I already tried deleting the connection.dat files and the first time in, then connection manager appeared. I pointed to the SQL Express. Then my login instantly appeared. I logged in and created a menu option to display the connection string. It is pointed to SQLEXPRESS. Then I log out of the app, click the icon to restart the app.  For about 10 seconds I see the cursor as a waitcursor, then it is the default cursor for 20 seconds, then before the login screen appears, then connection manager appears displaying the default connection. I click on it. then click SELECT, then the login screen immediately appears and everything works fast at this point.

I also stopped the trial version of SQL Server to make sure that wasn't even running.

This app does have security with RBS as a part of the app. I am not certain what the framework may be waiting for when it is trying to open the default connection, then displaying the connection manager when it is okay.

Yup... sounds like it is trying to use your old connection string. Search this forum for connections.dat and delete that file to reset it, or add a call to the connection manager in AppMain .

Keith Chisarik

Hi Ross,
Check your connection string which may be pointing to the SQL Sever trial and not the Express edition.  Also If you don't need the trial of SQL Sever, then uninstall it. 

Edhy Rijo

I was using the 6 month trial on SQL 2008 and had to create the same database in SQL Express 2008. Both are identical with the same user ID and password to get into that database for both. When I set the default connection to SQL 2008 and start my application the log in appears instantly. When I set the default connection to SQL Express when I start the app there is a 60 second delay and then the Connect Manager appears. I simply SELECT the default connect of SQL Express and the login instantly appears. What can be going on? It is almost as though the delay is some kind of a timeout in relation to SQL EXpress that then causes the Connect Manager to appear. I am running the latest version of StrataFrame