visual studio c# Connection String Issue - visual-studio

Question

I seem to be unable to connect to the database via ASP.NET connection Manager.
The connection string which I am using is,
<connectionStrings>
<add name="RiskRegister_Web" connectionString="server=########;UserId=RiskRegister;Password=#########;Database=RiskRegister_Web;Integrated Security=False;" />
</connectionStrings>
When the connection manager comes up, it says cant connect to the database check data source, i have checked settings in SQL and been able to login as the user.
I'm wondering if my connection string is incorrect?

Answer 1

Try adding ;Connect Timeout=30 to your connectionString.

Answer 2

The problem was that i didn't have the other necessary information in my web.config file below to connect to the asp.net configuration correctly.
<profile defaultProvider="profileSqlProvider" >
<providers>
<clear />
<add
name="profileSqlProvider"
type="System.Web.Profile.SqlProfileProvider"
connectionStringName="RiskRegister_Security"
applicationName="RiskRegister"
description="SqlProfileProvider for RiskRegister" />
</providers>
<properties>
<add name="UserClassification" />
<add name="Country" />
</properties>
</profile>
<roleManager enabled="true" cacheRolesInCookie="true" defaultProvider="roleSqlProvider">
<providers>
<clear />
<add
name="roleSqlProvider"
type="System.Web.Security.SqlRoleProvider"
connectionStringName="RiskRegister_Security"
applicationName="RiskRegister" />
</providers>
</roleManager>
<membership defaultProvider="membershipSqlProvider" userIsOnlineTimeWindow="15">
<providers>
<clear />
<add
name="membershipSqlProvider"
type="System.Web.Security.SqlMembershipProvider"
connectionStringName="RiskRegister_Security"
applicationName="RiskRegister"
enablePasswordRetrieval="false"
enablePasswordReset="true"
requiresQuestionAndAnswer="true"
requiresUniqueEmail="true"
passwordFormat="Hashed" />
</providers>
</membership>