app.config file in C# for SQL Server 2005 in VS 2008

Question

I have C# .net project with SQL Server 2008 written in Visual Studio 2008. There I used the following connection string to connect with SQL Server:

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Answer 1

If the database is local with the application you can use LocalHost in your connection string assuming all other information is the same.

Eg:

string connectionString = @"server = LOCALHOST\SQLEXPRESS; Integrated Security = SSPI; database = XPHotelManagementDatabase";