AccessDataSourceDesigner.DataFile Property
.NET Framework (current version)
Implements a designer property to shadow the DataFile property of the associated control.
Assembly: System.Design (in System.Design.dll)
Property Value
Type: System.StringA String that contains the name and path of the data file associated with the AccessDataSource.
Set the DataFile property in the designer to the name and path of the .mdb file containing the Microsoft Access database to use for the associated AccessDataSource control.
The following code example shows how to use the DataFile property to display the name and path of the Access data file that is associated with the AccessDataSource control in the control placeholder at design time.
This code example is part of a larger example provided for the AccessDataSourceDesigner class.
' Generate design time markup. Public Overrides Function GetDesignTimeHtml() As String ' Generate a design-time placeholder containing the ' DataFile and the ConnectionString properties. ' Split the ConnectionString into segments so it doesn't make ' placeholder too wide. Dim connectParts() As String connectParts = GetConnectionString().Split((";").ToCharArray()) Dim connectString As String connectString = " " & connectParts(0) Dim i As Integer For i = 1 To connectParts.Length - 1 connectString &= ";<br> " & connectParts(i).Trim() Next Return CreatePlaceHolderDesignTimeHtml( _ "DataFile: " & DataFile & "<br />" & _ "Connection string:<br />" & connectString) End Function
.NET Framework
Available since 2.0
Available since 2.0
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