Custom data extension

hello,
I'm implementing a data extension and I need to have the connection "edit"
button available (since I'm using a connection to SqlServer). I don't see
any property/member from IDbConnection and IDbConnectionExtension.
Thanks,
Pierre
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Pierre Greborio
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---The connection "edit" button is disabled for custom data extensions by
design, because the Data Link dialog requires an OLEDB connection string and
logic is built into the designer that can translate the connection strings
for our standard provider types to these OLEDB connection strings. This
cannot be done for a general custom extension, because in a custom
extension, a connection string can be anything.
We are considering adding support for custom connection string builder
dialogs that will be tied to the Edit button in a future release.
For now, you will have to manually enter your connection string in the Data
Source dialog.
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Jerry Povse
Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services
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"Pierre Greborio" <pierreANTI_SPAM@.pierregreborio.it> wrote in message
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> hello,
> I'm implementing a data extension and I need to have the connection "edit"
> button available (since I'm using a connection to SqlServer). I don't see
> any property/member from IDbConnection and IDbConnectionExtension.
> Thanks,
> Pierre
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> ---
> Pierre Greborio
> Microsoft .NET MVP
> http://www.ugidotnet.org
> http://www.amazon.com/infopath
> ---
>|||Jerry Povse [MSFT] wrote:
> The connection "edit" button is disabled for custom data extensions by
> design, because the Data Link dialog requires an OLEDB connection
> string and logic is built into the designer that can translate the
> connection strings for our standard provider types to these OLEDB
> connection strings. This cannot be done for a general custom
> extension, because in a custom extension, a connection string can be
> anything.
> We are considering adding support for custom connection string builder
> dialogs that will be tied to the Edit button in a future release.
> For now, you will have to manually enter your connection string in
> the Data Source dialog.
Thanks a lot Jerry. Happy to know that it will be availabe for next release.
thanks,
Pierre
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Pierre Greborio
Microsoft .NET MVP
http://www.ugidotnet.org
http://www.amazon.com/infopath
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