help connecting via vbscript to sql 2005 express edition

Hi guys,
I need to connect to a newly created sql 2005 express edition database.
I tried to recycle the connection string used with sql 2000 server but
it doesn't work anymore:
dbConn.Connectionstring="DRIVER=SQL
Server;Trusted_Connection=Yes;DATABASE=" & sSQLDB & ";SERVER=" &
sSQLServer
database, ssqldb and ssqlserver are variables that correspond to
database names, table names, ecc.
IP and NamedPipes are enabled, so are remote connections (I'm actually
trying this from the same computer).
Any help ?Try specifying:
DRIVER={SQL Server};
Notice the parenthesis.
http://www.connectionstrings.com/
http://www.carlprothman.net/Default.aspx?tabid=81
<zerbie45@.gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1140536817.286087.242470@.g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> Hi guys,
> I need to connect to a newly created sql 2005 express edition database.
> I tried to recycle the connection string used with sql 2000 server but
> it doesn't work anymore:
> dbConn.Connectionstring="DRIVER=SQL
> Server;Trusted_Connection=Yes;DATABASE=" & sSQLDB & ";SERVER=" &
> sSQLServer
> database, ssqldb and ssqlserver are variables that correspond to
> database names, table names, ecc.
> IP and NamedPipes are enabled, so are remote connections (I'm actually
> trying this from the same computer).
> Any help ?
>|||Where are you trying to connect from? Are you sure the app code is running
as a windows authenticated user that has been granted access to the
database?
Also, I would use (more out of habit than anything):
"Provider=SQLOLEDB.1; Data Source=" & sSQLServer & "; Initial Catalog=" &
sSQLDB & "; Trusted_Connection=Yes;"
And I would try using SQL Authentication first, because you would have had
to do a lot more on purpose in order to get a trusted connection working.
<zerbie45@.gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1140536817.286087.242470@.g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> Hi guys,
> I need to connect to a newly created sql 2005 express edition database.
> I tried to recycle the connection string used with sql 2000 server but
> it doesn't work anymore:
> dbConn.Connectionstring="DRIVER=SQL
> Server;Trusted_Connection=Yes;DATABASE=" & sSQLDB & ";SERVER=" &
> sSQLServer
> database, ssqldb and ssqlserver are variables that correspond to
> database names, table names, ecc.
> IP and NamedPipes are enabled, so are remote connections (I'm actually
> trying this from the same computer).
> Any help ?
>|||Thanks for your answers. I'll give it a try tomorrow at work.
I'm actually trying to connect from the same machine where sql server
2005 express ed is installed. Sql server is using windows auth (I tried
configuring it to use both windows auth and sql auth). The user is
domain administrator, so it should not be a permission issue.
Thanks again for your attention.