c# 2008 SQL Server Express Connection String

Question

I have a 2008 SQL Server Express installed on one of my machines and I\'m attempting to establish a remote connection... when I use the MS SQL Server Management Studio I can

Answer 1

It could be your SQL instance is not cobfigured to accept incoming TCP connections, you can check this under Start-> SQL Server 2008 -> Conguration Tools -> SQL Server Configuration Manager. On the left side in that tool you'll see network configuration, expand it to see which protocols are enabled.

Answer 2

What if you use Integrated Security=SSPI?

If you are not wanting to use a windows login I believe the other answer about removing the Integrated Security parameter is correct.

Answer 3

Ok - I am guessing you have tried all of these http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlexpress/archive/2005/05/05/415084.aspx

Have you tried sqlping on MACHINENAME\SQLEXPRESS

Can you ping MACHINENAME

Finally, I am pretty sure you only need 1 slash i.e. MACHINENAME\SQLEXPRESS

Answer 4

try this

string sqlcon=("Data Source="your pc name\\SQLEXPRESS"; 
UserID=sa;
Password=****;
Initial Catalog="+MyDatabase+"; 
IntegratedSecurity=True;");

Answer 5

Remove Integrated Security=True from your connection string and (optional) add Persist Security Info=True;

From MSDN:

Integrated Security - When false, User ID and Password are specified in the connection. When true, the current Windows account credentials are used for authentication.