Additional resources for troubleshooting data access errors
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You can find assistance with troubleshooting errors and warnings in the Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) public forums. The following table lists the data related forums available on MSDN.
Windows Forms Data Controls and Databinding Provides a forum for questions about and general discussions of data access in Windows Forms.
ADO.NET DataSet Forum Provides a forum for questions about and general discussions of Datasets.
ADO.NET Entity Framework and LINQ to Entities Provides a forum for questions about and general discussions of Entity Framework applications and the LINQ to Entities language.
WCF Data Services Forum Provides a forum for questions about and general discussions of data services.
SQL Server Data Access Forum Provides a forum for questions about and general discussions of accessing data in Microsoft SQL Server.
Linq to SQL Forum Provides a forum for questions about and general discussions of Linq to SQL.
ADO.NET Data Providers Forum Provides a forum for questions about and general discussions of the different .NET Framework Data Providers.
For information about how to troubleshoot connectivity to SQL Server, see How to Troubleshoot Connecting to the SQL Server Database Engine.