DbeSharedSettingsData sharedSettings = new DbeSharedSettingsData();

//-- Load the shared settings file into the BO.  The shared settings file is XML that populates a business object.
sharedSettings.FillWithSharedSettings(@"c:\Repository\NameOfSharedSettingsFile.ssf");

//-- Build a connection string
string connectionString = "server=" + sharedSettings.ss_server + ";";

if(sharedSettings.ss_windowsauthentication)
    connectionString += "integrated security=SSPI;";
else
    connectionString += "user=" + sharedSettings.ss_username + ";password=" + sharedSettings.ss_password + ";"

connectionString += "database=" + sharedSettings.ss_initialcatalog + ";";

//-- Now you can create your connection
MicroFour.StrataFrame.Data.DataBasics.DataSources.Add(New SqlDataSourceItem(string.Empty,connectionString));