Execute Parameterized SQL StoredProcedure via ODBC

Question

From within a C# WinForms app I must execute a parameterized Stored Procedure on a MS SQL Express Server. The Database Connection works, the Procedure works either, but I ge

Answer 1

Don't use ODBCConnection to connect to a SQL Server. Use the "normal" SqlConnection, SqlCommand, etc. These are the ones made to work with SQL Server.

EDIT: Also, you should use the SqlConnectionStringBuilder to assembly the connection string. This is far less error prone than putting the entire connection string into a configuration file or creating it by hand.