We have our SQL server configured to only allow Windows accounts (i.e. not mixed). However, in some cases we are connecting from non-domain boxes and we want to specify a domain account to connect ...

Patch Tuesday fixes 137 vulnerabilities, including critical flaws in SQL Server, Netlogon, Office, and the .NET Framework.

Please note that Integrated Security=false was set in the connection string used above, as the example uses SQL Server Authentication. If Windows Authentication is used, this must be adapted.

If you ever need to sort character strings stored in SQL Server fields, check out this demonstration of how to write a common sorting algorithm using SQL Server TSQL code.

To test a SQL database connection, you'll need at least four pieces of information: the user name password, database name and endpoint (such as a DNS name or IP address). For this article, we're only ...