ConnectionInfo.Description Property
Gets or sets a description for a connection.
Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.ManagedDTS (in microsoft.sqlserver.manageddts.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Property Description As String
public string Description { get; set; }
public:
virtual property String^ Description {
String^ get () sealed;
void set (String^ value) sealed;
}
/** @property */
public final String get_Description ()
/** @property */
public final void set_Description (String value)
public final function get Description () : String
public final function set Description (value : String)
Property Value
A String that contains the connection's description.
Remarks
In the graphical user interface for the SSIS Designer, this property is commonly shown in the Description property for each connection. This property is not required; however, it is useful to have descriptions.
Example
The following code example creates an Application object, iterates through the default connections on the computer and then lists the properties of each connection. In this example, the Description is shown as "Connection Manager for Files".
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime;
namespace ConnInfoTest
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
Application dtsApplication = new Application();
ConnectionInfos connectionInfos = dtsApplication.ConnectionInfos;
foreach (ConnectionInfo connInfo in connectionInfos)
{
Console.WriteLine(connInfo.ConnectionContact);
Console.WriteLine(connInfo.ConnectionType);
Console.WriteLine(connInfo.CreationName);
Console.WriteLine(connInfo.Description);
Console.WriteLine(connInfo.FileName);
Console.WriteLine(connInfo.FileNameVersionString);
Console.WriteLine(connInfo.IconFile);
Console.WriteLine(connInfo.IconResource);
Console.WriteLine(connInfo.ID);
Console.WriteLine(connInfo.Name);
Console.WriteLine(connInfo.UITypeName);
}
}
}
}
Imports System
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports System.Text
Imports Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime
Namespace ConnInfoTest
Class Program
Shared Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)
Dim dtsApplication As Application = New Application()
Dim connectionInfos As ConnectionInfos = dtsApplication.ConnectionInfos
Dim connInfo As ConnectionInfo
For Each connInfo In connectionInfos
Console.WriteLine(connInfo.ConnectionContact)
Console.WriteLine(connInfo.ConnectionType)
Console.WriteLine(connInfo.CreationName)
Console.WriteLine(connInfo.Description)
Console.WriteLine(connInfo.FileName)
Console.WriteLine(connInfo.FileNameVersionString)
Console.WriteLine(connInfo.IconFile)
Console.WriteLine(connInfo.IconResource)
Console.WriteLine(connInfo.ID)
Console.WriteLine(connInfo.Name)
Console.WriteLine(connInfo.UITypeName)
Next
End Sub
End Class
End Namespace
Sample Output:
Microsoft Corporation
FILE
DTS.ConnectionManagerFile.1
Connection Manager for Files
C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\DTS\Binn\DtsConn.dll
2000.90.1049.0
C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\DTS\Binn\DtsConn.dll
0
{41F5EFE4-E91A-4EB0-BF10-D40FD48B3C03}
DTS Connection Manager for Files
Microsoft.DataTransformationServices.Design.SingleFileConnectionManagerUI,
Microsoft.DataTransformationServices.Design, Version=9.0.242.0,
Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=89845dcd8080cc91
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
ConnectionInfo Class
ConnectionInfo Members
Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime Namespace