OleDbConnection.DataSource Property
Definition
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Gets the server name or file name of the data source.
public:
virtual property System::String ^ DataSource { System::String ^ get(); };
public:
property System::String ^ DataSource { System::String ^ get(); };
[System.ComponentModel.Browsable(true)]
public override string DataSource { get; }
[System.Data.DataSysDescription("OleDbConnection_DataSource")]
public string DataSource { get; }
[<System.ComponentModel.Browsable(true)>]
member this.DataSource : string
[<System.Data.DataSysDescription("OleDbConnection_DataSource")>]
member this.DataSource : string
Public Overrides ReadOnly Property DataSource As String
Public ReadOnly Property DataSource As String
Property Value
The server name or file name of the data source. The default value is an empty string.
- Attributes
Examples
The following example creates an OleDbConnection and displays some of its read-only properties.
static void OpenConnection(string connectionString)
{
using (OleDbConnection connection = new OleDbConnection(connectionString))
{
try
{
connection.Open();
Console.WriteLine("ServerVersion: {0} \nDataSource: {1}",
connection.ServerVersion, connection.DataSource);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
}
// The connection is automatically closed when the
// code exits the using block.
}
}
Public Sub OpenConnection(ByVal connectionString As String)
Using connection As New OleDbConnection(connectionString)
Try
connection.Open()
Console.WriteLine("Server Version: {0} DataSource: {1}", _
connection.ServerVersion, connection.DataSource)
Catch ex As Exception
Console.WriteLine(ex.Message)
End Try
' The connection is automatically closed when the
' code exits the Using block.
End Using
End Sub
Remarks
If the connection to the database is closed, the DataSource
property returns whatever is contained in ConnectionString
for the data source keyword. If the connection is open and the ConnectionString
data source keyword's value starts with "|datadirectory|", the property returns whatever is contained in ConnectionString
for the data source keyword only. If the connection to the database is open, the property returns what the native provider returns for the DBPROP_INIT_DATASOURCE,
and if that is empty, the native provider's DBPROP_DATASOURCENAME
is returned.