Web API Reference | MapGuide Open Source

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GetLongTransactions
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SetLongTransaction
TestConnection
TestConnection
UpdateFeatures
XmlToSchema
virtual bool MgFeatureService::TestConnection | ( | CREFSTRING | providerName,
|  | CREFSTRING | connectionString |
| ) |  |  | `[pure virtual]`
Connects to the Feature Provider specified in the connection string. See Connection To Feature Source . Remarks: You use this method to verify that the connection property values are valid. You then use these values to construct a feature source file that you will install in the repository. .NET Syntax
`virtual bool TestConnection(string providerName, string connectionString);`
Java Syntax
`virtual boolean TestConnection(String providerName, String connectionString);`
PHP Syntax
`virtual bool TestConnection(string providerName, string connectionString);`
  Parameters:
  | providerName | (String/string) The name of the Fdo feature provider. Permissible values are obtained by calling the MgFeatureService::GetFeatureProviders Method and looking at the values in the FeatureProviderRegistry/FeatureProvider/Name element.
  | connectionString | (String/string) Connection string for Feature Provider. Connection property names that appear in the connection string as keys can be obtained from the output of GetFeatureProviders method. Look at the FeatureProviderRegistry/FeatureProvider/ConnectionProperties/ConnectionProperty/Name elements.
  Returns: Returns true if the connection was successful; otherwise returns false. Example (PHP) $boolResult = $featureService->TestConnection("Autodesk.Oracle", "Service=MapGuideService;Username=MapGuideUser;Password=test;DataStore=MapGuide"); Exceptions:
  | MgFdoException |

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