ArcObjects Library Reference (DataSourcesGDB)

IDataServerManager.CreateConnectionFile Method

[Visual Basic .NET]
Public Function CreateConnectionFile ( _
    ByVal pathName As String, _
    ByVal ServerName As String _
) As String

[C#]
public string CreateConnectionFile (
    string pathName,
    string ServerName
);

[C++]
HRESULT CreateConnectionFile(
  BSTR pathName,
  BSTR ServerName,
  BSTR* connFileName
);

[C++]
Parameters
pathName [in]
  pathName is a parameter of type BSTR
ServerName [in]
  ServerName is a parameter of type BSTR
connFileName [out, retval]
  connFileName is a parameter of type BSTR

Available with ArcGIS Engine, ArcGIS Desktop, and ArcGIS Server.

[C#]

Please note that the pathname parameter must contain the trailing the backslashs.

// The following code example demonstrates how to create a gds connection file to the database server
public void esriDataSourcesGDB__IDataServerManager_DisplayProperties()
{
    // Create a Data Server Manager object
    IDataServerManager dataserverManager = new DataServerManagerClass();
    dataserverManager.ServerName = "minnie\\sqlexpress";
    dataserverManager.Connect();

    // Create a gds connection file
    dataserverManager.CreateConnectionFile("c:\\temp\\", dataserverManager.ServerName);
}