Format of the initialization string does not conform to specification starting at index 0
The main cause of this type of error is may be you wrote the connection string inside the quotes like this
Dim myConn As New SqlConnection(“strConnectionString”)
Modify your code like this and try again
Dim myConn As New SqlConnection(strConnectionString)
if you have any suggestions please post reply
Sanal Menon Kalipurayath 
Awesome………that was exactly what I was doing wrong 🙂
Format of the initialization string does not conform to specification starting at index 0.
cant just make s connection to my database in webdeveloper express 2008 mdf
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thanks so much , just solve d the problem , but actually i was trying to get a connection from another page and it was it unable to convert it implicitly to string until i declared the connection string directly on the required page and off course removed the quotes on the connection strinf
thanks so much
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
string a = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings[“mycon”].ConnectionString;
SqlConnection c = new SqlConnection();
c.ConnectionString= a;// THIS LINE IVING ME SAME ERROR
c.Open();
SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand(“insert into movie[movie],[movie_id])values(@name,@movie_id)”);
cmd.Parameters.Add(“@movie”, TextBox1.Text);
cmd.Parameters.Add(“@movie_id”, TextBox2.Text);
int x = cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
Response.Write(“your record has been added”);
Response.Write(“your insertion has affected:” + x + “no. of records”);
TextBox1.Text = “”;
just execute your stored first
getting the same error..
public class DBConnection
{
private static String ConString;
public IDBManager dbManager = new DBManager();
public DBConnection()
{
ConString = “Data Source=DANGI-HP;Initial Catalog=interchat;Trusted_Connection=False”;
Configurator objconf = new Configurator();
System.Reflection.Assembly Asm = System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
string path = Asm.Location + “.config”;
String con = objconf.GetConfigData(path, “ConString”);
String [] arr= con.Split(‘;’);
//Data Source=GRINFOTE11\SQLEXPRESS;Initial Catalog=interchat;User ID=sa;Password=grinfotech
//ConString=”Data Source=” + arr[0] + “;Initial Catalog=” +arr[1] +”; User Id=” + arr[2] + “; password=” + arr[3] ;
ConString = ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings[“ConString”];
//ConString= ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings[“ConString”].ConnectionString;
}
My opinion and a good practice is to store the connection string for your application in a web.config file rather than as a hard coded string in your code
Try to use the below..
string strConnString = System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings.Item(“ConString”).ToString();
If error still persists please feel free to get back. Shall try my level best to help you out.
Menon, my application stores connection string in the registry. Your tip helped me determine that the connection string was enclosed in quotes. Thanks!