DATABASE CONNECTIVITY

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 GETTING READY
 INSTALL VISUAL STUDIO

 INSTALL SQL SERVER THAT IS

COMPACTIBLE FOR THE THAT

 PARTICULAR VISUAL STUDIO VERSION.

 CREATING A DATABASE
 Click Ok. Then the window will disappear and
will be back to “Data Source configuration
wizard” window.

 Click next . Then you will be asked to save the

connection String. Click next.

 Then Click finish. And your database is

created.
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 Open Server Explorer by following these steps.
 Go to Tool -> Connect to server.
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 A window will pop-up demanding for server
name. just enter your pc name and click ok.
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 After clicking ok . A server explorer window
appears on the left side as shown below.
 CREATING A DATABASE
 To create database in visual studio 2010,
 Select “Add New Data Source from data menu.
 ADDING TABLE TO DATABASE
 Now create table by right-clicking on table
icon in server explorer window as follows:
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 Now the new window will open as :
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 Fill the data into the table as follows:
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 Now Press Ctrl + s to save the table ,then a
pop-up window will appear for table name.
Give a name to table as follows and click ok.
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 Now this add a table in the test database in
server explorer having name Emp_Detail .
 ADDING ROWS TO TABLE
 Right click on Emp_Detail Table and click on
“Show Table Data”.
 ADDING ROWS TO TABLE
 The new Window will appear as follows:
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 Add data to the table as follows.
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 Now after updating close the window.

 Now close the Test.mdf connection by right-

clicking the “Test.mdf ” icon in server
explorer.
ADDING DATABASE FIELD TO FORMS
 CREATING A DATABASE
 The new window “Data source Configuration
Wizard” will be opened.
 CREATING A DATABASE
 Select Database option from the above
window. And then click next.

 Now you will be asked to choose a dataset .

 Choose dataset and click next.

 This is shown in next slide.
CREATING A DATABASE
 CREATING A DATABASE
 Now you are asked to choose the Data
connection.
 CREATING A DATABASE
 Click on New Connection. This will open a
Choose Data Source window.
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 Choose your Data source suppose Microsoft
Sql Server Database File then click to
continue.
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
Now the next window is Add Connection.

You may change your data source by clicking to change button.

Or Just Enter a new Database name or browse from any location.

Here we will create a new database named “Test” shown in next

slide.
CREATING A DATABASE
 ADDING DATABASE FIELD TO FORMS
 Create a window application by going to
File->New Project->Window Application.

Create a Dataset by Going to Data and then

clicking to Add New Dataset as follows.
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 ADDING DATABASE FIELD TO FORMS
 Now Click on Data tab and then click on
“show data sources”
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 Now a Dataset explorer will appear on the left
side of the visual studio window as follows :
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 Now Drag the columns of the table Test to the
Form1 as follows:
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 Add a Data grid to the table as follows:
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 Drag and drop the table name from dataset
explorer into the data grid view field as
follows:
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 Now the Form Created Would look like this :
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 Now Your Form is connected to the database.

 The Navigation bar on the top of the form

shows the following data.
EXECUTION OF PROGRAM
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