i was able to successfully connect my database using connection string, i am having a hard time finding tutorials on how to add the items in a textbox.
Imports System.Data.SqlClient
Public Class FrmMain
Private Sub FrmMain_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
Dim sqlconnection As New SqlConnection
sqlconnection.ConnectionString = "server = PAL\SQLEXPRESS; Database=BESdb ; integrated security=true"
Try
sqlconnection.Open()
Catch ex As Exception
MsgBox("Connection to SQL Server Failed")
End Try
End Sub