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Hi
I am using Visual studio 2005 to write a web service. I am not able to
connect to database. I get the usual Named pipes provider error:could
not open a connection to the server. So I read up some material and
found out that I have to start the sqlbrowser service(using surface
area configuration manager) and create exceptions for the firewall for
the sqlexpress and sqlbrowser. I did all the things, still I get the
same error. However , when I add the datasource from the datasource
configuration wizard and test the connection, the test was succesfull.
Thanks in advance for the helpIt's best not to hijack a thread with a new topic -there is no certainty
anyone will see your post since they may think that the thread is complete.
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Arnie Rowland, Ph.D.
Westwood Consulting, Inc
Most good judgment comes from experience.
Most experience comes from bad judgment.
- Anonymous
"sunil" <sairaj.sunil@.gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi
> I am using Visual studio 2005 to write a web service. I am not able to
> connect to database. I get the usual Named pipes provider error:could
> not open a connection to the server. So I read up some material and
> found out that I have to start the sqlbrowser service(using surface
> area configuration manager) and create exceptions for the firewall for
> the sqlexpress and sqlbrowser. I did all the things, still I get the
> same error. However , when I add the datasource from the datasource
> configuration wizard and test the connection, the test was succesfull.
> Thanks in advance for the help
>|||This may not actually be a case of hijacking. It may just be a case of using
a totally meaningless subject that the newsreader assumes is part of the
same thread with the same less-than-useful subject.
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HTH
Kalen Delaney, SQL Server MVP
"Arnie Rowland" <arnie@.1568.com> wrote in message
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> It's best not to hijack a thread with a new topic -there is no certainty
> anyone will see your post since they may think that the thread is
> complete.
> --
> Arnie Rowland, Ph.D.
> Westwood Consulting, Inc
> Most good judgment comes from experience.
> Most experience comes from bad judgment.
> - Anonymous
>
> "sunil" <sairaj.sunil@.gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1154953948.775714.18740@.p79g2000cwp.googlegroups.com...
>> Hi
>> I am using Visual studio 2005 to write a web service. I am not able to
>> connect to database. I get the usual Named pipes provider error:could
>> not open a connection to the server. So I read up some material and
>> found out that I have to start the sqlbrowser service(using surface
>> area configuration manager) and create exceptions for the firewall for
>> the sqlexpress and sqlbrowser. I did all the things, still I get the
>> same error. However , when I add the datasource from the datasource
>> configuration wizard and test the connection, the test was succesfull.
>> Thanks in advance for the help
>