DatabaseLink`
DatabaseLink`

SQLConnectionOpenQ

SQLConnectionOpenQ[conn]

tests whether or not conn is a valid connection object.

Details and Options

  • To use SQLConnectionOpenQ, you first need to load DatabaseLink using Needs["DatabaseLink`"].
  • SQLConnectionOpenQ is strictly a client-side test and initiates no communication with the connection's target server, local or remote.

Examples

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Basic Examples  (1)

If you find that the examples in this section do not work as shown, you may need to install or restore the example database with the "DatabaseLink`DatabaseExamples`" package, as described in Using the Example Databases.

Open a connection to a sample database:

Test the connection's validity:

Close the connection:

Test the connection's validity again:

Properties & Relations  (1)

SQLConnectionOpenQ initiates no server communication, so a True result does not imply that queries may be issued on the connection. Use SQLConnectionUsableQ for this purpose:

Test the connection:

Since SQLConnectionUsableQ performs server communication, it will generally take longer than SQLConnectionOpenQ to evaluate:

Close the connection: