Newbi question.

[pdcjlw1@gmail.com]

Hey I'm trying to learn how to connect a database to a C# project. The
tutorial I am trying to follow says to do the following:

Creating a Database Connection
The first thing you need when retrieving data from a database is, of
course, a database connection. Although you can use the Data Adapter
Configuration Wizard to create a new database connection, the process
is easier to understand if you do it yourself the first time. To do
so, start a new Windows Application project, open the Toolbox window,
and drag a new SqlConnection object onto the form.

The only problem I have is that my toolbox does not have a
Sqlconnection object. I can't seem to find it.
This is very frustrating!

I am using Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition.

Can anyone help?

[pdcjlw1@gmail.com]

Re: Newbi question.

On Mar 21, 11:01 am, pdcj...@gmail.c om wrote:

Hey I'm trying to learn how to connect a database to a C# project. The
tutorial I am trying to follow says to do the following:
>
Creating a Database Connection
The first thing you need when retrieving data from a database is, of
course, a database connection. Although you can use the Data Adapter
Configuration Wizard to create a new database connection, the process
is easier to understand if you do it yourself the first time. To do
so, start a new Windows Application project, open the Toolbox window,
and drag a new SqlConnection object onto the form.
>
The only problem I have is that my toolbox does not have a
Sqlconnection object. I can't seem to find it.
This is very frustrating!
>
I am using Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition.
>
Can anyone help?

Ok. So why would my tutorial say to get it from the toolbox. That's
very confusing.

[Willy Denoyette [MVP]]

Re: Newbi question.

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Hey I'm trying to learn how to connect a database to a C# project. The
tutorial I am trying to follow says to do the following:
>
Creating a Database Connection
The first thing you need when retrieving data from a database is, of
course, a database connection. Although you can use the Data Adapter
Configuration Wizard to create a new database connection, the process
is easier to understand if you do it yourself the first time. To do
so, start a new Windows Application project, open the Toolbox window,
and drag a new SqlConnection object onto the form.
>
The only problem I have is that my toolbox does not have a
Sqlconnection object. I can't seem to find it.
This is very frustrating!
>
I am using Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition.
>
Can anyone help?

Not all Framework components are added to the toolbox per default,
SqlConnection is such component, you need to add it manually, by right
clicking "Components " and select "Choose Items.. " , from the ".Net
Framework Components" dialog select "SqlConnect ion" to add it to the
toolbox.

Willy.

[pdcjlw1@gmail.com]

Re: Newbi question.

On Mar 21, 12:45 pm, "Willy Denoyette [MVP]"
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Hey I'm trying to learn how to connect a database to a C# project. The
tutorial I am trying to follow says to do the following:

>

Creating a Database Connection
The first thing you need when retrieving data from a database is, of
course, a database connection. Although you can use the Data Adapter
Configuration Wizard to create a new database connection, the process
is easier to understand if you do it yourself the first time. To do
so, start a new Windows Application project, open the Toolbox window,
and drag a new SqlConnection object onto the form.

>

The only problem I have is that my toolbox does not have a
Sqlconnection object. I can't seem to find it.
This is very frustrating!

>

I am using Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition.

>

Can anyone help?

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Not all Framework components are added to the toolbox per default,
SqlConnection is such component, you need to add it manually, by right
clicking "Components " and select "Choose Items.. " , from the ".Net
Framework Components" dialog select "SqlConnect ion" to add it to the
toolbox.
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Ok. That makes more sense. Thanks.