I have a SQL Server 2000 running on Win2k3. I uninstalled SharePoint so
I could install Reporting Services and I upgraded to MDAC 2.8. I tried
connecting to SQL locally on the Enterprise Manager on the machine but
I get this error: "Server does not exist or access is denied."

I am getting an error connecting to my goldmine account when I attempt to
login after I was messed up something in my ODBC administrator.
When I click on Goldmine, I get a DATABASE ERROR BOX
General SQL error

I have been trying to remotely connect to a test box installed with
Windows 2003 Server (Web Edition) and SQLExpress but I just get the
following error message:
Connection failed:

How can I create a loopback connection? I havn't a DSN and want make a
connection to the SQL server in my Extended Stored Procedure. As I see I can
read the user and the password in my Extended Stored Procedure, but i havn't
the DSN. Can I make a (local) connection without a DSN?

Please help...
I'm running Windows 2003 on a dell laptop..and when it boots up AND I'm
NOT connected to a network, my java routines do not find the
mssqldriver.  (When I reboot AND I AM connected, it works fine).

Riporto la mia situazione, che ritengo possa essere una situazione "tipo"
piuttosto semplice e familiare per chi opera con Sql Server, ma purtroppo
sono 2 giorni e 2 notti che tento di conettermi al server SQL invano.
Premetto che prima di postare questo messaggio ho letto ...

I am using sqlExpress as backend for iis and had to make an ip change.
Suddenly I cannot remotely connect to SQL using the CTP. I chaged the ip
address back to the original and still cannot connect. The box is wide open,
no firewall and all surface connections are active. Still ...

I use  MS SQL Server latest  JDBC driver  and trying to connect to MS SQL
Server 2000 SP3 database using the datasource. I set the auto commit to false
on connection as soon as I get the connection from the datasoruce. For some
reasons what ever DML statements I execute through ...

I tried to connect to a new created instance (specifying server\instance)in
MSSQL2005 server with mangement studio in another mssql2005 server.  It show
an error
'An error has occurred while establishing a connection to the server.  When

My problem briefly is, I am trying to update a specific column in a row on
MSSQL server 2005 database via MSSQL Server 2005 JDBC Driver (sqljdbc_1.0).
following are some facts I have may help you understand my issue:-
1- I downloaded this driver from Microsoft site and followed the ...

I have just been handed what seems to be a hot potato...
We have an ASP web application that is accesses a cube on an Analysis Server.
The backend AS Server for this application is being migrated to some new
iron. The cube has been configured / processed on the new server.

I have an application developed in ASP.net and I'm using SQL server
2000. The application is working fine for quite long time.
In the recent past it threw "Timeout expired error" while posting data
into the database.

I had a C# .NET application that connected to SQL Server with ADO.NET.
All went well.
Then, I had to change the connection to an ODBC connection (to be able
to later connect to another type of db, too).

I'm using windows xp and sql server 2000.
I installed sql server to my pc and it's workin so fine.
When I log in to my windows with a domain server my sql server connection
fails.

I've downloaded the SQL2005 JDBC and extracted it to a path that is in my
CLASSPATH.  I then used the sample microsoft java code at
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;313100 to output the
driver name/version and database name/version.  When I execute the code ...