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IDtsConnectionService.CreateConnection Method (String, ConnectionManagerUIArgs)

Creates a new connection using the connection type specified as a parameter.

Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.Design
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Design (in microsoft.sqlserver.dts.design.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Function CreateConnection ( _
    connectionType As String, _
    connectionUIArg As ConnectionManagerUIArgs _
) As ArrayList
ArrayList CreateConnection (
    string connectionType,
    ConnectionManagerUIArgs connectionUIArg
)
ArrayList^ CreateConnection (
    String^ connectionType, 
    ConnectionManagerUIArgs^ connectionUIArg
)
ArrayList CreateConnection (
    String connectionType, 
    ConnectionManagerUIArgs connectionUIArg
)
function CreateConnection (
    connectionType : String, 
    connectionUIArg : ConnectionManagerUIArgs
) : ArrayList

Parameters

  • connectionType
    The type of connection to create.
  • connectionUIArg
    Provides information to allow you to create contextual information regarding the new connection manager. For more information, see ConnectionManagerUIArgs.

Return Value

An ArrayList containing the collection of connections created. An empty collection is returned if an error occurs, or if the user cancels the request.

Remarks

The implementation code can be written to provide a list of connections in the user interface for user convenience.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Microsoft Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Development Platforms

For a list of the supported platforms, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2005.

Target Platforms

For a list of the supported platforms, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2005.

See Also

Reference

IDtsConnectionService Interface
IDtsConnectionService Members
Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.Design Namespace