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Create Database Connection in the C#.net

Feb 8th, 2008

hello all,

I have database named 'Marketing', and want to bound DropDownList control with it using 'add connection' dialog box in the C#.net.

I gave datasource: 'Microsoft SQL Server Database File (SqlClient)'. And when I give DataBase file name as 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL\Data\Marketing_Data.MDF', I get error while testing the connection:
"An error has occurred while establishing a connection to the server. When connecting to SQL Server 2005, this failure may be caused by the fact that
under default settings SQL Server dose not allow remote connections. (Provider

QL Network Interfaces, error: 26-Error Locating Server/Instance specified)".

So what DataBase File name I should give here for completing the database binding?

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Re: Create Database Connection in the C#.net

Feb 8th, 2008

If this database resides on the server, type its name and use your suitable authentication options and select target database from databases downlist.

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Re: Create Database Connection in the C#.net

Feb 9th, 2008

What Ramy is saying is that you do not specify a File name, but rather a ConnectionString.

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SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection("Data Source=Servername;Initial Catalog=Marketing;Integrated Security=SSPI");
conn.Open();
SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection("Data Source=Servername;Initial Catalog=Marketing;Integrated Security=SSPI");
conn.Open();

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Re: Create Database Connection in the C#.net

Aug 12th, 2009

Hi Jerry, I tried this connection but I am getting an error on "conn.Open();". Could you please help me to find out what would be the reason of this error?
following is the detail error message "Compiler Error Message: CS0201: Only assignment, call, increment, decrement, and new object expressions can be used as a statement
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Re: Create Database Connection in the C#.net

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Post your code that sets up the connection string and I will take a look. The error you mention is a typical syntax issue.

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hi can you tell me after establish the connection , how to i use this connections in all forms

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You don't want to keep the connection open all the time, only when you need it. As in the matter of fact, the conn.Open(); shouldn't be in your code at all. Any sql command statement such as sqlCommand and sqlDataAdapter all can take a connection as a parameter. If you have conn declared as a global variable, then you can use that variable to pass as a connection to all the sql command statements. The statement will do the connection open and closing as necessary.