ConnectionString is incorrect in axapta - axapta

Question

I want to connect to the other database using LoginProperty class. I did it in two different ways:
Create a DNS system object, using loginProperty class and connect to the DB. This way it works fine.
In the other way, i wants to creat a 'Connection String' and connect to the DB. In this way i am getting an error.
ODBC operation failed. Unable to logon to the database.
[Microsoft][ODBC Driver Manager] Data source name not found and there is no standard driver.
My Connection string is:
connectionString = "Driver={SQL Server Native Client 10.0}; Server=MSS2008-term\\\\SQLServer; Database=db; user ID=sa; Password=ABC.123";
loginProperty.setOther(connectionString);
conn = new ODBCConnection(loginProperty);
What is missing in the connection string?

Answer 1

Try using a raw string assignment (so no \ magic):
connectionString = #"Driver={SQL Server Native Client 10.0}; Server=MSS2008-term\SQLServer; Database=db; user ID=sa; Password=ABC.123";
Some others have problems, see ODBC connection to external data.
Maybe you can create the DSN by code, see What is the simplest, most maintainable way to create a SQL Server ODBC Data Source?

Answer 2

I notice you have Server and Database in your connection string where I use Data Source and Initial Catalog for some reason. You can do it like this, just changing/adding relevant parameters:
public str getConnectionString() {
System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnectionStringBuilder dbConnectionStringBuilder;
dbConnectionStringBuilder = new System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnectionStringBuilder();
dbConnectionStringBuilder.set_Item('Data Source', 'YourServer');
dbConnectionStringBuilder.set_Item('Initial Catalog', 'YourDatabase');
dbConnectionStringBuilder.set_Item('Integrated Security', true);
return dbConnectionStringBuilder.ToString();
}