectionManagerUIArgs
) : ArrayList

Parameters

• connectionType
  Type: System.String
  The type of connection to create.

• connectionUIArg
  Type: Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.Design.ConnectionManagerUIArgs
  Provides information to allow you to create contextual information regarding the new connection manager. For more information, see ConnectionManagerUIArgs.

Return Value

Type: System.Collections.ArrayList
An ArrayList containing the collection of connections created. An empty collection is returned if an error occurs, or if the user cancels the request.

Remarks

The implementation code can be written to provide a list of connections in the user interface for user convenience.

See Also

Reference

IDtsConnectionService Interface

CreateConnection Overload

Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.Design Namespace