HOWTO: Set the Connection Prompt Behavior of DataEnvironment

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DataEnvironment.Connection1.Properties("Prompt") = adPromptNever
				

• adPromptAlways (1)
• adPromptComplete (2)
• adPromptCompleteRequired (3)
• adPromptNever (4)

1. Create a Standard EXE project in Visual Basic. Form1 is created by default.
2. Add a CommandButton to the default form.
3. Add a DataEnvironment to the project.
4. From the DataEnvironment window, right-mouse click on Connection1 and select Properties.
5. Select the Microsoft OLEDB Provider for ODBC Drivers. Click Next and configure the second tab so that the connection will point to a valid Database using either an existing DSN or a connection string.
6. Add the following code to the default form:

         Private Sub Command1_Click()
           Debug.Print DataEnvironment1.Connection1.Properties("Prompt")
           DataEnvironment1.Connection1.Open
         End Sub
   
         Private Sub Form_Load()
         DataEnvironment1.Connection1.Properties("Prompt") = adPromptAlways.
         '  Uncomment this line to suppress the prompt dialog:
         '  DataEnvironment1.Connection1.Properties("Prompt") = adPromptNever.
         End Sub
   					

7. Run the project and click the CommandButton. Note that a prompt is displayed when you try to connect to the database. Uncomment the line of code in the Form_Load() event that sets the prompt to adPromptNever and comment out the code that sets the prompt property to adPromptAlways. Run the code again and note that this time no prompt is displayed.