We have our SQL server configured to only allow Windows accounts (i.e. not mixed). However, in some cases we are connecting from non-domain boxes and we want to specify a domain account to connect ...

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 ...

To test a SQL database connection, you'll need at least four pieces of information: the user name password, database name and endpoint (such as a DNS name or IP address). For this article, we're only ...

Next, we'll need to establish a connection to the SQL server. Below I'm defining a SQL connection string and passing that as an argument to the SqlConnection object.

Creating the SQL connection string - processing user input and variables Once Polyglot has been set up, the connection string for the SQL database is created.

Windows 7 includes an ODBC manager that lets you connect from your desktop to a SQL server. You create a data source name (DSN) to save database setup information, so you can open a connection to ...

Please note that Integrated Security=false was set in the connection string used above, as the example uses SQL Server Authentication. If Windows Authentication is used, this must be adapted.

SQL Server 2005's Type 4 JDBC driver provides database connectivity from a Java application. Though the driver class and connection URL are a bit different in this version, connectivity is a snap.