Hi there,
I wanted to ask whether it is a limitation of
VB 2005 or am i doing something wrong? I basically am trying to from connect from a PC (PC1) to a .MDF database on a server (running MS Server 2003 Standard Ed). I have created an ODBC Data Source (on the PC1) and MS Access is able to connect to this database and access the tables with no problems. But when I try to code this or use the 'Add new data source' wizard in
VB 2005 I get an error message:
An error has occurred while establishing a connection to the server. When connecting to SQL Server 2005, this failure may be caused by the fact that under the default settings SQL Server does not allow remote connections. (provider: SQL Network Interfaces, error: 26 - Error Locating Server/Instance Specified)
I have also tried to connect to this by install
VB 2005 on the Server, but get the same message so I am guessing it is a limitation of the software or the database is not configured properly. But if that is the case then why can Access access it from across the network?
I understand in sql 2005 the database magement is more flexible with a manager, how can I configure previous versions of SQL server that dont have configuration manager?
Thanks very much for you time and help
Best regards,
Derek