This blogpost explains how to connect .NET Core Console application to SQL server database and read table data. You will not be using the Entity framework for this.

Hello, I would like to use Metabase to connect to SQL Server 2008 R2, but no matter how many times I reinstall and compile, and regardless of what configurations I make, I still can't add this ...

If you have a legacy MS Access database or like its GUI, then there are ways to boost its abilities by teaming it up with SQL.

Windows 7 includes an ODBC manager that lets you connect from your desktop to a SQL server. You create a data source name (DSN) to save database setup information, so you can open a connection to ...

Excel spreadsheets are fantastic bits of kit, but databases are not. Rather than making the full jump to replacing Excel with a database system, there is a halfway house you can consider.

When configuring the SQL Server for remote access, you must allow certain ports and programs through the firewall to ensure clients can connect to the database securely. Before we begin, make sure you ...

Now let's write a simple AutoCAD plugin to connect to SQL Server and query data. Setup Database Let's write a Database Manager class to access the `connectionstring`, test the connection, and query ...