How do I get the provider type from the data source?  I would like to know whether I am looking at a SQL, Oracle, DB2, etc. database.  Also, is there any way other than parsing the connection string to get out the Server, Database Name, User ID, and Password? 

There are several options.  You can test on the data source type to determine which provider is being used based on the type of object which would probably be the easiest.

Dim loType As System.Type = MicroFour.StrataFrame.Data.DataBasics.DataSources.Item("").GetType()

        If loType Is GetType(MicroFour.StrataFrame.Data.SqlDataSourceItem) Then
            MsgBox("SQL Server")
        ElseIf loType Is GetType(MicroFour.StrataFrame.Data.OracleDataSourceItem) Then
            MsgBox("Oracle")
        ElseIf loType Is GetType(MicroFour.StrataFrame.Data.VfpDataSourceItem) Then
            MsgBox("VFP")
        ElseIf loType Is GetType(MicroFour.StrataFrame.Data.AccessDataSourceItem) Then
            MsgBox("Access")
        End If