ISearchQueryHelper::get_ConnectionString method (searchapi.h)
Returns the OLE DB connection string for the Window Search index.
Syntax
HRESULT get_ConnectionString(
[out, retval] LPWSTR *pszConnectionString
);
Parameters
[out, retval] pszConnectionString
Type: LPWSTR*
Receives a pointer to a null-terminated Unicode string that is a valid OLE DB connection string. This connection string can be used to initialize a connection to the Windows Search index and submit the SQL query returned by ISearchQueryHelper::GenerateSQLFromUserQuery.
Return value
Type: HRESULT
If this method succeeds, it returns S_OK. Otherwise, it returns an HRESULT error code.
Remarks
A connection string is a string version of the initialization properties needed to connect to a data store. The string can include such things as a data source, data source name, or user ID and password.
Checkout the DSearch code sample to see how to create a class for a static console application to query Windows Search using the Microsoft.Search.Interop assembly for ISearchQueryHelper.
Requirements
| Requirement | Value |
|---|---|
| Minimum supported client | Windows XP with SP2, Windows Vista [desktop apps only] |
| Minimum supported server | Windows Server 2003 with SP1 [desktop apps only] |
| Target Platform | Windows |
| Header | searchapi.h |
| Redistributable | Windows Desktop Search (WDS) 3.0 |