Bill... I get the error that my server doesn't exist.
Bill Prew
Are you able to connect to that server any other way from the client, via SQLCMD or SSMS, etc?
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Sheldon Livingston
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Via RDP.
Bill Prew
Well, that's connecting to it as a RDP server, not a SQL Server database server. It sounds like SQL Server may not be running there currently.
should work - if you made sure you can connect to MSSQL from remote at all.
Sheldon Livingston
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This is a functioning SQL Server with web pages on it.
Bill Prew
Just to be clear, web pages would come off of an IIS web server, not a SQL Server database server.
Both could be active on the same server, but just to clarify...
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Sheldon Livingston
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Right... I have a webserver that has SQL on it. What I'm trying to do is write a piece of software that monitors and email address. Once it sees an email it will parse it and update some fields in a SQL database.
Currently the program can pull the email and parse it.
What I thought would be a no brainer (connecting to SQL) is the most difficult part.
Qlemo
Your software find runs on the server, or remote?
Sheldon Livingston
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Qlemo... I don't know what "Your software find on the server, or remote?" means.
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Sam Jacobs
Sheldon ... can you create a SQL Server ODBC connection to the SQL Server and see your databases in the wizard ?
Sheldon Livingston
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Sam... I cannot. Doesn't see the server:
Sam Jacobs
Ok ... that means that SQL is not listening for connections (or cannot resolve the name).
Can you connect via IP address?
Can you TELNET <ip address> 1433 (assuming you're using the default SQL port)?
If not, you might want to start by rebooting the server (if you haven't already).
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Sheldon Livingston
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I can RDP via the IP address... the local IP address (non-routed 10.x)
I'll need to install Telnet later.
Server is working fine and not needing a reboot. It is a webserver and is serving up pages fine.
Sam Jacobs
As Bill mentioned earlier, IIS and SQL Server are different services (IIS listens on 800/443, and SQL listens on 1433), so just because one is working, doesn't mean that the other is.
If you RDP to the server, can you connect to the databases with SQL Server Management Studio?
Sheldon Livingston
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Yes I can connect to the server via RDP and the studio. That is how I maintain it.
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