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    MailChimpConnection Class
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    Represents an open connection to Mailchimp.
    Syntax
    Remarks

    A MailChimpConnection object represents a unique connection to Mailchimp. Use it in conjunction with MailChimpCommand, MailChimpDataReader, MailChimpDataAdapter or other components for convenient interoperation with Mailchimp.

    When you create an instance of MailChimpConnection, all properties are set to their initial values. For a list of these values, see ConnectionString.

    If the MailChimpConnection goes out of scope, it is not closed. Therefore, you must explicitly close the connection by calling Devart.Common.DbConnectionBase.Close.

    Note that MailChimpConnection instance is not guaranteed to be thread safe. You should avoid using the same MailChimpConnection in several threads at the same time. It is recommended to open a new connection per thread and to close it when the work is done. Actually, connections will not be created/disposed every time with the Pooling=true; connection string option - connections will be stored at connection pool. This boosts performance greatly.

    A single MailChimpConnection can be used by many MailChimpCommand objects on the assumption that all operations will be done consecutively. In other words, you can not execute a SQL statement while an asynchronous operation is in progress.

    This class supports cross-form data binding with the InterForm Technology.

    Example
    The following example creates a MailChimpCommand and a MailChimpConnection. The MailChimpConnection is opened and set as the Connection property. The example then calls ExecuteNonQuery method, and closes the connection. To accomplish this, the ExecuteNonQuery is passed a connection string and a query string that is SQL INSERT statement.
    public void InsertRow(string mailchimpConnectionString)
    {
      // If the connection string is empty, use default.
      if(mailchimpConnectionString == "")
      {
        mailchimpConnectionString = 
            "api key=8b10fe893c9732d12befe0b7d846ffcb-us10;";
      }
      MailChimpConnection myConn = new MailChimpConnection(mailchimpConnectionString);
      string myInsertQuery = "INSERT INTO Folders(Name, Type) VALUES ('Sales', 'campaign')";
      MailChimpCommand mailchimpCommand = new MailChimpCommand(myInsertQuery);
      mailchimpCommand.Connection = myConn;
      myConn.Open();
      try
      {
        mailchimpCommand.ExecuteNonQuery();
      }
      finally
      {
        myConn.Close();
      }
    }
    Public Sub InsertRow(mailchimpConnectionString As String)
      ' If the connection string is empty, use default.
      If mailchimpConnectionString = "" Then
        mailchimpConnectionString = _
            "api key=8b10fe893c9732d12befe0b7d846ffcb-us10;"
      End If
      Dim myConn As New MailChimpConnection(mailchimpConnectionString)
      Dim myInsertQuery As String = "INSERT INTO Folders(Name, Type) VALUES ('Sales', 'campaign')"
      Dim mailchimpCommand As New MailChimpCommand(myInsertQuery)
      mailchimpCommand.Connection = myConn
      myConn.Open()
      Try
        mailchimpCommand.ExecuteNonQuery()
      Finally
        myConn.Close()
      End Try
    End Sub
    Inheritance Hierarchy

    System.Object
       System.MarshalByRefObject
          System.ComponentModel.Component
             System.Data.Common.DbConnection
                Devart.Common.DbConnectionBase
                   Devart.Data.SqlShimConnection
                      Devart.Data.MailChimp.MailChimpConnection

    Requirements

    Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

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