Connection string - Keyword not supported: 'initial catalog'

Question

I am using Webmatrix.data's Database entity to create a database connection, however it doesnt like my connection string. I am running it from MVC ASP.net.

Ive tried changing it to server / database, but still errors the same. Where am I going wrong?

        using (var db = Database.OpenConnectionString(@"Data Source=MY-HP\Serv;Initial Catalog=MyDBSQL;User ID=sa;Password=password"))
        {
            var items = db.Query("SELECT * FROM TaskPriority");
        }

Exception Details: System.ArgumentException: Keyword not supported: 'initial catalog'.

Kenny

What database server (SQL Server, MySQL, Postgresql, etc) are you using? – Monachism

Answer 1

check here: Database.OpenConnectionString Method (String, String)

try to specify the provider name as second parameter, from the MSDN example:

var connectionString = "Data Source=.\\SQLExpress;Initial Catalog=SmallBakery;Integrated Security=True";

var providerName = "System.Data.SqlClient";

var db = Database.OpenConnectionString(connectionString, providerName);

Chyou

Sniff, i spent 3 hours trying to figure this out. Cheers ma man! Saved me more headache. – Kenny

Answer 2

ARRRRHHHHHH!!!!! This is the second time I've run into this, grrrh - wasted hours on it.

Error:

The server encountered an error processing the request. The exception message is 'Keyword not supported: 'initial catalog;MyDatabase;data source'.'. See server logs for more details. The exception stack trace is:

Stacktrace:

at System.Data.Common.DbConnectionOptions.ParseInternal(Hashtable parsetable, String connectionString, Boolean buildChain, Hashtable synonyms, Boolean firstKey) at System.Data.Common.DbConnectionOptions..ctor(String connectionString, Hashtable synonyms, Boolean useOdbcRules) at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnectionString..ctor(String connectionString) at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnectionFactory.CreateConnectionOptions(String connectionString, DbConnectionOptions previous) at System.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionFactory.GetConnectionPoolGroup(DbConnectionPoolKey key, DbConnectionPoolGroupOptions poolOptions, DbConnectionOptions& userConnectionOptions) at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection.ConnectionString_Set(DbConnectionPoolKey key) at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection.set_ConnectionString(String value) at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection..ctor(String connectionString, SqlCredential credential)

This was my faulty connection string:

<add name="Production" connectionString="Password=Secret;Persist Security Info=True;User ID=MyUserID;Initial Catalog;MyDatabase;Data Source=aquickborwnfoxjumpedover.us-west-2.rds.amazonaws.com,1433" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />

Looks good right? WRONG

Eventually I spotted the semi-colon here:

Initial Catalog;MyDatabase

To correct it, I used an equal sign:

Initial Catalog=MyDatabase

The correct connection string:

<add name="ConnString" connectionString="Password=Secret;Persist Security Info=True;User ID=MyUserID;Initial Catalog=MyDatabase;Data Source=aquickborwnfoxjumpedover.us-west-2.rds.amazonaws.com,1433" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />

Disproportionate

Answer 3

I ran into the error in one of the IdentityServer quickstarts.

Had to replace

services.AddDbContext<ApplicationDbContext>(options =>
                options.UseSqlite(Configuration.GetConnectionString("DefaultConnection")));

With

services.AddDbContext<ApplicationDbContext>(options =>
                options.UseSqlServer(Configuration.GetConnectionString("DefaultConnection")));

Using

Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer

Because obviously my DB was a Microsoft SQL Server and not SQLite.

Eleusis

This turned out to be the case for me... Thank you mate! – Sisely

Answer 4

You can use the below code

Config file :

   <connectionStrings>
   <add name="con" connectionString="Data Source=ServerName;Initial Catalog=master;Integrated Security=SSPI;" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient"></add>
  </connectionStrings>

cshtmlfile :

var db = Database.Open("con");

var selecteddata = db.Query("select * from movie");

Phocis

Answer 5

For me I was getting this error because I was using a templated solution. Unbeknownst to me the template only installed support for sqlite. I had to install Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer and change the calls in my code from UseSqlite to UseSqlServer.

Smoothie

Answer 6

You need to check your connection string.

I received the error because I had db(instead of 'Database') in my connection string.

 "DevConnection": "server=DEL1-XX-XXXX;db=DonationDb;user=sa;password=XXXX"

Updating the above connection string(db to Database) should solve the problem. Below is the working connection string.

 "DevConnection":"server=DEL1-XX-XXXX;Database=DonationDb;user=sa;password=QwerXXXX"

Chesnut

I had this same problem when I tried to remove migrations with "donet ef migrations remove". I was implementing Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer v5.0.4. I got this error because as @Risgu Ranjan mentioned, the connection string was wrong. In my case I had "Initial Catalog" instead of Database. It worked after I changed "Initial Catalog" to Database. Thanks for sharing your idea. – Sarcomatosis

Answer 7

I suggest:

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1. You can check your connection string format clearly especialy " and ". In my case this is:

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2. You may try generate db by EF again.

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