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OleDbConnection Constructor (String)

.NET Framework 4.5

Initializes a new instance of the OleDbConnection class with the specified connection string.

Namespace: System.Data.OleDb
Assembly: System.Data (in System.Data.dll)

new : 
        connectionString:string -> OleDbConnection

Parameters

connectionString: Type: System.String
The connection used to open the database.

Remarks

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

Properties	Initial value
ConnectionString	connectionString
ConnectionTimeout	15
Database	empty string ("")
DataSource	empty string ("")

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

Examples

The following example creates and opens an OleDbConnection.

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Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Platforms

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

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

Reference

OleDbConnection Class

OleDbConnection Overload

System.Data.OleDb Namespace

Other Resources

Connecting to a Data Source (ADO.NET)

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