vb 2008 connecting to an external database?

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Hi,

Can anyone tell me how I can connect to an external database which is situated in my university using a VB 2008 form?

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How can I get VB 2008 to check if an object is in the database and if it is then show all the fields of that object?

Thanks in advance

Posted 10-Aug-10 10:57am

hamza_786

Updated 10-Aug-10 12:33pm

Dalek Dave

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Dalek Dave 10-Aug-10 18:33pm

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AspDotNetDev · Answer 1 · 2010-08-10T11:26:00

Depends on the database you are using. MySql? SQL Server 2000? 2005? 2008?

You need to check the system tables for information on what objects the database contains. You connect to an external database using a connection string, which typically contains the server name, the instance name (if the default instance is not used), the default database, the username, and the password. If there is a firewall or something blocking direct access to your database, you can create a web service to expose database data to the outside world. Google will help you with a lot of that (I underlined a few phrases you may want to start with).

**Dalek Dave** · Answer 2 · 2010-08-10T13:04:00

Solution 2

Can you specify which db?

There are several options.

Posted 10-Aug-10 13:04pm