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Connection Strings for All Databases

By abdur rehman February 17, 2011
This article shows step by step different ways to get connection strings for all types of databases. The article is written for all type of users, beginners, intermediate, experienced

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Introduction Databases are widely used in applications to keep records. A large variaty of Database Management Systems are available in the market and in use. Every DBMS needs a different format of connection string. It's not possible to remember all those formats, so knowing how to get a Connection String for any database makes life easy. UDL file Method UDL Files are an easy way to get the desired connection string by simply filling in property pages. The following steps show how to make and use a UDL file for that. 1. Make a New Text Document

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2. Open the Text Document, Click on Save As.

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3. Write filename as something.udl, file type All files, click Save. 4. Now run something.udl 5. Click on Provider tab. Select the provider and click Next.

6. Give the DataBase Path.

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7. Write Username, Password if any

7. Click on Test Connection.

8. If it's OK, then close it now.

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9. Now open udl file as Text File with Notepad

11. The Last line will have the Connection String

Visual Studio DataSource Method 1. Add DatagridView to your Form. 2. Click on Arrow in Top Right Corner of DataGridView, Click Choose DataSource, Select Add New DataSource

3. Select Database, Click on Next.

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4. Click on New Connection

5. Now Choose DataSource, Click on Continue database connection string - dontumindit (10).jpg

6. Browse For Database, Provide Username, Password, if any

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8. If all is Ok, Click Previous, Copy the Connection String, and Click Cancel, Delete DataGridView if you don't need it.

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Comments Good Work by Manish On February 17, 2011

Abdur, Nice work. Keep it up!

Re: Good Work by abdur On February 18, 2011

lets keep helping each other

Nice Article.. by Manish On February 17, 2011

Very helpfull article...

Re: Nice Article.. by abdur On February 18, 2011

lets keep helping each other

Thank you by Sam On February 18, 2011

I knew about UDL files but I forgot what the extension was. They are not something new but not enough people know about them. They can be very useful a

Another option by knights On February 18, 2011

Hi, Repeating the comments from one of the article by Suthish on the same subject. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------would like to mention the following link by Microsoft.It guides to create connection string in a more generic way, incase if multiple server connections a available on internet and intranet.Thanks https://blogs.msdn.com/b/sqlforum/archive/2010/12/20/faq-how-do-i-find-the-correct-quot-server-quot-or-quot-da for-an-sql-server-instance-in-a-connection-string.aspx
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Re: Another option by Sam On February 18, 2011

I thought that the purpose of this article is to make it unnecessary to do the extra work that the instructions in that blog describes.

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