Using ADO to make a database connection to SQL Server generally consists of three steps: Create a Connection Object: Done through the use of the Server.CreateObject (“ADODB.Connection”) command.

Open the connection with the following code:connect.Open Create a new Recordset object:records = New ADODB.Recordset Specify an SQL command in your SQL command string.

Untangle SQL Server connection strings Today’s README file explains how to create connection strings to SQL Server databases using Visual Studio’s built-in tools.

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 ...

I need to describe a bunch of tables programatically (i.e. get their attribute names and corresponding data types). I can use Describe table on them in the SQL window, but when I try to get the ...

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.

We have an ancient AS/400 730 system that still houses some old budget/financial data. We'd like to decommission this box, and migrate the data to a SQL server. The data won't be modified or ...

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 ...