SqlCeConnection.DataSource Property

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10/22/2009

Gets the file name of the data source.

Namespace: System.Data.SqlServerCe
Assembly: System.Data.SqlServerCe (in system.data.sqlserverce.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Overrides ReadOnly Property DataSource As String

public override string DataSource { get; }

public:
virtual property String^ DataSource {
    String^ get () override;
}

/** @property */
public String get_DataSource ()

public override function get DataSource () : String

Property Value

The location and file name of the data source. The default value is an empty string.

Remarks

In SQL Server Compact 3.5 SP1, DataSource is returned as the full path of the database file; for example, "\my app\myDB.sdf". In SQL Server Compact 3.5 SP1, databases are always stored in separate files.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Microsoft Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Development Platforms

Windows Vista, Windows Mobile 5.0, Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2 (SP2), Windows Server 2003, Windows Mobile 2003 for Pocket PC, Windows CE 5.0
Version Information
.NET Framework and NET Compact Framework
Supported in 3.5
.NET Framework
Supported in 3.0
.NET Compact Framework and .Net Framework
Supported in 2.0

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