remotely getting the users database connection string

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Hi,
I am using asp.net 2.0 with c# & sql server.

when user logins to my website i want to access the users local database, all user having the same database name, same tables every thing but they are not connected in network.
so i want to know how to get the data source value in the connection string for that user, so that i can acess his local database.

can you give example which helps me

Posted 9-Jul-10 22:05pm

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Updated 9-Jul-10 22:22pm

Sandeep Mewara

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Sandeep Mewara · Answer 1 · 2010-07-09T22:24:00

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Well, when eveything like databse, table scehma are same. When the database is not on network and only accessed locally, then you dont have to do much of a coding.

Just use "." (a dot) OR "localhost" in the datasource of the connection string (pre-defined)! That should do.

Posted 9-Jul-10 22:24pm

Sandeep Mewara