How to: Set the File Mode when Opening a Database with OLE DB (Programmatically)

In this topic, you will learn how to set the file mode when opening a Microsoft SQL Server Compact 3.5 (SQL Server Compact 3.5) database by using the OLE DB provider for SQL Server Compact 3.5. To set the mode in which the database is opened, you use the DBPROP_INIT_MODE property. The following table defines the valid values for the file mode:

Value	Definition
DB_MODE_READ	Lets you open a read-only copy of the database.
DB_MODE_WRITE	Lets you open a write-only copy of the database.
DB_MODE_READWRITE	Permits multiple processes to open and modify the database.
DB_MODE_SHARE_DENY_READ	Prevents others from opening in read mode.
DB_MODE_SHARE_DENY_WRITE	Prevents others from opening in write mode.
DB_MODE_SHARE_EXCLUSIVE	Prevents others from opening in read/write mode (DB_MODE_SHARE_DENY_READ | DB_MODE_SHARE_DENY_WRITE).
DB_MODE_SHARE_DENY_NONE	Neither read nor write access can be denied to others.

Note

When you open a database that is located on a file share, the only option available is the DB_MODE_SHARE_EXCLUSIVE file mode. Reading and writing a SQL Server Compact 3.5 database over a network share works only from one process. Within that one process, multiple connections can be opened. For example, one connection can perform an Insert operation and a second connection can perform a Select query. However, two separate connections cannot use SQL Server Compact 3.5 to access the same .sdf file over a network share. The second connection will receive a file-sharing violation error.

Example

The following code shows how to set the file mode by using the OLE DB provider for SQL Server Compact 3.5.

DBPROPSET dbpropset[1]; // Property Set used to initialize provider
DBPROP dbprop[2]; // Property array used in property set to initialize provider

VariantInit(&dbprop[0].vValue);
VariantInit(&dbprop[1].vValue);

// Initialize property with name of database
dbprop[0].dwPropertyID = DBPROP_INIT_DATASOURCE;
dbprop[0].dwOptions = DBPROPOPTIONS_REQUIRED;
dbprop[0].vValue.vt = VT_BSTR;
dbprop[0].vValue.bstrVal = SysAllocString(L"MyDB.sdf");

if(NULL == dbprop[0].vValue.bstrVal)
{
     hr = E_OUTOFMEMORY;
     goto Exit;
}
// Initialize property with open mode for database
dbprop[1].dwPropertyID = DBPROP_INIT_MODE;
dbprop[1].dwOptions = DBPROPOPTIONS_REQUIRED;
dbprop[1].vValue.vt = VT_I4;
dbprop[1].vValue.lVal = DB_MODE_READ;

// Initialize property set
dbpropset[0].guidPropertySet = DBPROPSET_DBINIT;
dbpropset[0].rgProperties = dbprop;
dbpropset[0].cProperties = sizeof(dbprop)/sizeof(dbprop[0]);

// Set properties into the provider's DSO object
hr = pIDBProperties->SetProperties(sizeof(dbpropset)/sizeof(dbpropset[0]), dbpropset);
if(FAILED(hr))
{
      goto Exit;
}