' A class that creates UDL files for use as ADO Data Sources.' Universal Data link files are handy for select data sources but there' are lack of a way to create/edit this files. The little program i' attached teaches how to read/write a UDL file.' IMPORTANT: requires that you add a reference to the following library:'    Microsoft OLE DB Service Component 1.0 Type Llibrary ' in the oledb32.dll file' Usage example:'     ' To create a new UDL file.'     Dim udl As New cUdl'     If udl.CreateUDL Then udl.SaveToFile "c:yourfile.udl"'     ' To open and edit an existing UDL file'     Dim udl As New cUdl'     udl.LoadFromFile "c:yourfile.udl"'     udl.OpenUDLPrivate Const CON_UDL_LINE1 = "[oledb]"Private Const CON_UDL_LINE2 = "; Everything after this line is an OLE DB " _    & "initstring"Private mvarADOConnectString As StringPublic Property Let ADOConnectString(ByVal vData As String)    mvarADOConnectString = vDataEnd PropertyPublic Property Get ADOConnectString() As String    ADOConnectString = mvarADOConnectStringEnd PropertyPublic Function CreateUDL() As Boolean    On Error GoTo Err_CreateUDL    Dim pDataLink As New DataLinks, pConn As Connection        Set pConn = pDataLink.PromptNew    pConn.Open    mvarADOConnectString = pConn.ConnectionString    pConn.Close        CreateUDL = True    Exit FunctionErr_CreateUDL:    CreateUDL = FalseEnd FunctionPublic Function OpenUDL(Optional ByVal strConnectString As String) As Boolean    On Error GoTo Err_OpenUDL    Dim pDataLink As New DataLinks, pConn As New Connection    If mvarADOConnectString = vbNullString Then        OpenUDL = CreateUDL        Exit Function    Else        pConn.ConnectionString = mvarADOConnectString        If pDataLink.PromptEdit(pConn) Then            pConn.Open            mvarADOConnectString = pConn.ConnectionString            pConn.Close        End If    End If    OpenUDL = True    Exit FunctionErr_OpenUDL:    OpenUDL = FalseEnd FunctionPublic Sub SaveToFile(ByVal strUDLFile As String)    Dim strBuf As String, intFileNum As Integer        strBuf = CON_UDL_LINE1 & vbCrLf & CON_UDL_LINE2 & vbCrLf & _        mvarADOConnectString    strBuf = StrConv(strBuf, vbUnicode)    intFileNum = FreeFile    If Dir(strUDLFile) <> vbNullString Then Kill strUDLFile    Open strUDLFile For Binary As #intFileNum    Put #intFileNum, , strBuf    Close #intFileNumEnd SubPublic Function LoadFromFile(ByVal strUDLFile As String) As Boolean    Dim intFileNum As Integer, strBuf As String, i As Integer    intFileNum = FreeFile    Open strUDLFile For Binary As #intFileNum    strBuf = Input(LOF(intFileNum), #intFileNum)    Close #intFileNum    strBuf = StrConv(strBuf, vbFromUnicode)    i = InStr(strBuf, "Provider=")    If i > 0 Then        mvarADOConnectString = Mid(strBuf, i)        LoadFromFile = True    Else        LoadFromFile = False    End IfEnd Function'##############################################'# This tip has been brought to you by Shoutsoft, Inc, '# the creators of COM Express, a tool which '# generates serious N(3)-tier VB application'# (with GUI, COM+ and Unlimited Hierarchical support) '# in minutes. Learn more at http://www.shoutsoft.com.'##############################################