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how to set up a linked server:<br />
tech reference: msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/l<wbr />ibrary/aa5<wbr />60998.aspx<wbr /><br />
video guide: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1bHTUVt6bA" rel="ugc">www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1bHTUVt6bA</a><br />
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once that is set up correctly, say on instance 1 you created a linked server to instance 2, you can query<br />
select * from instance2.database_from_in<wbr />stance_2.d<wbr />bo.some_ta<wbr />ble
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Looks like some prefix error.... You need to add like....<br />
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SERVERNAME.DATABASENAME.DB<wbr />O.TABLENAM<wbr />E
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I have added a user on floserv2\invu and changed permissions so that I can now see the database in Visual Studio Server Explorer. I am not able to drag and drop a table onto a View design though. I have also created a linked server on floserv2\MyDatabases so is it possible to connect to that in VS?
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&gt; I am not able to drag and drop a table onto a View design though.<br />
that is normal, the View Designer can only take local tables and views
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Hi Guy, thanks for the head up on views, I was not aware of that issue. <br />
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I am having trouble designing a view in VS save to sql2005instance linking some_table to sql2008instance.another_ta<wbr />ble. This view will be used in a VS project to produce a report.
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Hi Guy. Getting the syntax correct was a bit of an issue, in creating the linked server and in creating the view.<br />
The solution is: <br />
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Create Linked Server<br />
In SSMS select the server where the View or Stored Procedure is required, create a Linked Server. In my case the sp is in floserv2\flosql and the other table I require is in floserv2\invu. The Linked Server was created in floserv2\flosql using the SQL Server option and using the name FLOSERV2\INVU, security '..using the login's current security content', RPC = True. Although i'm not sure if the RPC should remain at the default of False.<br />
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To Reference the Table in the Linked Server <br />
Interestingly selecting 'All Columns' appeared to literally select each column. The syntax for the Linked Server was critical and took a few tries in getting correct. View designer in Visual Studio appeared to 'help' in this respect.<br />
SELECT &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;TOP (100) PERCENT METAID, DTADDED, A28, A29, A30, A31, A32, A35, A34_TMP, A59_TMP, A59<br />
FROM &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;[FLOSERV2\INVU].series6.db<wbr />o.TU6_ATTR<wbr />IBUTE AS TU6_ATTRIBUTE_1<br />
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I then added the the other tables and linked to the table from the Linked Server, as I only need to test for column 'A29 Is Null' I removed the other columns from the view. Run the SQL and all was correct.<br />
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As an 'Accidental DBA' all the above was completly new to me.
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I &nbsp;need to create a Stored Procedure in one database flosserv2\MyDatabases that will include tables from that database and also a table from another database that is in another SQL instance floserv2\invu.<br />
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The sp will be in floserv2\MyDatabases (2005) and will need to also include a table from floserv2\invu (2008 express).<br />
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I can see the databases from each SQL instance but can only add tables to views and sp's in floserv2\MyDatabases, I cannot add any tables from floserv2\invu.<br />
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I get the message 'Could not find server 'ServerName' in sysservers. Execute sp_addlinkedserver to add the server to sysservers. '<br />
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Not too sure what to do and where.
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I  need to create a Stored Procedure in one database flosserv2\MyDatabases that will include tables from that database and also a table from another database that is in another SQL instance floserv2\invu.

The sp will be in floserv2\MyDatabases (2005) and will need to also include a table from floserv2\invu (2008 express).

I can see the databases from each SQL instance but can only add tables to views and sp's in floserv2\MyDatabases, I cannot add any tables from floserv2\invu.

I get the message 'Could not find server 'ServerName' in sysservers. Execute sp_addlinkedserver to add the server to sysservers. '

Not too sure what to do and where.

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