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aspx_web_matrix thread: Can't connect to SQL 7 databases in Web Matrix
Message #1 by "Jordan Powell" <cacklebunny@h...> on Fri, 21 Feb 2003 22:53:44
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This is strange:
I'm running MS SQL Server 7.0 and can readily access our other SQL Servers
using Enterprise Manager and Query Analyzer. But when I try to connect
using Web Matrix (SQL Server authentication), it accepts my username and
password but won't list any of the databases for that server. I can tell
that it's validating the password successfully because it will give me an
error if I put in a bogus password, but the drop-down box will not
populate with the database names.
If I type in the database I want to connect to, it gives me the
error, "Unable to connect to database. The specified database could not
be found on the server." I even tried using the IP address instead of the
server name and still the same error.
Any ideas?
I saw another thread similar to this for SQL 2000 but their solution
didn't apply to this case.
Thanks.
Message #2 by "Jordan Powell" <cacklebunny@h...> on Mon, 24 Feb 2003 22:30:34
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Here's the answer to this problem, in case anyone else encounters it:
You have to have the latest MDAC installed (2.7 as of this writing). Once
I upgraded the MDAC, all was well.
MDAC can be upgraded at:
http://www.microsoft.com/data/download.htm
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