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AdoDotNetConnectionSupport.Open Method

Opens the specified data connection.

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.AdoDotNet
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Overrides Function Open ( _
    doPromptCheck As Boolean _
) As Boolean
public override bool Open(
    bool doPromptCheck
)
public:
virtual bool Open(
    bool doPromptCheck
) override
abstract Open : 
        doPromptCheck:bool -> bool  
override Open : 
        doPromptCheck:bool -> bool
public override function Open(
    doPromptCheck : boolean
) : boolean

Parameters

  • doPromptCheck
    Type: System.Boolean

    Boolean indication whether the call to the Open method should return false for specified errors that relate to missing connection information.

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean
Returns true if the connection was opened successfully and does not require a prompt. Returns false if the connection is missing required connection information and a prompt should be displayed to obtain the missing information form the user. You should return false only when a provider has implemented the DataConnectionPromptDialog class.

Remarks

Any exceptions that occur indicate that a provider-specific error occurred when opening the connection.

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

AdoDotNetConnectionSupport Class

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.AdoDotNet Namespace

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