Addon Connection String

Hello Forum,
we developed in our company an individual interface between SAP B1 and another software. We did this without the SDK...
Now we want to register the Add On. I think for this we need a connection string. Is that right? I asked SAP for a solution license with a BASIS number. But now I can't generate the connection string. The SAP system says that a license is missing. I found out that I need a SDK Developement License. But we don't want to sell the interface just use it in our company. So do I have to use the connection string solution or is there a another, better way?
I hope somebody can help me.
Sincerely
S. Jaiser

With the followed code I get the connection string to modify for a dataadpater, conneciont,...
    Private Sub Class_Initialize_Renamed()
        '1.- conectar con SAP
        SetApplication()
'.... more code
Dim oCompany As New SAPbobsCOM.Company
'... more code
'strcnn is declared as a readonly property in Application class.
strcnn = "Provider=sqloledb;" & _
                     "Data Source=" & oCompany.Server & ";" & _
                     "Initial Catalog=" & oCompany.CompanyDB & ";" & _
                     "User Id=" & oCompany.DbUserName & ";" & _
                     "Password=" & gsINI_DBPassword & ";"
'gsINI_DBPassword are typed from user
'... more code

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oraociicus11.dll
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976886 wrote:
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        foreach (CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine.Table table in reportDocument.Database.Tables)
            TableLogOnInfo tableLogonInfo = table.LogOnInfo;
            tableLogonInfo.ConnectionInfo = connectionInfo;
            table.ApplyLogOnInfo(tableLogonInfo);
private static void SetDBLogonForSubreports(ConnectionInfo connectionInfo, ReportDocument reportDocument)
        foreach (Section section in reportDocument.ReportDefinition.Sections)
            foreach (ReportObject reportObject in section.ReportObjects)
                if (reportObject.Kind == ReportObjectKind.SubreportObject)
                    SubreportObject subreportObject = (SubreportObject)reportObject;
                    ReportDocument subReportDocument = subreportObject.OpenSubreport(subreportObject.SubreportName);
                    SetDBLogonForReport(connectionInfo, subReportDocument);
Sample #2 (the same as Sample #1 above, only the ConnectionInfo method is different - which is all that I included here)
private static ConnectionInfo CreateConnection(string Server,
                                                int Port,
                                               string ServerNamespace,
                                               string Username,
                                               string Password)
        ConnectionInfo connectionInfo = new ConnectionInfo();
        string connString = "DRIVER=InterSystems ODBC;SERVER=" + Server
                                                  + ";PORT=" + Port
                                                  + ";DATABASE=" + ServerNamespace
                                                  + ";UID=" + Username
                                                  + ";PWD=" + Password;
        connectionInfo.Attributes.Collection.Add(new NameValuePair2(
                          DbConnectionAttributes.CONNINFO_DATABASE_DLL, DbConnectionAttributes.DATABASE_DLL_CRDB_ODBC));
        connectionInfo.Attributes.Collection.Add(new NameValuePair2(
                          DbConnectionAttributes.QE_DATABASE_NAME, ServerNamespace));
        connectionInfo.Attributes.Collection.Add(new NameValuePair2(
                          "QE_DatabaseType", "ODBC (RDO)"));
        DbConnectionAttributes attributes = new DbConnectionAttributes();
        attributes.Collection.Add(new NameValuePair2(
                          DbConnectionAttributes.CONNINFO_CONNECTION_STRING, connString));
        attributes.Collection.Add(new NameValuePair2(
                          "Server", Server));
        attributes.Collection.Add(new NameValuePair2(
                          "UseDSNProperties", false));
        connectionInfo.Attributes.Collection.Add(new NameValuePair2
(                          DbConnectionAttributes.QE_LOGON_PROPERTIES, attributes));
        connectionInfo.Attributes.Collection.Add(new NameValuePair2(
                          DbConnectionAttributes.QE_SERVER_DESCRIPTION, Server));
        connectionInfo.Attributes.Collection.Add(new NameValuePair2(
                          "QE_SQLDB", true));
        connectionInfo.Attributes.Collection.Add(new NameValuePair2(
                          DbConnectionAttributes.CONNINFO_SSO_ENABLED, false));
        connectionInfo.IntegratedSecurity = false;
        connectionInfo.UserID = Username;
        connectionInfo.Password = Password;
        connectionInfo.ServerName = connString;
        connectionInfo.DatabaseName = ServerNamespace;
        connectionInfo.Type = ConnectionInfoType.CRQE;
        return connectionInfo;
I have also tried setting connectionInfo.ServerName equal to just the real server name, but that didn't work either.
After the above operations are performed, I simply assign the returned ReportDocument object to the Crystal Viewer control. If I don't call the above functions, and just set the ReportDocument source (using whatever connection string was embedded in the report originally), the report runs as expected. Only when I attempt to update the connection string, the report will not execute. Please advise. Thanks!

I am using the Crystal Report Viewer control in in a Visuall Studio 2008 C# project. The reports are created inside of Visual Studio 2008, and will be running against an InterSystems Cache database. I have to use an ODBC (RDO) connection and use a connection string.
I have seen many examples of how to update the connection string at runtime if it is SQL server (or some flavor thereof), but nothing for an ODBC (RDO) connection to a NON-MSSQL database.
The problem when I update the connection string for each of the tables in the report, the report will either not run and display a window -- titled 'Datbase Login' -- that has the Server, Database, Username, and Password fields on the window, OR, it will run but not against the database that was specified at runtime (it uses the connection stored in the report).
Code Sample #1 (This is using the connection string, and will cause a the "Database Login" window to be displayed - the first scenario from above) -- The code samples appear to be too long to post, so I will add them as seperate replies.
rd = new ReportDocument();
// Load the report
rd.Load(fileName, OpenReportMethod.OpenReportByDefault);
rd.Refresh();
// Create the connection object
ConnectionInfo connectionInfo = CreateConnection(Server, Port, ServerNamespace, Username, Password);
// Set the connection info on each table in the report
SetDBLogonForReport(connectionInfo, rd);
SetDBLogonForSubreports(connectionInfo, rd);
private static ConnectionInfo CreateConnection(string Server, int Port, string ServerNamespace, string Username, string Password)
        ConnectionInfo connectionInfo = new ConnectionInfo();
        string connString = "DRIVER=InterSystems ODBC;SERVER=" + Server + ";PORT=" + Port + ";DATABASE=" + ServerNamespace + ";UID=" + Username + ";PWD=" + Password;
        connectionInfo.IntegratedSecurity = false;
        connectionInfo.UserID = Username;
        connectionInfo.Password = Password;        //In examples that I have seen, this is the actual connection string, not just the server name
        connectionInfo.ServerName = connString;          connectionInfo.DatabaseName = ServerNamespace;
        connectionInfo.Type = ConnectionInfoType.CRQE;
        return connectionInfo;
// Code smple continued in the next reply

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Hi,
I have copied a number of SSID packages from a live server to my test server and am trying to get them up and running but I have a problem with the connection. The only thing that is different is the server name. I decided to keep the same connection in the connection manager as it is referenced in a dtsConfig file. I changed the dtsConfig file to reference the new servername [Data Source= new test server name]. I also check my paths and they are pointing to the correct config locations etc.
I found this post which was similar to my problem but I still get problems with the connection
http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=1319961&SiteID=1
I updated the connection by changing the server name in the actual connection. I did this from the data flow tab in the Connection Managers sections (MS Visual Studio). Right clicked - Edit - changed the name of the server name to my test server and selected the database. Test connection was fine, and saved this.
Once I saved this, the connection string changed to my current test server in the properties of the connection. However when I run the package I get the following error:
Error: 0xC0202009 at ReportsImport, Connection manager "myconnectionstring": SSIS Error Code DTS_E_OLEDBERROR.  An OLE DB error has occurred. Error code: 0x80004005.
An OLE DB record is available.  Source: "Microsoft SQL Native Client"  Hresult: 0x80004005  Description: "Login timeout expired".
An OLE DB record is available.  Source: "Microsoft SQL Native Client"  Hresult: 0x80004005  Description: "An error has occurred while establishing a connection to the server. When connecting to SQL Server 2005, this failure may be caused by the fact that under the default settings SQL Server does not allow remote connections.".
An OLE DB record is available.  Source: "Microsoft SQL Native Client"  Hresult: 0x80004005  Description: "Named Pipes Provider: Could not open a connection to SQL Server [53]. ".
Error: 0xC020801C at Myprocess import from file, BuyAtReportsImport [79]: SSIS Error Code DTS_E_CANNOTACQUIRECONNECTIONFROMCONNECTIONMANAGER.  The AcquireConnection method call to the connection manager "myconnectionstring" failed with error code 0xC0202009.  There may be error messages posted before this with more information on why the AcquireConnection method call failed.
Error: 0xC0047017 at Myprocess import from file, DTS.Pipeline: component "ReportsImport" (79) failed validation and returned error code 0xC020801C.
Error: 0xC004700C at Myprocess import from file, DTS.Pipeline: One or more component failed validation.
Error: 0xC0024107 at Myprocess import from file: There were errors during task validation.
So even if I change the existing connection properties and save and Build my package again, my connection properties (connectionstring, servername etc) all revert back to its original data source when I re-open the package. Simply it does not seem to be saving the connection properties i put in.
What am I doing wrong or how can I change the existing connection manager to look at the new server. The database is the same and I have full admin privilege on the server.
I don't want to recreate my packages as there are alot and they are not simple.
After changing the connection properties, saving and reloading I get a connection error. But this is because it is not retaining the new connection manger setting i entered.
Incidentally - I created a new SSID to perform a simple connection and write to the the server and it was OK so there is no problem with actually seeing the my test server.
Thanks in advance

Yes, the package is in visual studio and I have executed it. There are no errors but in the output i have the error message about my connection. My dtsConfig file is added to the project in the 'Package Configuration Organizer' and path and files are correct. This is the output error:
Error: 0xC020801C at xx import from file, xxReportsImport [79]: SSIS Error Code DTS_E_CANNOTACQUIRECONNECTIONFROMCONNECTIONMANAGER. The AcquireConnection method call to the connection manager "myconnectionname" failed with error code 0xC0202009. There may be error messages posted before this with more information on why the AcquireConnection method call failed.
I will try and run it using dtexec.exe. if I have two config files do i use
dtsexec.exe /f <packagename> /conf <configfile> /conf <secondconfigfile>

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