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What are the steps to connect to a database?
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nishant2200- Member Since Jan-2007 | Jan 7th, 2007
1. Create a connection. This requires a connection string, which can be given declaratively or put in a well defined place like the .config files. Advantage of keeping in .config files is that it enables use of Connection Pooling by .Net framework, else even one small change in connection string will cause CLR to think it's not the same connection and will instantiate new connection for other request.
2. Open the connection and keep it open until done, typically done as using (con) { //use }
3. If using connected data model, create a SqlCommand object, decorate it with desired command, command type (stored procedure for eg), add any parameters and their values to the command, and then consume the command by using ExcuteReader or ExecuteScalar. In case of ExecuteReader, we will get back a handle to a fast-forward, read only pointer to the recordset. We can also decorate Command object with multiple recordsets in 2.0 and execute one by one (MARS - Multiple Active Record Sets)
4. If using disconnected data model, create a DataAdapter object, decorate it with desired SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE commands, add parameters as necessary and then fill up a DataSet or DataTable using the DataAdapter. Subsequent SQL can be executed using insert, update, delete commands on the dataset.
ushalakshmi
- Apr 17th, 2008
TO Connect to a DatabaseFirst we need to have a namespace like System.Data.Sqlclientthen connect to database as follows1.Create connection using SqlConnection Sqlconnection con=new sqlconnection(...
johnjustin
- Apr 8th, 2008
1. Implements the base class for data access2. Create a connection3. Open that connection4. Create a data reader and execute the data reader with proper sql statements You can get the values of the record using the methods GetString, GetInt32 ....etc.
