An object of ClassType clsDatasource implements the following properties. The table also shows whether the property is read/write (R/W) or read-only (R).
| Property | Description | Access |
|---|---|---|
| ClassType | Returns an enumeration constant identifying the specific class type. | R |
| CloseQuoteChar | The right (closing) quote character used by the source database. | R |
| Connection | A reference to a Microsoft® ActiveX® Data Objects (ADO) Connection object, used to connect to a relational database. | R |
| ConnectionString | A string containing the initialization parameters for the source database. | R/W |
| Description | A description of the data source. | R/W |
| IsReadOnly | Indicates whether the data source is read-only. | R |
| IsValid | Indicates whether the structure of the data source object is valid. | R |
| Name | The name of the data source object. | R/W (read-only after the object has been named) |
| OpenQuoteChar | The left (opening) quote character used by the source database. | R |
| Parent | Returns a reference to the parent MDStore object. | R/W |
| SubClassType | Returns an enumeration constant identifying the subclass type of the object. | R |
| SupportedTxnDDL | Returns the value of the connection object’s Transaction DDL (data definition language) property, which indicates the source database’s ability to support DDL statements in transactions. | R |