SqlCeConnection Constructor ()

Article
10/22/2007

Initializes a new instance of the SqlCeConnection class.

Namespace: System.Data.SqlServerCe
Assembly: System.Data.SqlServerCe (in system.data.sqlserverce.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub New
'Usage
Dim instance As New SqlCeConnection

public SqlCeConnection ()

public:
SqlCeConnection ()

public SqlCeConnection ()

public function SqlCeConnection ()

Remarks

When a new instance of SqlCeConnection is created, the read/write properties are set to the following initial values unless they are specifically set by using their associated keywords in the ConnectionString property.

Properties	Initial Value
ConnectionString	empty string ("")
DataSource	empty string ("")

You can change the value for these properties only by using the ConnectionString property.

Example

The following example creates and opens a SqlCeConnection.

Dim conn As New SqlCeConnection()

' Set some connection string properties e.g.:
' 
conn.ConnectionString = _
    "Persist Security Info = False; Data Source = 'SalesData.sdf';" & _
    "Password = '<password>'; File Mode = 'shared read'; " & _
    "Max Database Size = 256; Max Buffer Size = 1024"

conn.Open()

' You can change the database while preserving 
' the orignal connection options
'
conn.ChangeDatabase("SupportData.sdf")

SqlCeConnection conn = new SqlCeConnection();

// Set some connection string properties e.g.:
// 
conn.ConnectionString = 
    "Persist Security Info = False; Data Source = 'SalesData.sdf';" +
    "Password = '<password>'; File Mode = 'shared read'; " +
    "Max Database Size = 256; Max Buffer Size = 1024";

conn.Open();

// You can change the database while preserving 
// the orignal connection options
//
conn.ChangeDatabase("SupportData.sdf");

.NET Framework Security

Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see .

Platforms

Windows CE, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see System Requirements.

Version Information

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 2.0, 1.0