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Asked: 2026-05-15T23:13:35+00:00

(very newbie question, please help if you can) how do i connect visual web

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(very newbie question, please help if you can)

how do i connect visual web developer to sql server express 2008? in the Database Explorer, i right click on Data Connections, click Add Connection…, and in the Data source box i choose Microsoft SQL Server (sqlClient), which i’m guessing doesn’t connect me to a database file, but to sql server express itself(?). in the server name box when i click the drop down box, there’s nothing there and that’s where i get stuck.

can someone provide a link to how i can connect to sql server express; preferably not an msdn link since i’ve been there and struggled with their walkthrough. thanks

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  1. Editorial Team

    usually you can type in .\SQLEXPRESS to connect to local SQL Server Express install…

    the dot means the computer you are on, like localhost, and the \SQLEXPRESS is the SQL Server instance that the server is running on…this is the default instance name anyway for SQL Server Express…

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