DatabaseProvider.TestConnection Method (Microsoft.Web.Management.DatabaseManager)

MSDN Library
Web Development
Internet Information Services (IIS)
Internet Information Services Extensions
Microsoft.Web.Management.DatabaseManager Namespace
DatabaseProvider Class
DatabaseProvider Methods

CalculateConnectionString Method
ExecuteQuery Method
GetDatabaseHostName Method
GetDatabaseInfo Method
GetServerTypes Method
GetService Method

TestConnection Method

VerifyDependencies Method

DatabaseProvider..::.TestConnection Method

.NET Framework Class Library

DatabaseProvider..::.TestConnection Method

Tests a connection string for a database provider.

Namespace: Microsoft.Web.Management.DatabaseManager
Assembly: Microsoft.Web.Management.DatabaseManager (in Microsoft.Web.Management.DatabaseManager.dll)

Syntax

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'Usage

Dim instance As DatabaseProvider
Dim connectionString As String

instance.TestConnection(connectionString)

'Declaration

Public MustOverride Sub TestConnection ( _
    connectionString As String _
)

Parameters

connectionString: Type: System..::.String
The connection string to test.

Remarks

Your provider must implement the TestConnection method in order to test the database connection for your provider.

Examples

The following code sample illustrates an example TestConnection method that opens and closes a database that will test the connection.

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    Public Overrides Sub TestConnection(ByVal connectionString As String)

        Dim connection As OleDbConnection = New OleDbConnection(connectionString)
        connection.Open()
        connection.Close()

    End Sub

Permissions

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

Reference

DatabaseProvider Class

DatabaseProvider Members

Microsoft.Web.Management.DatabaseManager Namespace