sqlConnection1.ConnectionString = "data source=Devmain;initial catalog=Northwind;persist security info=True;user id=sa;workstation id=WANGHW;packet size=4096;PWD ...

Good God, that looks so much easier than screwing around with the system.Data classes. Most of my databases are built with SQL Express. I have the free copy of SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 2008 ...