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Connect Property

Applies To

OraConnection Object

OraDatabase Object

Description

Returns the user name of the connection string associated with the connection. Not available at design time and read-only at run time.

Usage

connect_string = oraconnection.Connect
connect_string = oradatabase.Connect

Data Type

String

Remarks

• OraConnection.Connect

  Returns the user name of the connection string associated with the connection.

• OraDatabase.Connect

  Returns the user name of the connection string associated with the specified database. It is equivalent to referencing OraDatabase.Connection.Connect.

The password associated with the user name is never returned.

Examples

This example demonstrates the use of the Connect and DatabaseName properties to display the user name and database name to which the user is connected. Copy and paste this code into the definition section of a form. Then, press F5.

Sub Form_Load ()
 
 'Declare variables 
 Dim OraSession As OraSession 
 Dim OraDatabase As OraDatabase 
 Dim OraDynaset As OraDynaset 
 
 'Create the OraSession Object.
 Set OraSession = CreateObject("OracleInProcServer.XOraSession")
 
 'Create the OraDatabase Object by opening a connection to Oracle.
 Set OraDatabase = OraSession.OpenDatabase("ExampleDb", "scott/tiger", 0&)
 
 'Display the username and database to which we are connected.
 MsgBox "Connected to " & OraDatabase.Connect & "@" & OraDatabase.DatabaseName
 
End Sub

See Also:

• OpenDatabase Method

• DatabaseName Property