Is it possible to use OleDbConnections with the Script Component?

Question

I'm building an ssis package and I wish to use an existing OleDbConnection inside the Script Component. Here is my code:

public override void AcquireConnections(object Transaction)
{
    base.AcquireConnections(Transaction);
    cm = this.Connections.Connection;
    con = (OleDbConnection)cm.AcquireConnection(Transaction);
    MessageBox.Show(con.ToString());
    
}

When I close BIDS, i get the following message: "System.InvalidCastException: Unable to cast COM object of type 'System.__ComObject' to class type 'System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection'. Instances of types that represent COM components cannot be cast to types that do not represent COM components; however they can be cast to interfaces as long as the underlying COM component supports QueryInterface calls for the IID of the interface."

The same code works fine with an Ado.Net connection. Can I use OleDbConnection here or Script Component only supports Ado.Net?

Answer 1

Thanks praveen.

I found the relevant part in your link:

"If you must call the AcquireConnection method of a connection manager that returns an unmanaged object, use an ADO.NET connection manager. When you configure the ADO.NET connection manager to use an OLE DB provider, it connects by using the .NET Framework Data Provider for OLE DB. In this case, the AcquireConnection method returns a System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection instead of an unmanaged object. To configure an ADO.NET connection manager for use with an Excel data source, select the Microsoft OLE DB Provider for Jet, specify an Excel file, and enter Excel 8.0 (for Excel 97 and later) as the value of Extended Properties on the All page of the Connection Manager dialog box."

Thanks!