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Connect to SQL Databases

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Connect to SQL Databases

  • May 17, 2023

The WinForms Designer allows you to connect to different types of SQL databases in the Data Source Wizard. Follow the steps below to establish a connection to a database:

  1. Select the database type in the Data Source wizard to connect to a database. Then, specify connection parameters. For more information on how to connect to different types of SQL databases, refer to the following tutorials:

  2. Register a data connection in the application’s configuration file. For this, add a connection string to the connectionStrings section.

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Bind Dashboard Items to Data in the Designer