Display the information about the connection.
Imports System Imports System.Data Imports System.Data.SqlClient Imports System.Data.OleDb Public Class MainClass Public Shared Sub SqlConnectionExample() Using con As New SqlConnection con.ConnectionString = "Data Source=.\sqlexpress;Database=AdventureWorks;Integrated Security=SSPI;" con.Open() If con.State = ConnectionState.Open Then Console.WriteLine("SqlConnection Information:") Console.WriteLine(" Connection State = " & con.State) Console.WriteLine(" Connection String = " & con.ConnectionString) Console.WriteLine(" Database Source = " & con.DataSource) Console.WriteLine(" Database = " & con.Database) Console.WriteLine(" Server Version = " & con.ServerVersion) Console.WriteLine(" Workstation Id = " & con.WorkstationId) Console.WriteLine(" Timeout = " & con.ConnectionTimeout) Console.WriteLine(" Packet Size = " & con.PacketSize) Else Console.WriteLine("SqlConenction failed to open.") Console.WriteLine(" Connection State = " & con.State) End If con.Close() End Using End Sub Public Shared Sub OleDbConnectionExample() Using con As New OleDbConnection con.ConnectionString = "Provider=SQLOLEDB;Data Source=.\sqlexpress;Initial Catalog=AdventureWorks;Integrated Security=SSPI;" con.Open() If con.State = ConnectionState.Open Then Console.WriteLine("OleDbConnection Information:") Console.WriteLine(" Connection State = " & con.State) Console.WriteLine(" Connection String = " & con.ConnectionString) Console.WriteLine(" Database Source = " & con.DataSource) Console.WriteLine(" Database = " & con.Database) Console.WriteLine(" Server Version = " & con.ServerVersion) Console.WriteLine(" Timeout = " & con.ConnectionTimeout) Else Console.WriteLine("OleDbConnection failed to open.") Console.WriteLine(" Connection State = " & con.State) End If con.Close() End Using End Sub Public Shared Sub Main() SqlConnectionExample() OleDbConnectionExample() End Sub End Class