August 31, 2011 at 7:10 am
I often used to wonder when I see the "Application Name" of any process accessing the SQL Databases, as it would be mostly noted as ".NET SQLClient data provider".. why isnt there a way to specify an application name instead of leaving the default name when the application is being coded in .NET?
The reason I think about it is, it would be more useful if the name of the application would be returned, rather than showing up a generic name when we trace the connections from SQL side.
August 31, 2011 at 8:24 am
Like Jo pointed out, it's just a variable in the connection string, and really easy to change.
you can even make SQL Server Management Studio show up with a different applicaiton name if you want:
Lowell
August 31, 2011 at 1:03 pm
ok, so its the carelessness of the developer which causes a lot of different "same name" applications to appear when seen from a database perspective. I understand that it needs to be taken care during the application development / deployment phase, and there is no possibility to change that from within the database itself..
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