# OSGeo::FDO::ClientServices::ConnectionManager Class Reference
[OSGeo::FDO::ClientServices]

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## Detailed Description

The ConnectionManager class supports dynamic creation of connection objects given a provider name. Derives from the IConnectionManager interface.

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Remarks:
  In order for dynamic creation to work, each dynamic link library, shared library, or assembly that implements a provider must supply a well-defined entry point function that takes as input a provider name and returns an IConnection instance. The definition of the entry point function is language- and platform-dependent. For this release of FDO, the windows libraries supporting FDO providers will be expected to support the following well-known unmanaged entry point function, which will create and return an unitialized connection object:

FdoIConnection * CreateConnection();

## Public Member Functions
OSGeo::FDO::Connections::IConnection * | CreateConnection (String *providerName)
| Creates an unitialized connection object given the provider name.
System::Void | FreeLibrary (String *providerName)
| Frees a connection library reference given the provider name.