CDaoDatabase::GetName
Call this member function to retrieve the name of the currently open database, which is the name of an existing database file or the name of a registered ODBC data source.
CString GetName( );
Return Value
The full path and file name of the database if successful; otherwise, an empty CString.
Remarks
If your network supports the uniform naming convention (UNC), you can also specify a network path—for example, "\\\\MYSERVER\\MYSHARE\\MYDIR\\MYDB.MDB". (Double backslashes are required in string literals because "\" is the C++ escape character.)
You might, for example, want to display this name in a heading. If an error occurs while the name is being retrieved, MFC throws an exception of type CDaoException.
Note
For better performance when external databases are being accessed, we recommend that you attach external database tables to a Microsoft Jet database (.MDB) rather than connecting directly to the data source.
The database type is indicated by the file or directory that the path points to, as follows:
Pathname points to.. |
Database type |
|---|---|
.MDB file |
Microsoft Jet database (Microsoft Access) |
Directory that contains .DBF file(s) |
dBASE database |
Directory that contains .XLS file |
Microsoft Excel database |
Directory that contains .PDX file(s) |
Paradox database |
Directory that contains appropriately formatted text database files |
Text format database |
For ODBC databases such as SQL Server and Oracle, the database's connection string identifies a data source name (DSN) that's registered by ODBC.
Requirements
Header: afxdao.h