Actually there is an easy way without starting delphi to get a feeling about ADO string. Just create an empty file name xxx.udl. If you double click that file in your windows file explorer, it will launch the ConnectionString wizard. I got this tip from Xander, SoftTech.
Regards Leigh http://www.salenz.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Robert martin Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 9:21 AM To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List Subject: Re: [DUG] ADO Connectionstring Yup, its really simple to use and a good 'user' experience :) Rob Martin Software Engineer phone 03 377 0495 fax 03 377 0496 web www.chreos.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "vss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 9:03 AM Subject: Re: [DUG] ADO Connectionstring > great thanks Robert. I was only taking a punt that it was availible at > runtime, but this will make my life a bit easier. Save me a heap of > unnessacery work re-inventing the wheel ;-) > > Jeremy > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Robert martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 08:38:16 +1200 > Subject: Re: [DUG] ADO Connectionstring > > > MessageHi Jeremy, its something like.... > > > > > > Uses ADODB; > > .... > > ConnectionStr := PromptDataSource (0, ''); > > ADOConnection.ConnectionString := ConnectionStr; > > > > > > > > > > Rob Martin > > Software Engineer > > > > phone 03 377 0495 > > fax 03 377 0496 > > web www.chreos.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Jeremy Coulter > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 8:17 AM > > Subject: [DUG] ADO Connectionstring > > > > > > Hi All. > > Is there a way to invoke the ConnectionString wizard that gets called > > when you dbl click on the connection string property in say an ADO > > Table? > > Not sure if this has been asked before or not, so sorry if it has > > been. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Jeremy Coulter > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > - > > All email scanned with Nortons Antivirus 2003 > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > - > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ------- > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Delphi mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > > > > _______________________________________________ > Delphi mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > > _______________________________________________ Delphi mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi _______________________________________________ Delphi mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi
