Before you can connect to a database, you must obtain an OLE DB provider for your database. If you want to connect to a Microsoft SQL Server database, you can use the Managed Data Provider for SQL Server that is supplied by the .NET Framework Software Development Kit (SDK).

Before connecting to the database, you must set up an ASP.NET application. Also, the database must be set up either on your local computer or on a system to which you have network or FTP access.

After the database provider is installed, you can use it to connect to the database.