VS 2008 Change Dataset Datasource / Connection String?
May 7, 2009
I made an application that was used by one person only, but now my boss told me that this application it'll be used by all company.I made the application with a dataset that have the datasource in a access database that's installed with the application. The user can add, delete and change values in the database, so i had to put the database in a sql server to everyone see the changes.There's someway to change the dataset datasource/connection string?
I need to be able to change the connection string of a strongly typed dataset at runtime. I have gone into the settings.vb page and written this code:
Namespace My 'This class allows you to handle specific events on the settings class: ' The SettingChanging event is raised before a setting's value is changed. ' The PropertyChanged event is raised after a setting's value is changed. ' The SettingsLoaded event is raised after the setting values are loaded. ' The SettingsSaving event is raised before the setting values are saved. [Code] .....
The way the code is suppose to work is that when a user logs in, the application gets the user's site ID (gvUserSite), then uses that to set the connection string. But when I log on with a SiteID of "21" it always uses the Case Else value. Also when I set breakpoints in settings.vb the application never stops on the breakpoints I set during runtime. As if the breakpoints were never set. Also if I put any code in the "MySettings_SettingChanging" in settings.vb I get a runtime error "The debugger cannot continue running the process. Process was terminated.
Winfom, intellsense remind me configurationManager wrong.This code is from asp.net, how can I change it?
unction GetData(ByVal queryString As String) As DataSet ' Retrieve the connection string stored in the Web.config file. Dim connectionString As String =
can I use excel instead as datasource there? are there any limits if I use excel file, the database is simple 300 rows, and it would be more handy to use excel file.does excel need to be readonly?
I have a dataset that I created through the wizard, to pull the data and their types from the database tables and prevent some of the headaches of creating the tables and data types individually.I am looking for where the database connection for the dataset is defined at so I can change this. The reason being is I have added a database connection dialog where the user will select the location of the database server and I am wanting to pass the connection string from what the user selects to the dataset so the dataset uses this as its connection string instead of the default one I defined in the wizard.Where is this defined at so I can change it?
I have a connection string for my SQL database connection called my.settings.GCRConnectionString which was created when I created my dataset for the application. I want to change the value of the connection string but it give me an error saying it is ready only. Is there a way to update my connection string during the run-time?
I want to create a dataset.xsd in vs2005, and I am using access database, so I cant know where my client save the application. Hence I used application.startuppath() to get the application folder and appended "Datadb.msd" to the application.startuppath() so i got the target location for the access databse in client machine. Now to create crystal reports I need the dataset.xsd but while creating a new dataset.xsd it was asking the path for the access database, how to programmatically specify the connection string in dataset.xsd so that i can create a connection string. and use that dataset for creating crystal reports.
I have a vb.net 2010 windows forms application with a strongly typed dataset. I am storing the database connection path in a txt file so that the database's location may be changed in the future for whatever reason. The typical location of the connection is the read only app.config from what I gather. I have the datasets modifier set as public but I am having trouble finding how to access the connection object for the adapter.
I'm sorry but Microsoft did not think about this very well. I have used the dataset wizard to connect to my sql server and the connection string was placed in the app.config file. The only problem with this is that you can not write to it nor change string at runtime. So I need a way for each one of my users to specify their connection either during installation or after installation. I would appreciate any help in this matter.
I have a vb.net project. I have used the GUI and wizard to create a DataSource pointing to a SQL Server Stored Procedure. It works great! However, a new column has been added to the stored procedure.In the GUI if I right click the data source name and refresh, nothing happens.If I right click the stored procedure name and refresh, nothing happens.If I preview data I can see the new column returned.If I choose edit with wizard there is a red exclamation point next to the name of the stored procedure and red X be each column name.
When I hover over the field name it says "Column ABC in the DataSet references a column missing from the Database".When I hover over the stored procedure it says "STORED_PROCEDURE is mapped to STORED_PROCEDURE in the DataSet. Element STORED_PROCEDURE in the DataSet contains columns that do not exist in the Database".I can't figure out how to get the new columnd in the dataset.
I'm writing a windows form application using vs2008. I need to connect to different SQL server express database files during runtime. There is a "how to do" video showing a technique for this
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and then in the Form1_load sub and before calling the data adapter to fill data, insert codes below:
Dim strConnectingSting = NewConnectionString My.Settings.RunTimeConnectionString = strConnectingSting
The method works but only for the first database. I found once adapter.fill is called and the connection to a database is established, the connection can't be changed.To do what I want, I have to create a startup project to call my main project. When I want to change connection, close the main project and start again.
I have developed a windows form application using VB.Net with data access layer using LINQ-SQL. I want to allow the database to be configured from the application. I have created a form for input and save the input details in an XML file.
I need to know how to configure the LINQ to start using the new configured database on startup. I have read in one of the threads here about dynamic allocating the connection string with the following solution to include in every file where the data context is instantiated. [code]...
Is it possible change the connection string to a different database when the user changes the database they are using .i have a working program atm but i want to be able to change the connection with out having to change the code. the databases contain information from different years but all have the same tables queries etc.
I have created a very simple Visual Studio .net 2002 VB# program. It consists of form1 containing a DataGrid bound to an Access 2007 Database using OleDbConnection1, OleDbDataAdapter1 and DataSet11.The location address of the Database will change based on the user so, I need to make the connection string variable. Problem is inserting the following string variable "source=" & strFileLocation & ";" creates a fatal error
I am using vb.net and SQL server 2005 I have a project with database classes which are generated from database objects. That is I add a dataset to the project and drag and drop a database object onto it. The problem with this is that I have to give a connectionstring which is stored in the code. This is ok while developing the application. But runtime I want to use another connectionstring, both for security reasons and because each user of the application will correspond to a database user (SQL) and shall have a corresponding connectionstring. Is there an easy way to do this without having to restore to plain all datasets and do everything myself?
I have read through some other post and haven't been able to find an exact answer that I am looking for. I have a connection string saved in my.settings that I am using. My database is residing on a server. Now I am going to have to install this application at more then one area and they will have the database on their server. What I am wanting to do is for the application when it is loading to search the network to find the database and return the connection string without the user having to do anything. I know with a web application you can search the machine you are on for the connection string without knowing its location but was hoping there was some feature like that to search the network to find it.
if i change it under settings it is working but i want to be able to change it in my running application, or when the application is opened for the first time i should be able to put in die path for the database.
I have a Windows application that uses typed datasets. When setting up the datasets, Visual Studio asks if you want to remember the connection.
Before filling the dataset, I programatically change the connection string of each table adapter so that it will connect to the remote database. Before this operation, it is set to the local database since that is the one I am developing on.[code]...
I'm trying to add a datagridview in vb.net, but it does not allow me to change the connection string or the database that should be imported to connect to it. The only thing that I'm seeing is the previous ms sql database that I connected with datagridview and everytime I click the new connection, the window closes and it leaves me with the datagridview with the previous connection that I have. And its not applicable because, now I want to connect it with mysql. Not ms sql. Its some sort of a cache like feature in vb.net, how do I get rid of it. so that I can add the new connection for mysql? Do I need to reinstall visual studio 2008?
i have a "Connection.vb" where all my Connection string stored and used by the entire program.i'm new to Crystal Reports.. and i want to changes its connection string based on the connection string i made... im using MS SQL 2008.. SQL Server Native Client 10.0 OLE DB Provider..
and here is my connection string."Provider=SQLNCLI10;Server=....SQLEXPRESS;Database=Blah;Trusted_Connection=yes"
i tried to google it.. but they are using different language, different database, and complex examples.
i have a code which has the connection string as driver. dim s as string = "Driver={SQL Server}; Server=xxxSQLEXPRESS; Database=dbRegister; Trusted_Connection=yes" i need to change that to - "data source=1.2.3.4;user id=xx;password=xxxxx;initial catalog=xxxxx;Connect Timeout=30" when i just change the text it gives this error - "[Microsoft][ODBC Driver Manager] Data source name not found and no default driver specified" how do i declare the datasource?
I am creating a VB windows form applications , the working can be summarized as users fills some form and data is saved in sql server database.Now the problem i am facing is that i have to deliver this as a setup file to someone, and that person will further distribute it to different users to run on their PC, what i am thinking is that the code once installed on other computers and executed will give errors because of the connection string of sql server db as it will not match with that computer . I know that if a distribute projects i can put connection string in app.config and every user can change it according to his/her machine .But as i am giving a setup file how to solve this problem
In my earlier project I was able to change the connection string during the app settings loaded event and it was successfully. When I try to do the same for a code library project, I am not getting the system.configuration.connectionstringsettings to work. Could you please tell if there is a work around for this, or else it is always better to write the sql code instead of depending on the adapters etc.
Additional information: Clients App is WPF with Vb. Database is SQL Server 2008 Code Lib would only be on server, slq connectiona and data retrieving and saving actions are stored in classes in code lib only. Code Lib would be used with WCF, wcf is used to share the classes only and classes have the data. WCF is hosted as a windows service on server used by NET.TCP
and advise how I can change this connection string at run time. This is going to be on Client's computer and my application will need to change the name of computer after user enters it.
I am writting an application and I used Wizard to create DataSets which auto-created their own xml code. This code uses the saved in My.Settings Connection String. Being a setting with an unchangable 'Application' scope i cannot change its value at runtime.
The problem is that when I install the Application to my customer the Connection String will have to change (maybe more than once). So is there a way to change the Connection String used by these objects at runtime ?
i have a code which has the connection string as driver.dim s as string = "Drr={SQL Server};Server=xxxSQLEXPRESS; Database=dbRegister; Trusted_Connection=yes"i need to change that to"data source=1.2.3.4;user id=xx;password=xxxxx;initial catalog=xxxxx;Connect Timeout=30"hen i just change the text it gives this error -"[Microsoft][ODBC Driver Manager] Data source name not found and no default driver specified"
I have a VB.NET application that used LINQ To SQL. Right now, I am using a single server and it is working properly. My problem right now is that my application will be used in another branch and with another server. I have to make the application able to change the connection string according to their server IP
