Can anybody show me an example of connecting to SQL Server, using either 

c# or VB.net.

For example the code below is fine.



private DataSet CreateDataSet()

{

	string source = "data source=OURSERVER;initial 

catalog=Images;integrated security=SSPI;persist security 

info=True;workstation id=MYSVR;packet size=4096";

	string logdata;

	logdata = "SELECT Top 200 Message, DateLogged, ErrorLevel, UnitID 

FROM MessageLog ORDER BY DateLogged DESC";

	SqlConnection cn = new SqlConnection(source);

	SqlDataAdapter da = new SqlDataAdapter(logdata,cn);

	DataSet ds = new DataSet();

	da.Fill(ds, "LogData");

	return ds;

}



I would like to use a DSN instead of the connect string, has anybody got 

an idea how to connect to SQL Server using a DSN and either OleDbConnection

() object or SqlConnection() object.



Thanks Max Campsell

The .NET team took out the ability to use DSN's through the OleDb data

provider.  I think the reason why was because of the added layer that it

would add (OLE DB -> ODBC -> Data Source).  If you want to connect to a

data source using DSN's you need to use the .NET Odbc data provider.  It

isn't included in the .NET SDK download, you have to download it

seperately.  The URL is:



http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/release.asp?ReleaseID=31125&area=sear

ch&ordinal=1



At the moment, you can use this .NET Odbc data provider to connect to

SQL Server, Oracle, and Jet.



Hope this helps.



Doug



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From: Max Campsell [mailto:pamax@i...] 

Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 8:03 PM

To: ASPToday Discuss

Subject: [asptoday_discuss] DSN's and .net





Can anybody show me an example of connecting to SQL Server, using either



c# or VB.net.

For example the code below is fine.



private DataSet CreateDataSet()

{

	string source = "data source=OURSERVER;initial 

catalog=Images;integrated security=SSPI;persist security 

info=True;workstation id=MYSVR;packet size=4096";

	string logdata;

	logdata = "SELECT Top 200 Message, DateLogged, ErrorLevel,

UnitID 

FROM MessageLog ORDER BY DateLogged DESC";

	SqlConnection cn = new SqlConnection(source);

	SqlDataAdapter da = new SqlDataAdapter(logdata,cn);

	DataSet ds = new DataSet();

	da.Fill(ds, "LogData");

	return ds;

}



I would like to use a DSN instead of the connect string, has anybody got



an idea how to connect to SQL Server using a DSN and either

OleDbConnection

() object or SqlConnection() object.



Thanks Max Campsell

Try This



set connection = server.createobject("adodb.connection") connection.open

"DSN=dsnName"



Set rs = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset")

rs.Open "SELECT * FROM messages WHERE id =001"



Regards

Patrick



----- Original Message -----

From: "Max Campsell" <pamax@i...>

To: "ASPToday Discuss" <asptoday_discuss@p...>

Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 8:03 PM

Subject: [asptoday_discuss] DSN's and .net





> Can anybody show me an example of connecting to SQL Server, using either

> c# or VB.net.

> For example the code below is fine.

>

> private DataSet CreateDataSet()

> {

> string source = "data source=OURSERVER;initial

> catalog=Images;integrated security=SSPI;persist security

> info=True;workstation id=MYSVR;packet size=4096";

> string logdata;

> logdata = "SELECT Top 200 Message, DateLogged, ErrorLevel, UnitID

> FROM MessageLog ORDER BY DateLogged DESC";

> SqlConnection cn = new SqlConnection(source);

> SqlDataAdapter da = new SqlDataAdapter(logdata,cn);

> DataSet ds = new DataSet();

> da.Fill(ds, "LogData");

> return ds;

> }

>

> I would like to use a DSN instead of the connect string, has anybody got

> an idea how to connect to SQL Server using a DSN and either

OleDbConnection

> () object or SqlConnection() object.

>

> Thanks Max Campsell

>