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Connection String for Classic ASP to SQL Server 2008

Asked by: Thread7

I am trying to use ASP code to connection to a SQL Server 2008 instance.  The Web server and Database server are separate machines.  We have some ASP.NET code with connection strings in a web.config file that works fine.  But when I try the same connection strings with classic ASP I get an error saying:
"Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers error '80004005'
[Microsoft][ODBC Driver Manager] Data source name not found and no default driver specified "

Below is the working ASP.NET string.  And some of the classic ASP strings I've tried with no luck.
My guess is that it is something with the server address being:
192.168.76.101\theServer
Can I combine IP address with server name like that?  If not, I don't have a named pipes name for this server that I know of.

WORKING:
<add name="FF_D1" connectionString="Data Source=192.168.1.55\theserver;Initial Catalog=SE_D1;Persist Security Info=True;User ID=CoAdmin;Password=Mypass2001"
          providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />
 
Error in Classic ASP:
ConnString = "Data Source=192.168.1.55\theServer;Initial Catalog=SE_D1;Persist Security Info=True;User ID=CoAdmin;Password=Mypass2001"
 
I've also tried this:
 ConnString = "Driver={SQL Server};Data Source=192.168.1.55\theServer,1433;Network Library=DBMSSOCN;Initial Catalog=SE_D1;User ID= CoAdmin;Password=Mypass2001;"
 
With this one I get the error:
[Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][DBNETLIB]SQL Server does not exist or access denied.
 ConnString = "Driver={SQL Server};Server=192.168.1.55\theServer;Database=SE_D1;Uid=CoAdmin;Pwd=Mypass2001;"

                                  
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2009-05-18 at 21:27:08ID24419798
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by: rrjegan17Posted on 2009-05-18 at 21:51:16ID: 24418517

All connection strings for SQL Server 2008 here:

http://www.connectionstrings.com/sql-server-2008

Kindly select the appropriate connection string based upon your Client or provider

 

by: Thread7Posted on 2009-05-19 at 07:33:21ID: 24422447

I've tried just about all these Connection Strings with no luck.  
Remember I CAN connection with ASP.NET code.
I cannot simply create an ODBC system or user DSN through Control Panel.  I am thinking it is because the OS on the web server is just a standard Windows 2003.  There hasn't been anything else installed.  Therefore maybe I need sql 2008 drivers?  But then why does ASP.NET connect fine?

 

by: CoveyCraigPosted on 2009-05-30 at 23:55:02ID: 24511651

You can connect using the TCP/IP method with classic ASP.

Use this format, it'll work.

Data Source=190.190.200.100,1433;Network Library=DBMSSOCN;Initial Catalog=myDataBase;User ID=myUsername;Password=myPassword;

 

by: Thread7Posted on 2009-08-07 at 09:57:06ID: 25044794

Nope.  Looks like my Win 2003 Server didn't have a SQL 2008 (SQL10) driver that it needs.

 

by: shrikantssPosted on 2010-03-05 at 23:27:48ID: 27448466

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  i got the solution................ for classical asp connection string is
myConnection.ConnectionString = "Driver={SQL Server};Server=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx,1533;Database=mydb;Uid=user123;Pwd=user123d;"
it will surely work dont u worry for anything..............
 

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