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Connecting to a Microsoft SQL Server Database Using ASP/ADO

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Last Updated: January 11, 2007 10:48 AM

This example describes using ASP/ADO to connect to a Microsoft SQL Server Database.

<%

'Sample Database Connection Syntax for ASP and SQL Server.

Dim oConn, oRs
Dim qry, connectstr
Dim db_name, db_username, db_userpassword
Dim db_server

db_server = "whsql01.mesa1.secureserver.net"
db_name = "your_dbname"
db_username = "your_dbusername"
db_userpassword = "your_dbpassword"
fieldname = "your_field"
tablename = "your_table"

connectstr = "Driver={SQL Server};SERVER=" & db_server & ";DATABASE=" & db_name & ";UID=" & db_username & ";PWD=" & db_userpassword

Set oConn = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
oConn.Open connectstr

qry = "SELECT * FROM " & tablename

Set oRS = oConn.Execute(qry)

Do until oRs.EOF
   Response.Write ucase(fieldname) & ": " & oRs.Fields(fieldname)
   oRS.MoveNext
Loop
oRs.Close


Set oRs = nothing
Set oConn = nothing

%>