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Challenge?...Ms Access Romote DB connection

I wish to connect to a an Access database on a server remote to the asp page tyring to access it.

I a have tried placing the url (HTTP://SERVER/TEST.MDB) in the path string but no joy. I am using OLE dsn less connection.

Can anyone help? I know it can be done but does anyone have a simple clear solution. You help is graetfully apreciated.

ap_sajith

Did you try using MS remote provider..
http://www.able-consulting.com/MDAC/ADO/Connection/MSRemote.htm

Other wise, you would need to have a share created on your server and sufficient permissions have to be given to the IUSR Account on the Share....

Read through this article..

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=http://support.microsoft.com:80/support/kb/articles/Q197/9/64.ASP&NoWebContent=1

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Ket1

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I use the following connection substituted with my credentials and I return the following error:

oConn.Open "Provider=MS Remote;" & _
"Remote Server=http://myServerName;" & _
"Remote Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" & _
"Data Source=c:\somepath\mydb.mdb", _
"admin", ""

Error Type:
Microsoft VBScript compilation (0x800A0415)
Expected literal constant
/testdb/webnews.asp, line 13, column 40
"Data Source=c:\webs\public\db_test.mdb", ""

ap_sajith

try..
strConn= "Provider=MS Remote;Remote Server=http://myServerName;Remote Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=c:\somepath\mydb.mdb;Usid=admin;Pwd=password"

conn.open strconn

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Ket1

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and now this one:

Error Type:
Microsoft ADO/RDS (0x80072EE2)
Internet Client Error: Request Timeout.
/testdb/webnews.asp, line 31

sorry to be a pain!

ap_sajith

I guess thats because you are not able to connect to the server.. does the db have a uid and password?..

I personally havent used MS remote.. so i couldnt really tell... Did you try the other option of mapping the folder to your server?

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Ket1

ASKER

There is no username and password, I have removed that part and sorted out the previous problem. Now I get the following:

Microsoft ADO/RDS error '800a20ff'

Internet Server Error.

/webnews.asp, line 31

is this a server setting?

ap_sajith

Go through these articles and Change your remote server setup as suggested..

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/mdacsdk/htm/developer_technology_technical_support_1.asp
http://www.able-consulting.com/RDS_Faq.htm
http://www.dbforums.com/t965615.html

Cheers!!

ap_sajith

Tells you how to set up RDS..

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=http://support.microsoft.com:80/support/kb/articles/Q251/1/22.ASP&NoWebContent=1

There are some additional links at the bottom of the page as well..

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gam3r_3xtr3m3

try this...

Dim oConn2
Set oConn2 = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
oConn2.Open("DRIVER={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)}; DBQ=HTTP://SERVER/TEST.MDB")

ap_sajith

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