sql server express connection string

Question

Is there a difference between sql server connection string and the express vesion?!

Answer 1

Yes there is a difference- the big one being you won't have AttachDbFilename in the full SQL Server.

SQL Server Express connection string:

Server=.\SQLExpress;AttachDbFilename=c:\mydbfile.mdf;Database=dbname; Trusted_Connection=Yes;

Typical normal SQL Server connection string:

Data Source=myServerAddress;Initial Catalog=myDataBase;Integrated Security=SSPI;

See connectionStrings.com for more info.