regarding connecting to sql server in visual studio 2010

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good afternoon,

i am trying to connecting to sql server which is present in visual studio 2010.

I am giving the connection string as

SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection("Data Source='RajasekharServer';Initial Catalog=RajasekharDatabase;User Id=scott;Password=tiger;");

it is showing the error message as

A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections. (provider: Named Pipes Provider, error: 40 - Could not open a connection to SQL Server)

it is not connecting to sql server which is present in visual studio.

please help me.

Posted 16-Feb-13 20:28pm

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Asim Mahmood · Answer 1 · 2013-02-16T20:41:00

Solution 1

Check your connection string there will some issue and put connection string in Web.Config

<connectionstrings>
<add name="DatabaseLog" connectionString="Data Source=DataSource;Initial Catalog=XYZ;Persist Security Info=True;User ID=ABC;Password=ABC" /> <connectionstrings>

Posted 16-Feb-13 20:41pm

Asim Mahmood

mimtiyaz · Answer 2 · 2013-02-16T21:12:00

Try to get the appropriate connection using visual studio 2010 database connection wizard.

In the menu, go to Tools
-> Connect to database
-> A popup will appear
--> type the server name
--> use sql authenticaltion mode if configured
--> a list of database will appear, select your desired database.

Now, go to Server Explorer, your database will appear in the list, right click on it, a property window will appear under that you can see connection string

Just copy that string and paste in web.config file

Hope this will help