MSDASC.DataLinks PromptNew()

[inyoursadachine]

Hi, How do I create the IDataSourceLocator (hWnd) for my MSDASC.DataLinks object without first calling the PromptNew() method plus DialogResult.OK ?? I have a program where I want the user to be able to edit a connection string known (loaded) when the program starts. I want to be able to do something like this: private ADODB._Connection m_AdoDbConn; // then, create m_AdoDbConn without calling PromptNew() so I can do.. m_AdoDbConn.ConnectionString = sConnStrLoadedFromDisk; object o = (object) m_AdoDbConn; MSDASC.DataLinks oDlg = new MSDASC.DataLinksClass(); oDlg.PromptEdit(ref o); --------------- TIA, Matt

[Heath Stewart]

All you need is a valid connection string. I created an RCW from the MSDASC typelib and imported the PIA for ADODB (ADODB.dll). My sample code below worked fine (except that I changed the computer name in the ConnectionString):

using System;
using ADODB;
using MSDASC;

public class EditDSN
{
static void Main()
{
ConnectionClass conn = new ConnectionClass();
conn.ConnectionString = "Provider=SQLOLEDB.1;Integrated Security=SSPI;"
+ "Data Source=MACHINE;Initial Catalog=master";

object o = conn;
DataLinksClass links = new DataLinksClass();
links.PromptEdit(ref o);

}
}

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[inyoursadachine]

Heath, You are the man! Thank You.