basic help!!!

I am fresh on vb.net 2005 - i tried to develop a simple windows .net framework application and want to use sqlserver db into it. when i tried to use this code:
dim myConn as new SqlConnection
it doesn't recognizes and raise an exception to change it to:
dim myConn as new sqlClient.SqlConnection

when i use the sqlclient.sqlconnection and runs the application, it raise an error that its not working to call a client remote connection???

can anyone help me to write codes to:
- connect sqlserver db
- dataadapter, datareader etc?

cheers

Ok - where is the SQL server? Is it on your machine or on your network - or remote to your machine?

sql server express 2005 is installed on my pc along with vs2005. my computer name is pc1 and database name is TEST under d:\testApp

hope its ok and thx in advance for next reply!

cheers

This is what I use to connection to an SQL Server database that is on our local network.

Code:

---

Imports System.Data.SqlClient

    Public myConnection As SqlConnection

    Public Sub OpenDB()       
        myConnection = New SqlConnection("Integrated Security=SSPI;" _
    & "Persist Security Info=False;Initial Catalog=XXXXXXX; " _
    & "Data Source=XXXXXXXXXX")
        myConnection.Open()
    End Sub

---

well thx but this doesn't work either. i m using the following codes:

Dim Database As String = "[test]"
Dim ServerName As String = "[local]"
Dim ConString As String = "Server=" & ServerName & ";Initial Catalog=" & Database & ";User ID=;Password="
Dim connection As New SqlConnection(ConString) ' connect to the db
Dim success As String
Try
connection.Open()
success = "sql connection successful..."
Catch 'errormessage
success = Err.Description
End Try
Dim form1 As New Form1
MsgBox(success)

end sub

it raise an exception error message saying:
an error has occured while establishing a connection to the server. when connection to sql server 2005, this failure may be caused by the fact that uneder the default settings SQL server does not allow remote connections. (provider: names pipes provider, error: 40 - could not open a connection to sql server)

any idea?

cheers

Seems odd that it's a local instance of sql giving you that error...

At any rate - do this.

Start>All Programs>Microsoft SQL 2005>Configuration Tools>SQL Server Surface Area Configuration

Select Surface Area Config Services and Connections

Expand the server node - database engine - Remote Connections

What is checked off?

its set on Local connections only while the other option Local and Remote connections is off

what to do?

cheers

Try setting it to Local and Remote connections.

no m8 - it doesn't work either!

Can u pls send me tips to use MS Access db instead of Sql Server? atleast i can get on to some stuff and try to resolve the sql server issue some other time?

cheers

well - the server name is not [LOCAL]

on my laptop - with a name of FPS-LAP-SZ - the SQL EXPRESS instance is called:

FPS-LAP-SZ\SQLEXPRESS