DataFeedConnection Interface

Definition

Namespace:

Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel

Assembly:

Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.dll

Contains the data and functionality needed to connect to data feeds. The same object is used for all Data Feed types.

public interface class DataFeedConnection

[System.Runtime.InteropServices.Guid("000244D4-0000-0000-C000-000000000046")]
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.InterfaceType(2)]
public interface DataFeedConnection

Public Interface DataFeedConnection

Attributes

GuidAttribute InterfaceTypeAttribute

Properties

AlwaysUseConnectionFile	True if the connection file is always used to establish connection to the data source. Boolean (bool in C#). Read/Write
Application	Returns an Application object that represents the Excel application. Read-only.
CommandText	Returns or sets the command string for the specified data source. Object (object in C#) Read/Write
CommandType	Returns or sets the command string for the specified data source. Object (object in C#) Read/Write
Connection	Returns or sets a string that contains Service Contract settings that enable Excel to connect to a Data Feed data source. Object (object in C#) Read/Write
Creator	Returns a 32-bit integer that indicates the application in which the specified object was created. Integer (int in C#) Read-only
EnableRefresh	True if the connection can be refreshed by the user. The default value is True. Boolean (bool in C#) Read/Write
Parent	Returns an Object (object in C#) that represents the parent object of the specified DataFeedConnection object. Read-only.
RefreshDate	Returns the date on which the OLE DB connection was last refreshed. DateTime. Read-only
Refreshing	True if an OLE DB query is in progress for the specified data source connection. Boolean (bool in C#) Read/Write
RefreshOnFileOpen	True if the connection is automatically updated each time the workbook is opened. The default value is False.
RefreshPeriod	Returns or sets the number of minutes between refreshes. Integer (int in C#) Read/Write
SavePassword	True if password information in a data feed connection string is saved in the connection string. False if the password is removed.
ServerCredentialsMethod	Returns or sets the type of credentials that should be used for server authentication. XlCredentialsMethod Read/Write
SourceConnectionFile	Returns or sets a String (string in C#) indicating the Office Data Connection file or similar file that was used to create the connection. Read/Write
SourceDataFile	A path to the original file used to create the connection. In the case of an OData connection, this is the location of the *.atom or *.atomsvc file used to create the connection. String (string in C#) Read/Write

Methods

CancelRefresh()	Cancels a refresh operation on a data feed connection.
Refresh()	Refreshes the data feed connection.
SaveAsODC(String, Object, Object)	Saves the data feed connection as an Office Data Connection file.