Managing Databases with the Server Explorer
The Server Explorer in Visual Studio .NET is your door to server resources on your local machine or other network computers that you have the authority to connect to. In Day 2, “Introduction to Visual Studio .NET,” you got a rundown on the different parts of the Server Explorer, but we held off on anything that has to do with databases until today.
To start working with the Server Explorer, create a new Visual Basic .NET or C# Windows Forms application called DataTools_vb or Datatools_cs, depending on what language you're using. I refer to the application as simply DataTools throughout the rest of the day. After your project is open, you should see the Server Explorer on the left side of your screen. ...
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