connection string

[Guest]

I apologize for such an elementary question. My connection string requires a data source. Is that the server name? The DB name is the Initial catalogue, so that isn't the data source. Thanks for the help
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[CT]

It's the server name if you're using a back-end database such as SQL Server,
but with an Access database it's actually the path and name of the mdb file.
Check out http://www.connectionstrings.com

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Carsten Thomsen
Enterprise Development with VS .NET, UML, and MSF
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I apologize for such an elementary question. My connection string requires

a data source. Is that the server name? The DB name is the Initial
catalogue, so that isn't the data source. Thanks for the help.

 

[Guest]

Thanks. Backend is SQL server. Web site was helpful, too
SMK