Selecting Database Path

[Tony K]

Hi all,
I have an inventory application I'm writing for the company I work for
and realized the path for the Access database might reside on a network
drive. I have used Microsoft's Add Data Source method of adding the db to
the app. How could I customize this so the path can be changed. I found
that the connection is a ReadOnly property and cannot be changed.

Thanks,

Tony K

[Chris]

I'm assuming that you're using VB.NET for your application.

When you run the add data source wizard in VS2005, it will create an
application variable called "ConnectionStri ng" in your applications's config
file ("MyInventoryAp p.exe.config", for example). That can be changed by any
text editor.

Were you wanting the user to be able to change it via the user interface?

"Tony K" <no************ @kingprogrammin g.comwrote in message
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Hi all,
I have an inventory application I'm writing for the company I work for
and realized the path for the Access database might reside on a network
drive. I have used Microsoft's Add Data Source method of adding the db to
the app. How could I customize this so the path can be changed. I found
that the connection is a ReadOnly property and cannot be changed.

Thanks,

Tony K

[Tony K]

Yes, I was hoping to be able to program say a "Tools" form and allow the
user to select where the database resides then write that info to a config
file or store that path in the registry or something like that.

Tony K
"Chris" <ch*********@sb cgloal.netwrote in message
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I'm assuming that you're using VB.NET for your application.

When you run the add data source wizard in VS2005, it will create an
application variable called "ConnectionStri ng" in your applications's
config file ("MyInventoryAp p.exe.config", for example). That can be
changed by any text editor.

Were you wanting the user to be able to change it via the user interface?

"Tony K" <no************ @kingprogrammin g.comwrote in message
news:uu******** *****@TK2MSFTNG P06.phx.gbl...

>Hi all,
I have an inventory application I'm writing for the company I work for
and realized the path for the Access database might reside on a network
drive. I have used Microsoft's Add Data Source method of adding the db
to the app. How could I customize this so the path can be changed. I
found that the connection is a ReadOnly property and cannot be changed.

Thanks,

Tony K

[Tony K]

Chris,
How would I access the config file? The filename is
Inventory.exe.c onfig and the info that I would need to access is:

<connectionStri ngs>
<add
name="Daily_Foo ds_Inventory.My .MySettings.Inv entory_manageme nt_databaseConn ectionString"
connectionStrin g="Provider=Mic rosoft.Jet.OLED B.4.0;Data
Source=&quot;|D ataDirectory|\I nventory management database.mdb&qu ot;"
providerName="S ystem.Data.OleD b" />
</connectionStrin gs>

Tony K
"Chris" <ch*********@sb cgloal.netwrote in message
news:SM******** ***********@new ssvr23.news.pro digy.net...

I'm assuming that you're using VB.NET for your application.

When you run the add data source wizard in VS2005, it will create an
application variable called "ConnectionStri ng" in your applications's
config file ("MyInventoryAp p.exe.config", for example). That can be
changed by any text editor.

Were you wanting the user to be able to change it via the user interface?

"Tony K" <no************ @kingprogrammin g.comwrote in message
news:uu******** *****@TK2MSFTNG P06.phx.gbl...

>Hi all,
I have an inventory application I'm writing for the company I work for
and realized the path for the Access database might reside on a network
drive. I have used Microsoft's Add Data Source method of adding the db
to the app. How could I customize this so the path can be changed. I
found that the connection is a ReadOnly property and cannot be changed.

Thanks,

Tony K