Initializes a saved connection to the GIS Data Server.
[Visual Basic .NET] Public Sub InitFromFile ( _ ByVal gdsFileName As String _ )
[C#] public void InitFromFile ( string gdsFileName );
[C++]
HRESULT InitFromFile(
BSTR gdsFileName
);
[C++]Parameters
gdsFileName [in] gdsFileName is a parameter of type BSTR
Product Availability
Available with ArcGIS Engine, ArcGIS Desktop, and ArcGIS Server.
Description
This method initializes a Data Server from a Database Server connection file (.gds).
Remarks
The .gds file is created using the Add Database Server option in ArcCatalog, or the CreateConnectionFile method.
[C#]
// The following code example demonstrates how to extablish a connection to a database server.
public void esriDataSourcesGDB__IDataServerManager_InitFromFile()
{
// Create a Data Server Manager object
IDataServerManager dataserverManager = new DataServerManagerClass();
dataserverManager.InitFromFile("C:\\Documents and Settings\\craig\\Application Data\\ESRI\\ArcCatalog\\TIVO_SQLEXPRESS.GDS");
dataserverManager.Connect();
}