OFF TOPIC Microsoft.Data.SqlClient

Question

I'm 16, so I'm pretty new to all of this. Could someone help me with this? This error pops up when trying to add a new data source to my VB.NET project.

Answer 1

The are forms in the Microsoft Q & A forms, and there is one specifically for vb.net.

This forum would be a good choice:

VB - Microsoft Q&A

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/tags/315/vb

And sql data client? Well, if you using .net core, then yes, you have to now "install" the data providers you want. If you using vb.net + .net framework, then the sql data provider is quite much always avaiable by default. However, do check that you have a reference to system.data, and system.data.sqlclient if using SQL server.

By the off chance you using the ms-access data engine with vb.net? Then you can use the oleDB provider, or you can use the ODBC provider. While I as habit use the oleDB provider in VB.net with ms-access, in hindsight, using the ODBC provider(s) is in theory a better choice, since then you can simply change the odbc connection string(s) say from ms-access to SQL server or whatever, and that means minimal code changes.

Anyway, the above Q & A forums have sections for vb.net, c#, ms-access, sql server etc.....

Answer 2

Which forum? Access is the closest one i could find. Is there one for VB or Visual studio? Could you link it

Answer 3

Sorry, wrong forum. This one is for Q&A about Microsoft Access relational databases. Please find a better forum for your question.