OLEDB database connection from ASP.NET

[Louise Hadley]

I can connect to a Sybase database from a WindowsApp project without
any problems, but when I use the same code to connect from an aspx.vb
file I get an OLEDB exception "Database server not found".

Code is:

Imports System.Data.OleDb

Public Class WebForm1
Inherits System.Web.UI.Page


Private Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load

Dim strConn As String
Dim objDBConn As OleDbConnection
Dim objCommand As OleDbCommand

strConn = "provider=ASAProv;data source=systemsupport"

objDBConn = New OleDbConnection(strConn)
objCommand = New OleDbCommand("spEventLog_Add_2",
objDBConn)
objCommand.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure

objDBConn.Open()
.................


If I paste this code into WindowsApp form it runs fine!

Is there something inherently different in the way I should connect to
the database in ASP.

I have the same problem when I call method functions in components
from the ASP that simply return arraylists - they work fine when
called from Windows apps but not when called from the ASP.

Tx,
Louise

 

[Steve C. Orr [MVP, MCSD]]

ASP.NET applications run under the user account ASPNET by default.
I'd say the likely problem is that this user account does not have
permissions to your database.
Either give it permissions or user impersonation to run ASP.NET under a
different user account that has the necessary privileges.
Here's more info:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...-us/cpguide/html/cpconaspnetimpersonation.asp

 

[Louise Hadley]

Thanks very much Steve, I set up a user ASPNET in my database, and the
connection string "provider=ASAProv;data
source=systemsupport;uid=ASPNET" works!

Phew, now I can relax a bit over the weekend - was starting to pull my
hair out!

Louise