• ADO Import Genie
• Close Connection to SQL Database
• Columns from a Table or View
• Connection String Dialog
• Connections
• Connections Dialog
• Create ad hoc DataSource
• Create Database Connection String
• Creating a Table and Exporting Selected Records to the Back-End
• Creating a WHERE Clause
• Custom SQL Select Statement or Stored Procedure
• Deleting Records in a Back-end Database
• Execute DELETE Query on a SQL Database
• Execute INSERT Query on a SQL Database
• Execute SELECT Query on a SQL Database
• Execute UPDATE Query on a SQL Database
• Export Database Tables to SQL Dialog
• Export Table to SQL - Advanced Settings Dialog
• Export Table to SQL Dialog
• Exporting a Table to the Back-End
• Getting Started with Enterprise Reporting
• Import Table from SQL Dialog
• Optimized Active-Link Sets
• Overview of Client-Server Applications
• Reading Through a ResultSet
• Retrieving Data to a Property Array
• Select Column or Expression Dialog
• Specify a Value or Expression Dialog
• SQL Command History Dialog
• SQL Genie
• SQL Genie Columns Tab
• SQL Genie Filter Tab
• SQL Genie Having Tab
• SQL Genie Order Tab
• SQL Genie Preview Window
• SQL Genie Properties Tab
• SQL Genie Tables Tab
• SQL Native Syntax Dialog Box
• UTF-8 Support
• Wildcard Select Dialog
• Working with Microsoft Access
• Working with Passive-Linked Tables

 

Connections Dialog

Description

The Connections dialog allows you to define a connection with an ADO or SQL back-end database in a Desktop Application.

To open the Connections dialog:

• from the Control Panel select Tools > External Databases > AlphaDAO Connection Strings

• from the Control Panel select Tools > External Databases > ADO Connection Strings.

• from the SQL Command Window select SQL Command > Manage Connection Strings...

• from the Grid Builder display the Query page and select Add/Edit Saved Connections

• from the Configure Datasource dialog click Edit Named Connection Strings

To create a new connection string:

1. Click New to display the New Connection dialog.

2. Enter a descriptive name in the Connection Name control.

3. Optionally, enter a connection string into the Connection String control and click OK.

4. Optionally, click Build. If you are using AlphaDAO to connect to a SQL back-end database, you will see the Create SQL Connection String dialog. If you are using ADO to connect to a database, you will see the Windows Data Link Properties dialog.

5. Click OK to save the new connection string.

Limitations

Desktop Applications Only

See Also

• Create SQL Connection String Dialog