public void ConnectToAccess() { System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection conn = new System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection(); // TODO: Modify the connection string and include any // additional required properties for your database. conn.ConnectionString = @"Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" + @"Data source= C:\Documents and Settings\username\" + @"My Documents\AccessFile.mdb"; try { conn.Open(); // Insert code to process data. } catch (Exception ex) { MessageBox.Show("Failed to connect to data source"); } finally { conn.Close(); } }