Create a set of variables in the VB6 file to hold database connection information, including a connection variable, a record variable and a string variable to store and send SQL commands:Dim ...

You create a data source name (DSN) to save database setup information, so you can open a connection to the SQL Server database without re-entering the server information.

Untangle SQL Server connection strings Today’s README file explains how to create connection strings to SQL Server databases using Visual Studio’s built-in tools.

When creating automation scripts to discover, add, update or remove records from a remote SQL database, you need to make sure your script can successfully connect to the database.