Query SQLServer DB From Custom Form

Question

I'm looking at creating a Custom Form to stream line sending standard email messages. I want to be able to pull several values (email, company name, first name, etc.) from a SQL Server database that the form will need. The idea is to enable the user to send an email with the fewest number of keystrokes and clicks as possible.

Creating the custom form isn't a problem.

If I'm using Windows Integrated Security what connection string would I use to connect to the DB? I'm looking for away to do this as seemless as possible and in such a way that the user need only access the form from the Organizational Forms library without anything additional installed on the client.

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David H

Answer 1

Hi David,

Thanks for posting in the MSDN Forum.

It's based on my experience that your issue isn't a Outlook development issue. I would recommend you consult it in the forum which regard to DataBase.

Have a good day,

Tom

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Tom Xu [MSFT]
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Answer 2

Lots of options...

SQL Server - Category of forums: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/sqlserver

.NET Framework inside SQL Server

Transact-SQL

Windows Forms - Category of forums: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/windowsforms

Hope one of these works!

Thanks!

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Ed Price (a.k.a User Ed), SQL Server Experience Program Manager (Blog, Twitter, Wiki)