Re: Accessing SQL 2K from SQL 7

From: Brian Moran (briancmoran_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 06/26/03


Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 12:16:05 -0400


not 100% sure, but...

SQL7 doesn't know about named instance. So the OLE-DB drivers won't know
either. You'd have a problem trying to resolve the name of the named
instance.

Try creating a client alias on the SQL7 box and use THAT name as the linked
server name. That might do the trick....

--
Brian Moran
Principal Mentor
Solid Quality Learning
SQL Server MVP
http://www.solidqualitylearning.com
"Shamim" <shamim.abdul@railamerica.com> wrote in message
news:e9bAog$ODHA.2052@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> We added a new SQL instance of SQL 2K - name XXX\AB
>
> From SQL 7 server, I did sp_addlinkedserver 'XXX\AB'
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> when try to access from SQL 7
>
> Select * from [XXX\AB].[dbname].[dbo].[tablename]
>
> "Specified SQL Server not found"
>
> Any thoughts ??
>
> Sh
>
>
>
>
>


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