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 the ...

Unfortunately, not every SQL database is always available when we expect it to be. When you're creating automation scripts to discover, add, update or remove records from a remote SQL database, you ...

If your business does any programming in Windows, then a basic knowledge of VB6 programming concepts is essential. Windows provides a set of objects and functions to streamline development on PCs, ...

A tool opens up that you can use for describing database connections and testing them. The UDL (Data Link Properties) form that opens up has four tabs — Provider, Connection, Advanced, and All. Since ...

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 ...

What is Open Database Connectivity (ODBC)? Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) is an open standard application programming interface (API) that allows application programmers to easily access data ...

SQL Server backups cannot be restored to older versions directly. Use Export and Import Data-Tier Application for cross-version database migration. Reconfigure permissions, logins, and connection ...

Microsoft's MSSQL extension v1.45 previews a configurable T-SQL formatter while two existing features reach GA.