Connecting to local SQL Server database using C#

Question

Suppose I have created a SQL Server database called Database1.mdf in the App_Data folder in Visual Studio with a table called Names. <

Answer 1

I like to use the handy process outlined here to build connection strings using a .udl file. This allows you to test them from within the udl file to ensure that you can connect before you run any code.

Hope that helps.