DSN Connection
I've inherited an access database that has a SQL Server back end. When looking at the Linked Table Manager, it shows, after the table name, (DSN = LAAT; Database = LAAT). The table data is available even though there is no LAAT datasource on the workstation.
Today we copied the tables for the LAAT to a new SQL Server. However, no matter what I've tried, I cannot view the data in the new database unless I add a datasource connection to the workstation We have users across the company in multiple locations, and setting up the ODBC datasource on each workstation would be time consuming which I assume is why this type of connection was selected initially. Does anyone know how I can view the new table's data without visiting every workstaton to set up a new datasorce?
Linked-Table-Manager.doc
Today we copied the tables for the LAAT to a new SQL Server. However, no matter what I've tried, I cannot view the data in the new database unless I add a datasource connection to the workstation We have users across the company in multiple locations, and setting up the ODBC datasource on each workstation would be time consuming which I assume is why this type of connection was selected initially. Does anyone know how I can view the new table's data without visiting every workstaton to set up a new datasorce?
Linked-Table-Manager.doc
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I have been playing with this by creating two small database (one table each) on each of the servers. KSQLDB is the server where the database currently resides. KSQL is the new server. I am getting the following error on the line
dbCurrent.Tabledefs.Append
ODBC - connection to '(sql server)KSQL' failed. (3151) encountered.
My connection string is:
ODBC:DRIVER=(sql server);Database=TestKSQL;
Do you know what I am doing wrong or what I need to do to get this to work?
dbCurrent.Tabledefs.Append
ODBC - connection to '(sql server)KSQL' failed. (3151) encountered.
My connection string is:
ODBC:DRIVER=(sql server);Database=TestKSQL;
Do you know what I am doing wrong or what I need to do to get this to work?
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Thank you both so much. It works fine on my test database. You made my day!
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Just wanted to add that I have successfully updated the production database that needed to point to the new server. Thank you again for the help!
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