What is the DataSource Of My DB

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Hi All,

I am new to coding...I am trying to connect my db from front end...I have installed oracle 11g in my system...I am using this

C#

string constring = "Data Source=?;User Id=database user id;Password=mypaswrd;";
SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection(constring);
conn.Open();

but I dont know my data source...from where i can find out my data source...or what i can use there....or without datasource whether connecting to db is possible?..

Please help...

Posted 17-Sep-11 1:01am

Arghya Santra

Updated 17-Sep-11 2:23am

Richard MacCutchan

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rkthiyagarajan 17-Sep-11 7:04am

Data Source is connection bridge of your database and your Web application or some thing like that.

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Mehdi Gholam · Answer 1 · 2011-09-17T01:12:00

Solution 1

Take a look at the following link for connection string samples for Oracle :

connection string samples

Posted 17-Sep-11 1:12am

Mehdi Gholam

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Arghya Santra 17-Sep-11 7:25am

But I want to know what is the data source???....and for my connection string what i can use???...in that link there are some datasource names...from where they are getting that???...

Mehdi Gholam 17-Sep-11 8:03am

datasource is the oracle server name

Tejas Vaishnav · Answer 2 · 2011-09-17T01:23:00

Solution 2

Datasource is the address of our database server..

for using local database you can write a local or put only .(dot) insted of writing some thing...

look at my connection string for demonstartion

C#

"Data Source=.;Initial Catalog=MyEcommerce;Integrated Security=True"

or 
"Data Source=(local)\SQLEXPRESS;Initial Catalog=MyEcommerce;Integrated Security=True"

or 
"Data Source=Tejas-Laptop\SQLEXPRESS;Initial Catalog=MyEcommerce;Integrated Security=True"

Posted 17-Sep-11 1:23am

Tejas Vaishnav

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Arghya Santra 17-Sep-11 7:30am

using System;
using System.Configuration;
using System.Data;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.Security;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.HtmlControls;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts;
using System.Xml.Linq;
using System.Data.SqlClient;

public partial class _Default : System.Web.UI.Page
{
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{

}
protected void Button_transmit_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
string user_id = TextBox_userid.Text;
string paswrd = TextBox_password.Text;
string constring = "Data Source=.;User Id=Arghyauserid;Password=ArghyaPaswrd;";
SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection(constring);
conn.Open();
}
}

My code is above...Still its not connecting...

m@dhu 17-Sep-11 7:44am

I don't think you can connect oracle db with sqlconnection.

Arghya Santra 17-Sep-11 7:48am

@Madhu: Could you give me an example to connect oracle....

rkthiyagarajan 17-Sep-11 20:34pm

Why need to oracle? SQL also better one, and you put the code also SQL...