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VB.net Build connection string for SQL 2008

Hi

I have a simple form with four boxes:
1. Server
2. Database name
3. Username
4. Password

What VB.net code would I use to build a connection string for a SQL 2008 database.
Now I know you can look at http://www.connectionstrings.com/
but has anyone written VB.net code to do this

Kamal Khaleefa

create this class(DBConnection)

Imports System.Data
Imports System.Data.SqlClient

Public Class DBConnection
 
    Public Function StartConnection() As SqlConnection

           Dim con As SqlClient.SqlConnection = Nothing
        Dim ConnectionString As String = "Data Source=myserver;Initial Catalog=myDataBase;user id=MyUser;password=MyPassword"
     
        'End Try


        Try
            con = New SqlClient.SqlConnection(ConnectionString)
         
        Catch ex As Exception

            Return con
        End Try
        Return con




    End Function


End Class

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then in your code call your data base as

  Dim dt As New DataTable


        Dim oSQLConnection As System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection = (New DBConnection).StartConnection
        Try

            oSQLConnection.Open()

            Dim adapt As New SqlClient.SqlDataAdapter(" Select * from my table ", oSQLConnection)
            adapt.Fill(dt)


        Catch ex As Exception

        Finally
            Try
                oSQLConnection.Close()
            Catch ex As Exception

            End Try
        End Try

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