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sqlserver-mcp-server

A read-only MCP server for SQL Server databases, built with .NET 10 and the official ModelContextProtocol C# SDK. Connect any MCP-compatible AI agent to your SQL Server instance and let it explore ...
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How to create SQL Server connection strings in Visual Studio

Today’s README file explains how to create connection strings to SQL Server databases using Visual Studio’s built-in tools. To provide an example using real source, I created a simple Winforms ...
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Try the new SqlClient and Retry connections natively

The 2002 release of the original .NET Framework shipped ADO.NET and System.Data.SqlClient, the driver for SQL Server that gave .NET applications a standard connection approach. Over the years, updates ...
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Migrate from System.Data.SqlClient to Microsoft.Data.SqlClient

Microsoft.Data.SqlClient is the supported provider for new SQL Server features in .NET applications. It preserves the ADO.NET programming model used by System.Data.SqlClient, but the packages, ...