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12/6/2006 4:49 PM
 
Dylan Barber


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I am now using the DAL+ to build my new module - works great and all - (thank you Michael)

 

Heres the question - is there a way to define a second database connection string in the web.config and be able to use it with the DAL+ to access and integrate external information from outside the DNN 'universe' - I didnt see where it might 'grab' the connection string - so was wondering if anybody had this problem or, better yet, a simple solution

I was thinking if there was something like

Public Shared Function Codegalaxy_Classifieds_Admin_CategoryList(ByVal PortalId As Integer) As List(Of Codegalaxy_Classifieds_Category_Info)
            Dim CategoryList As List(Of Codegalaxy_Classifieds_Category_Info) = New List(Of Codegalaxy_Classifieds_Category_Info)

ACCESS ALTERNATE CONNECTION STRING HERE TO USE BY ExecuteReader


            Using dr As IDataReader = DotNetNuke.Data.DataProvider.Instance().ExecuteReader("Codegalaxy_Classifieds_Admin_CategoryList", PortalId)
                While dr.Read
                    Dim CategoryItem As Codegalaxy_Classifieds_Category_Info = New Codegalaxy_Classifieds_Category_Info
                    CategoryItem.Id = Convert.ToInt32(dr("ID"))
                    CategoryItem.PortalId = Convert.ToInt32(dr("PortalID"))
                    CategoryItem.ParentId = Convert.ToInt32(dr("ParentID"))
                    CategoryItem.CategoryName = Convert.ToString(dr("CategoryName"))
                    CategoryList.Add(CategoryItem)
                End While
            End Using
            Return CategoryList
        End Function
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12/7/2006 11:57 AM
 
Erik Hinds


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i asked Micheal Washington this question on his blog. But I didn't get much of an answer.

 
 
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12/7/2006 1:11 PM
 
Dylan Barber


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Did you try what you had suggested ?

Can you post that here so I can keep track of it please - and maybe we can find out together how to make it work

 

:)

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12/7/2006 1:53 PM
 
Erik Hinds


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I haven't tried it yet. I plan on doing so over the next two weeks though. I'll post back with notes if I make progress. It seems to me that if you define the connection string in the web.config you should be able to switch it on a per method instance in the sqldataprovider.
 
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12/7/2006 2:15 PM
 
Dylan Barber


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Well there its not any problem I have done that before - but thats the DAL - if you want to use the new DAL+ then you might have troubles
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