I am running Visual Studio 2017 with SQL Server Object Explorer. I have been unable to connect to a local SQL database, although I copied the connection string directly from the SQL Server properties window. I created a tiny test project just to work on making this connection work, but nothing I try is working. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

My Connection String: 

> 
> (localdb)\MSSQLLocalDB;Initial Catalog=SportsStore;Integrated
>  Security=True;Connect
>  Timeout=30;Encrypt=False;TrustServerCertificate=True;ApplicationIntent=ReadWrite;MultiSubnetFailover=False
> 
> 
> 

Error I am receiving: 

> 
> Keyword not supported: '(localdb)\mssqllocaldb;initial catalog'. at
>  System.Data.Common.DbConnectionOptions.ParseInternal(Hashtable
>  parsetable, String connectionString, Boolean buildChain, Hashtable
>  synonyms, Boolean firstKey) at
>  System.Data.Common.DbConnectionOptions..ctor(String connectionString,
>  Hashtable synonyms, Boolean useOdbcRules) at
>  System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnectionString..ctor(String
>  connectionString) at
>  System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnectionFactory.CreateConnectionOptions(String
>  connectionString, DbConnectionOptions previous) at
>  System.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionFactory.GetConnectionPoolGroup(DbConnectionPoolKey
>  key, DbConnectionPoolGroupOptions poolOptions, DbConnectionOptions&
>  userConnectionOptions) at
>  System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection.ConnectionString\_Set(DbConnectionPoolKey
>  key) at
>  System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection.set\_ConnectionString(String value)
>  at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection..ctor(String connectionString,
>  SqlCredential credential) at
>  System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection..ctor(String connectionString) at
>  TestWebApp\_DotNetFramework.index.btnTestDBConn\_Click(Object sender,
>  EventArgs e) in c:\users...
> 
> 
>