Try substituting "Initial Catalog" for "Database" in your Connection String.
Example:
"Provider=sqloledb;Data Source=MachineName;Initial Catalog=Databasename;User
Id=UserName;Password=UserPassword;"
If that doesn't work, one of a couple of things could be wrong:
1. The machine name is not recognized across the network. Try using an IP
address instead. And make sure that the SQL Server is using TCP/IP
2. Your User Name and/or Password are incorrectly typed
3. Your UserName account doesn't have permission to access the database
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HTH,
Kevin Spencer
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"Roger Cantillo" <ro****@axiomsw.com> wrote in message
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My Data Source is a machine name. SQL server uses SQL Server and Windows
authentication.
"Kevin Spencer" <ke***@DIESPAMMERSDIEtakempis.com> wrote in message
news:eU**************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl... The actual message is "SQL Does not exist or access is denied." It could
be one or the other. First, your "Data Source" declaration - Is that a
machine name there? It has to be either a machine name, domain name, or an IP
address of the machine hosting the SQL Server. Is it? If so, what
authentication method is the server using?
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HTH,
Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
.Net Developer
http://www.takempis.com
The more I learn, the less I know.
"Roger Cantillo" <ro****@axiomsw.com> wrote in message
news:ee**************@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl... Hi,
I'm using oleDBConnection to connect to SQL server. I keep getting
"SQL Server does not exist" on Open event.
The code I'm using is the following
Dim objConn As New OleDbConnection("Provider=SQLOLEDB;Data
Source=sqlserver;Database=db;User Id=user;Password=user;")
Can anyone help?
Roger
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