public bool Connect() { if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(_view.ConnectionName)) { _view.FlagNameError("Required"); return false; } FdoConnection conn = _manager.GetConnection(_view.ConnectionName); if (conn != null) { _view.FlagNameError("A connection named " + _view.ConnectionName + " already exists"); return false; } FdoProviderInfo provider = _view.SelectedProvider; //string connStr = ExpressUtility.ConvertFromNameValueCollection(_view.ConnectProperties); NameValueCollection cp = new NameValueCollection(_view.ConnectProperties); if (_pendingProperties.Count > 0) { NameValueCollection extra = new NameValueCollection(); cp.Add(extra); } string connStr = ExpressUtility.ConvertFromNameValueCollection(cp); conn = new FdoConnection(provider.Name, connStr); if (FileService.FileExists(_view.ConfigFile)) { try { conn.SetConfiguration(_view.ConfigFile); } catch (Exception ex) { conn.Dispose(); _view.FlagConfigError(ex.Message); return false; } } try { FdoConnectionState state = conn.Open(); if (state == FdoConnectionState.Open) { _manager.AddConnection(_view.ConnectionName, conn); return true; } else if (state == FdoConnectionState.Pending) { //Re-query the pending parameters and re-prompt in a new dialog if (_pendingProperties.Count > 0) { List<DictionaryProperty> pend = new List<DictionaryProperty>(); foreach (DictionaryProperty p in _pendingProperties) { pend.Add(conn.GetConnectTimeProperty(p.Name)); } NameValueCollection extra = PendingParameterDialog.GetExtraParameters(pend); //Cancelled action if (extra == null) return false; cp.Add(extra); conn.ConnectionString = ExpressUtility.ConvertFromNameValueCollection(cp); if (conn.Open() == FdoConnectionState.Open) { _manager.AddConnection(_view.ConnectionName, conn); return true; } } } else { return false; } } catch (Exception ex) { _view.ShowError(ex); conn.Dispose(); return false; } return false; }