This app can create and connect to a local database for experimental purposes or to a remote server for the management of production databases. In this tutorial, I’m going to show you how to ...

The Connection Properties dialog opens. For my sample ITworld application, I changed the data source to Microsoft SQL Server (SQLClient), and entered the necessary Server, Log On, and database values.

If you manage a database server, you are probably always in search of a tool to make that process a bit easier. If your database of choice is MySQL, you have a number of options.

If the server is a Windows-based machine, begin the IP address or hostname with the "smb://" prefix. Click on the "Connect" button to initiate a connection.