dotnet academic: Hi,

Does anybody know if there is a proper way to data bind to an SQL server in VB.Net?

Should I 'drag' the connection, dataAdapters and DataSource from the toolbox onto my form,

OR

Should I use a Protected Const SQL_CONNECTION_STRING As string from within the VB code, like they do in all the MIcrosoft samples?

The best way to configure your dataconnection is definately to configure it in app.config

Select the SqlConnection, choose DynamicProperties in the properties pane, and configure a key for your ConnectionString
This will create an app.config file and a mapping to it. Now you can easily change the connection by editing the app.config file, which is in xml format