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 ...

How to Attach an SQL Database to a Web Page. Your Web page can display up-to-date information dynamically -- all the time. And you never have to edit the page again. Attach your SQL database to ...

Pairing your on-prem SQL Server with a cloud-based instance for high availability has its challenges, but they can be overcome. Here’s how.

In Part 2 of this article, I present the source code for a Visual Basic program to generate a SQL script to efficiently delete all data from a database according to the current configuration and ...