Find Connection String used by SQL Server Management Studio

I am having problems getting my VS C# .NET application to connect to a SQL Server Database, even though I can connect to it (on the same machine) using SQL Server Management Studio.
Is there any way I can find the connection string that SQL Server Management Studio generates when it connects?

Hi,
As you have Visual Studio on your machine, I think we can also use the Visual Database Tools of Visual Studio to generate the connection string.
Please:
1. Create a new data connection to the SQL Server database in the
Server Explorer of Visual Studio
2. After the connection is established, right-click on the connection name and select
Properties. There is an item called Connection String in the
Properties window.
Reference:
How to: Add New Data Connections in Server Explorer/Database Explorer
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/3d1wkhas.aspx
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