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briankind
Starting Member
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 Posted - 2009-07-25 : 10:32:56
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| I am a beginner and i am trying to link the application to the database. how do I do that? thanksApplication is written in .net.what tools do I use, or what do i connect and how? I have a project qat work next week and I want to ge readythanks |
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afrika
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
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Posted - 2009-07-25 : 12:04:11
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| you connect by adding the connection string in your web.config filee.g.replace the values in red with yours <connectionStrings> <add name="afrika" connectionString="Data Source=your_instance_name;Network Library=DBMSSOCN;Initial Catalog=your_db;User ID='username';Password='password';" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" /> </connectionStrings> |
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doco
Yak Posting Veteran
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Posted - 2009-08-19 : 07:19:07
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| afrika: why did you assume his app was a web app?Education is what you have after you've forgotten everything you learned in school |
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afrika
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
2706 Posts |
Posted - 2009-08-22 : 05:43:00
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| oh sorry, what was it ? |
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how do i link my pplication to the databse