User Guide

Database connection functions 79
MMDB.getColdFusionDsnList()
Availability
Dreamweaver UltraDev 4.
Description
This function gets the ColdFusion data source names (DSNs) from the site server, using the
getRDSUserName() and getRDSPassword() functions.
Arguments
None.
Returns
An array that contains the ColdFusion DSNs that are defined on the server for the current site.
MMDB.getConnection()
Availability
Dreamweaver UltraDev 4, enhanced in Dreamweaver MX.
Description
This function gets a named connection object.
Arguments
name
• The name argument is a string variable that specifies the name of the connection that you want
to reference.
Returns
A reference to a named connection object. Connection objects contain the following properties:
Property Description
name
Connection name
type
Indicates, if useHTTP is a value of false, which DLL to use for connecting to a
database at runtime
string
Runtime ADO connection string or JDBC URL
dsn
ColdFusion DSN
driver
Runtime JDBC driver
username
Runtime user name
password
Runtime password
useHTTP
String that contains either a true or false value , specifying whether to use a
remote driver (HTTP connection) at design time; otherwise, use a local driver
(DLL)
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