If you just want to get going with a code-first database, you don't even need to define a connection string -- just write your objects. After you install Entity Framework in your application, if you ...

You must have key connection information to connect any application with a data source (database), including Microsoft Access, SQL Server, Oracle RDBMS, and others. The connection information includes ...

A connection to a database is a resource intensive operation that typically comprises a few steps. A channel of communication between the application and the database should be established before the ...

Today’s README file explains how to create connection strings to SQL Server databases using Visual Studio’s built-in tools. To provide an example using real source, I created a simple Winforms ...

I vaguely remember this topic from awhile back. Maybe I dreamt it though... How do you guys store your connection strings for ASP.Net? I currently develop on a test machine and then deploy to the live ...

Windows authentication is required when SQL Server needs filesystem access, but it prevents embedding credentials in the connection string. RemoteApp applications run under the context of the ...

What are the advantages of using Access as the front end to a SQL Server database? For starters, it’s likely that your client’s users will be more familiar with it, and it’s relatively easy to put in ...