A connection to a database is a resource intensive operation that typically comprises a few steps. A channel of communication between the application and the database should be established before the ...

I'm attempting to connect to an excel file using an ADO recordset. There is a column in this that I need the sum of for a report. I'm familiar with ADO connections ...

Today’s README file explains how to create connection strings to SQL Server databases using Visual Studio’s built-in tools. To provide an example using real source, I created a simple Winforms ...

WASHINGTON, DC -- Black Hat DC 2010 -- A pair of Spanish researchers here today demonstrated a way to hack the connection between a Web application and a database, letting the attacker hijack Web ...