help with connection string problem

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Hi,
I have full version of sql server 2005 installed on my machine i am trying to add connection string in web.config file like this

<add name="myconnectionstring";connectionString="data source=.;DataBase=mydatabase;Uid=user;Pwd=password" />

but its not working it doesn't connects.

When i tried like this

XML

<remove name="LocalSqlServer"/>
    <add name="LocalSqlServer";connectionString="data source=.;DataBase=mydatabase;Uid=user;Pwd=password"/>

it worked but i want to know why its not working with my own connection string name like above.

Thanks and regards

Posted 11-Apr-11 18:07pm

ProgrammerAt

Updated 11-Apr-11 18:10pm

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Venkatesh Mookkan · Answer 1 · 2011-04-11T19:31:00

The reason could be, your DataSource control which you use in the code might referring to the ConnectionString setting named "LocalSqlServer".

Check your implementation place what key you are referring to.

Point I noticed:
IMO both connection string should not work as it is not constructed properly.

XML

<add name="LocalSqlServer";

You should not put ";" next to name attribute in the add tag.

Gopi9999 · Answer 2 · 2011-04-12T02:04:00

XML

<connectionStrings>
    <add name="OsmEmpConString" connectionString="Data Source=.\sqlexpress;Initial Catalog=AgentDB; User ID= Sqluser ; Password= Change;"
    providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />
  </connectionStrings>

DataSource = Your database source
Initial Catalog = Database name
User ID = User id of the database
Password = Password to the database

Shagun Bansal · Answer 3 · 2011-04-11T19:39:00

Solution 3

XML

<connectionStrings>
    <add name="connection_string" connectionString="server=YOUR_PC_NAME_OR_SERVER_NAME; database=DATABASE_NAME; integrated security=true"/>
  </connectionString>

IT WORKS (TESTED CODE)

Posted 11-Apr-11 19:39pm

Shagun Bansal

Updated 11-Apr-11 19:40pm

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ProgrammerAt 12-Apr-11 2:00am

Hi, its not working for me it says " An error was encountered"
don't know why :(

Mahendra.p25 · Answer 4 · 2011-04-11T19:36:00

Solution 2

<add name="yoConnectionString" connectionString="Data Source=Your Data Source;Initial Catalog=RecruitmentPortal;User ID= user; Password=123" providerName="System.Data.Client"/>

Posted 11-Apr-11 19:36pm

Mahendra.p25

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