Connecting to SQL Server database via windows form app

Hi, I have developed a windows form application which connects to a sql server 2k database via the following conneciton string:

Private con As New SqlConnection("Data Source=(local);trusted_connection=true;Initial Catalog=Database1")

This works fine for running locally but I need to give my Windows form application to other users on the lan and have them reach my database server. So next I tried:

Private con As New SqlConnection("WorkStation ID= E134017.nw.nos.Boeing.com;Data Source=(local);trusted_connection=true;Initial Catalog=Database1")

where E134017.nw.nos.boeing.com is the full network path to my computer

It does not work and results in "Server does not exist or access is denied"

I next went in SQL and turned on tcp/ip and still no luck.

Any ideas,

Fred

The good way of doing this, at least in my opinion is to kepp the connectin string in App.Config file, thus you can chage it without bother to compile again.
so you'll have something like

<configuration>
<add key="ConnectionString" value="server=(local);trusted_connection=yes;database=b1;"/>
</configuration>

when you copy the application to another workstation, you can change the connection string to server=DB_SERVER_NAME;trusted_connection=yes;database=b1;", where DB_SERVER_NAME is the name of the cmputer where the SQL Server is or the one that you refer to local. Then you have to add the remote users into your database server and grant access to db1.|||Your connection string is looking for a SQL Server on the user's workstation. Don't you want to change your Data Source property to point to the name of your database server?

Darrel|||that's the reason i explain in the 2nd paragraph to replace the DB_SERVER_NAME appropriately.|||Ok, this is the connection string I am using

Data Source = \\E134017.nw.nos.boeing.com;Trusted_Connection=True;Initial Catalog=Database1

\\E134017.nw.nos.boeing.com is the full path to the server computer. E134017 is the computer name.

Using this connection string, I go to another computer on the network and login and try to reach my server thru my connection string.

I get"Server does not exist or access is denied"

That same connection string works fine as a login on the server itself.

I am lost.

Fred|||

The SQL forum is a better venue for your question.

|||This is the connection string we use in our Winapps:
Data Source=<Your server name here>;user id=<your user ID here>;password=<users Password here>;initial catalog=<Database name here>
Hope this helps
Deasun|||then use this

server=E134017;trusted_connection=yes;database=Database1;