AccessGuy1763
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Access linking to SQL Server problem
I've spent hours searching through this forum and all over the internet for a solution to this one, but I'm a bit stumped.
I have a client where I am trying to link an Access 2007 front end to a SQL Server 2008 database. I have written code to establish a DSN-less connection, but I am getting the common/generic "Specified server does not exist or access denied." error message. This exact same error message appears if I use a DSN to attempt to establish the link.
The part that is really throwing me for a loop is that the EXACT same DSN returns a successful connection test when I am viewing it through the ODBC Administrator. I have established appropriate security for the user.. TCP/IP is enabled... If it's a common solution to this problem... I've probably tried/checked it (although I'm still very open to suggestion at this point).
I did notice that their SQL Server Browser service is not enabled... is it possible that would cause these symptoms?
Thanks in advance for the help!
I have a client where I am trying to link an Access 2007 front end to a SQL Server 2008 database. I have written code to establish a DSN-less connection, but I am getting the common/generic "Specified server does not exist or access denied." error message. This exact same error message appears if I use a DSN to attempt to establish the link.
The part that is really throwing me for a loop is that the EXACT same DSN returns a successful connection test when I am viewing it through the ODBC Administrator. I have established appropriate security for the user.. TCP/IP is enabled... If it's a common solution to this problem... I've probably tried/checked it (although I'm still very open to suggestion at this point).
I did notice that their SQL Server Browser service is not enabled... is it possible that would cause these symptoms?
Thanks in advance for the help!
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Kelvin Sparks
The odbc driver is odbcad32.exe
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This is interesting and an issue I'm familiar with. Office 2007 wasn't available in 64 bit and my user is on a 64 bit version of Windows. So, when I pull up the "linking wizard" from Access, which ODBC Administrator is shown.. 32 bit or 64?
Access always uses the 32 bit administrator. On a 64 bit machine the ODBC administrator you see from Control Panel is the 64 bit one. Stay clear of 64 bit Access - it create more issue than you can deal with. To see the same ODBC administrator you need to manually start the one in the folder I mentioned above. Then you can compare apples with apples.
Kelvin
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Thanks Kelvin this is most helpful and should get me rolling again when I go to the site tomorrow to try some things out.