how can i connect with lank password

hi all
i setup my sqlserver2000 on win 2000 and let him to take username and password from windows
so how can i connect to it with blank uid,pwd?
thanxYou can use trusted connection as :
"Server=Aron1;Database=pubs;Trusted_Connection=True;"

FYI: http://www.connectionstrings.com

Regards,|||thanx alot|||hello aain
i tried to connect but an eror msg appears:
Exception Occurred: Login failed for user 'COMPU-DSW51C8DZ\ASPNET'.

i'm using this code:

SqlConnection cn;
SqlCommand cm;
String strSQL;

cn = new SqlConnection ("server=localhost;database=Northwind;Trusted_Connection=true;");
strSQL = "INSERT INTO Employees " +
"(EmployeeID,FirstName,LastName,City) " +
"VALUES ('" + txtID.Text + "', '" +
txtFirstName.Text + "', '" +
txtLastName.Text + "', '" +
ChkToInt(chkCity) + "')";

cm = new SqlCommand(strSQL, cn);

// ** Open connection
try
{
cn.Open();
// ** Execute command
cm.ExecuteNonQuery();
}
catch(SqlException sx)
{
Response.Write("Exception Occurred: " + sx.Message);
}
finally
{
if (cn.State == ConnectionState.Open)
cn.Close();
}|||This means you need to set up COMPU-DSW51C8DZ\ASPNET as a login in SQL Server.

Do you have Query Analyzer? Running this will create the login:

exec sp_grantlogin 'COMPU-DSW51C8DZ\ASPNET'

And running this will give permission to the database:

exec sp_grantdbaccess 'COMPU-DSW51C8DZ\ASPNET'

Make sure that northwind is the current database before running executing sp_grantdbaccess.

Terri

how can i connect to two databases?

hello,

i want to make a relation betwen one of my tables and the user tables (to take it's unique ID), if there isn't any methode to do that without using the two databases(ASPNETDB - automaticly created when a user registers, and MyData), how can i connect to both databases? here is my connection string, but what should i do?

<connectionStrings> <add name="SiteConnection" connectionString="Server=(local)\SqlExpress; Integrated Security = True; Database = MyData" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" /> <add name="ConnectionString" connectionString="Data Source=.\SQLEXPRESS;AttachDbFilename=|DataDirectory|\MyData.mdf;Integrated Security=True;User Instance=True" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" /></connectionStrings>

thank you

Hello zuperboy90,

Maybe you should take a look at this post:-

Asp.net database created at for memebership logan

Cheers,

Eric

|||

is there any problem if i use the same databse(created by default) for users and my other things?...but still, it will be a very big mess there

|||

Hello zuperboy90,

I don't think there is any problem I supposed. If someone out there aware of any potential problem, please share your concerns with us.

Thank you.

Regards,

Eric

how can i connect to sqlserver2005 express by ado

hr = m_pConnection.CreateInstance("ADODB.Connection");
if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
{
if (FAILED(m_pConnection->Open("Provider = sqloledb;Server=(local);Database=c863;Trusted_Connection=yes","","",-1)))
{
AfxMessageBox("Can not open Database!");
m_pConnection.Release();
return FALSE;
}

}
when i debug ,there is an exception at "m_pConnection->Open("Provider = sqloledb;Server=(local);Database=c863;Trusted_Connection=yes","","",-1)))"
the exception is
'Book.exe': Loaded 'C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\Ole DB\sqloledb.rll', Binary was not built with debug information.
First-chance exception at 0x7c81eb33 in Book.exe: Microsoft C++ exception: _com_error at memory location 0x0013fba4..
how should i do?

Try

Server=(local)\SQLEXPRESS

SQL Express is installed as a "named" instance by default, an drequires the instance name specification when making a connection (as opposed to a "default" instance).|||Sorry,it dont still work.the exception is
"First-chance exception at 0x7c81eb33 in Book.exe: Microsoft C++ exception: _com_error at memory location 0x0013fba4.."|||It looks like the failure may be unrelated to your connection string.

>> First-chance exception at 0x7c81eb33 in Book.exe: Microsoft C++ exception: _com_error at memory location 0x0013fba4.

Try running your application with a debugger attached and breaking at the point the exception occurs. This will likely give you more insight into the cause of the problem.

Hope this helps,
Vaughn

how can i connect to sqlserver2005 express by ado

hr = m_pConnection.CreateInstance("ADODB.Connection");
if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
{
if (FAILED(m_pConnection->Open("Provider = sqloledb;Server=(local);Database=c863;Trusted_Connection=yes","","",-1)))
{
AfxMessageBox("Can not open Database!");
m_pConnection.Release();
return FALSE;
}

}
when i debug ,there is an exception at "m_pConnection->Open("Provider = sqloledb;Server=(local);Database=c863;Trusted_Connection=yes","","",-1)))"
the exception is
'Book.exe': Loaded 'C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\Ole DB\sqloledb.rll', Binary was not built with debug information.
First-chance exception at 0x7c81eb33 in Book.exe: Microsoft C++ exception: _com_error at memory location 0x0013fba4..
how should i do?Try

Server=(local)\SQLEXPRESS

SQL Express is installed as a "named" instance by default, an drequires the instance name specification when making a connection (as opposed to a "default" instance).|||Sorry,it dont still work.the exception is
"First-chance exception at 0x7c81eb33 in Book.exe: Microsoft C++ exception: _com_error at memory location 0x0013fba4.."
|||It looks like the failure may be unrelated to your connection string.

>> First-chance exception at 0x7c81eb33 in Book.exe: Microsoft C++ exception: _com_error at memory location 0x0013fba4.

Try running your application with a debugger attached and breaking at the point the exception occurs. This will likely give you more insight into the cause of the problem.

Hope this helps,
Vaughnsql

How can i connect to Sqlserver2000 from sqlserver2005

Hi,

Can any1 tell me how to connect to Sqlserver2000 from sqlserver2005 ...I cant see sqlserver2000 instance name when i try to search in database engine

With regards

mahender

I assume you're talking about using SSMS and you can't see your sql2k instance?

When you click "browse" button, the application send a broadcast onto the network on UDP 1434 to get a list of available sql instances from sqlbrowsers. If the sqlbrowser port is blocked or it's not running on the node where your sql2k instance resides, you would not get a reply back. This does not mean, however, that you cannot connect to your instance. If this is a default instance, you can just specify the servername explicitly and the application (ssms) should connect. If it is a named instance, you will need to specify the listening tcp port (e.g. servername,12345) to connect (this assumes your sqlbrowser is not running).

If you're talking about creating a connection between the two servers, you will want to look for "sp_addlinkedserver" in book online. There should be detailed info to walk you through.

how can i connect to sqlserver express manually when i use text boxed

hi guys,

i am very happy that i found this forum which discuss ASP.net.
i am new to ASP.net 2.0 and some need serious help. when i debug my application and try to insert data an error occur saying:

"Cannot open database "ecb" requested by the login. The login failed. Login failed for user 'HOME-USER\user'."

the code that i have used to submit data is as follow:

Imports System.Data.SqlClient
...
Protected Sub btnSubmit_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnSubmit.Click

Dim objConn As SqlConnection
Dim objCmd As SqlCommand

objconn =New SqlConnection("data source= localhost\sqlexpress; initial catalog =ecb; persist security info =true; trusted_connection=true")

objCmd = New SqlCommand("INSERT INTO staff (firstname, surname) VALUES (@.firstname, @.surname,)", objConn)

objCmd.Parameters.Add("@.FirstName", Data.SqlDbType.VarChar).Value = txtFirstName.Text
objCmd.Parameters.Add("@.Surname", Data.SqlDbType.VarChar).Value = txtSurname.Text

objConn.Open()
objCmd.ExecuteNonQuery()
objConn.Close()

i also used this data connection but didn't help:
objconn = New SqlConnection("Server=localhost; Database=ecb;user ID=' ';Password=' ' ") when i use this data

connection i get this message: Login failed for user ''. The user is not associated with a trusted SQL Server connection.

as far as i can remember i have used windows authentication when creating my database in sql server 200 express edition.

the funny thing is that when i use datagrid wizard or dataform the connection is fine ( i mean is automatically done for me but i don't know when i like to do it manually does not work).

can anyone help? thank you in advanced

Hi!

My guess is going to be that you have selected Mixed Authentication mode when you installed the server. Try specifying login details in your connection string. My guess is going to be 'ASPNET' for username and "" for password.

Something else:

What i could recommend you to do is to have a look at this link:http://www.asp.net/default.aspx?tabindex=4&tabid=3000. See Working with "Gridview and Formview"

If you are only updating Firstname and Surnames fields and other basic tasks, then you might rather want to make use of the visual tools in VWD to accomplish this.

|||

hi again:

thank you for your help. Anyway it sounds like is not working. i have tried many many solutions but all failed. however my question here can i uninstall SQL server express edition while keeping hold of the tables that i have done (is quite important)? and then reinstall the application just to make sure that the authentication level i will use is correct ( because i can't remember whether i have used sql server authentication or windows based authentication.!!!

do you thing is a good solution? if yes would you please tell me how to keep the tables and uninstall the application?

Many thanks saif44

|||

If you have created the website in your file system then its all fine. If you really want to then just make a back up of the folder.

You can go ahead and do a re-installation.

It really hard to say if its a good solution. I cant say. It's def worth a try

|||

Hello Saif,

This might help, I was having the same issue and this is one way to figure out your connection string.

Use your datagrid wizard and create a valid connection and make sure it works, then go back to your datagrid and go to configure data source.

This takes you to choose your data connection menu and the current connection that your datagid is using will be selected in the drop down list. Below the drop down list is a box with a + and the words connection string across from it. Click the + button and the connection string that was generated by the wizard will be shown. That should be your valid connection string that works.

A nicer way of doing it is to create the connection string in the web.config file and then reference the connection string name in your code.

for example in my web.config file I have this connection string:

<connectionStrings>

<removename="LocalSqlServer"/>

<addname="LocalSqlServer"connectionString="Server=[your server name];Database=[ur dbase name];User ID=;Password=;Trusted_Connection=False"/>

</connectionString>

Now I can reference the connection string programatical in my code as such:

Using connectionAsNew SqlConnection(ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings"LocalSqlServer").ConnectionString)

....[my code here]

end using

Of course this is just a short explanation, hopefully it gets you in the right direction.

The best resource I have found for asp.net is from 4guysfromRolla.com, this is their article on connection to a database:

http://aspnet.4guysfromrolla.com/articles/022206-1.aspx

thanks,

manny

|||Thank you very very much Manny. the problem is sloved. However, there is another problem with

objCmd.ExecuteNonQuery() it triggers a message saying "Invalid object name 'staff ' ". i don't know why this is happening?' Staff ' is the name of my table i am using and its syntax is correct.

please can you review this code for me and tell me what's wrong with it:

............

objconn =New SqlConnection(ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings("localsqlserver").ConnectionString)

objCmd =New SqlCommand("INSERT INTO staff(staffno, FirstName, Surname, DateRegistered) _

values (@.staffno, @.firstname, @.surname, @.dateregistered)", objconn

objCmd.Parameters.Add("@.StaffNo", Data.SqlDbType.Int).Value = txtStaffNo.Text

objCmd.Parameters.Add("@.FirstName", Data.SqlDbType.VarChar).Value = txtFirstName.Text

objCmd.Parameters.Add("@.Surname", Data.SqlDbType.VarChar).Value = txtSurname.Text

objCmd.Parameters.Add("@.DateRegistered", Data.SqlDbType.SmallDateTime).Value = txtRegDate.Text

objConn.Open()

objCmd.ExecuteNonQuery()

objConn.Close()

Response.Redirect("addstaff.aspx")

I have to say here that i am using an automatic insertion of the StaffNo when i first created the data definition table. do you think the code above is correct for the StaffNo? and what do you think it does cause the above error message to be trigged.

thank you very much for your help

How can i connect to sql sever 2005 express from the command prompt.

Iam trying to connect to local copy of sql sever express from the command prompt with this command(sqlcmd) but i get the error below. What should i do to overcome the error. Basically what i want to do is to try out some commandline backup utilities and i deadly want to know how to do a backup from the command prompt. Help is greatly appreciated.

HResult 0x2, level 16, state 1

Named pipes provider: could not open a connection to sql sever [2]

sqlcmd: Error: Microsft sql native client: An error has occurred while estarblishing a connection to the sever. When connecting to sql sever 2005, this failure may be caused by the fact that under the default settings SQL sever does not allow remote connections..

Sqlcmd: Error: Microsoft sql native client: Login time out expired.

Assuming you have the server name correct I would check in the control panel --> administrative tools --> Services and make sure that sql express is running|||I got it right. Looks like it was a typing mistake. But i have one question here, backingup a database from the command prompt to me looks tiresome. What is likely to go wrong if i just copied my projects folder from the production sever to a nother machine where i want the backup to be insteady of going through all these good but confusing steps. I i just copied the folder to a nother location or computer, are the end results not the same with if i had follwed all these database backup procedures. Dont laugh at me, iam still new to this stuff.|||

Hi,

This might be caused since SQL Server 2005 does not allow remote connection under default configuration. Please enable this according to the following KB article.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/914277/en-us

HTH. If this does not answer your question, please feel free to mark the post as Not Answered and reply. Thank you!

How can I connect to SQL Server 2005 analysis services server programmatically?

Hi, all here,

Would please anyone here give me any idea about how can I connect to SQL Server 2005 analysis services server and send XML request to it programmatically (with Business intelligence development studio in SQL Server 2005)? Thanks a lot.

With best regards,

Yours sincerely,

That's a big topic - you can start here

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms186654.aspx

For the XMLA ThinMiner sample look here

http://www.sqlserverdatamining.com/DMCommunity/LiveSamples/124.aspx

Here's a blog entry of someone who's figured it out as well

http://geekswithblogs.net/darrengosbell/archive/2006/05/25/xmlaClient.aspx

|||Hi, Jamie, thanks a lot.

How can I connect to my server over the internet

I need to make connections from my app to the server in the officeHello Joe,
Ask your network administrator to set up a VPN so that you can connect into
the office and communicate securely. Using a VPN is as simple to use as a
dial up connection. Usually easier because you don't have a modem to worry
about.
Aaron Weiker
http://aaronweiker.com/
http://sqlprogrammer.org/

> I need to make connections from my app to the server in the office
>|||I would like to be able to connect without using a VPN. One of the web
hosting companies with deal with just gave me a domain name to connect to. I
would like to do something like that.
"Aaron Weiker" <aaron@.sqlprogrammer.org> wrote in message
news:203279632424549284370779@.news.microsoft.com...
> Hello Joe,
> Ask your network administrator to set up a VPN so that you can connect
into
> the office and communicate securely. Using a VPN is as simple to use as a
> dial up connection. Usually easier because you don't have a modem to worry
> about.
> --
> Aaron Weiker
> http://aaronweiker.com/
> http://sqlprogrammer.org/
>
>|||Hello Joe,
You will need to get directions them from your web hosting company on how
to make the connection. I know the ones I use have step-by-step directions
which may vary depending on how they have it set up.
Aaron Weiker
http://aaronweiker.com/
http://sqlprogrammer.org/
> I would like to be able to connect without using a VPN. One of the web
> hosting companies with deal with just gave me a domain name to connect
> to. I would like to do something like that.
> "Aaron Weiker" <aaron@.sqlprogrammer.org> wrote in message
> news:203279632424549284370779@.news.microsoft.com...
>
> into
>|||I'm not going to be using their database. This is to connect to my own. I
was just using them as an example of what I want to do.
I haven't been able to find any information on how to do this.
Thanks,
Joe
"Aaron Weiker" <aaron@.sqlprogrammer.org> wrote in message
news:218108632425010745037690@.news.microsoft.com...
> Hello Joe,
> You will need to get directions them from your web hosting company on how
> to make the connection. I know the ones I use have step-by-step directions
> which may vary depending on how they have it set up.
> --
> Aaron Weiker
> http://aaronweiker.com/
> http://sqlprogrammer.org/
>
>|||Hello Joe,
Ok, if that's the case then all you need to do use your your database server
s
host name, IP to connect to the database. You'll also need to make sure that
you can connect via the correct ports from your hosted application.
I would not recomend this as you are allowing open connections to your datab
ase
across the internet. You should at least only allow connections from your
hosting company.
Aaron Weiker
http://aaronweiker.com/
http://sqlprogrammer.org/
> I'm not going to be using their database. This is to connect to my
> own. I was just using them as an example of what I want to do.
> I haven't been able to find any information on how to do this.
> Thanks,
> Joe
> "Aaron Weiker" <aaron@.sqlprogrammer.org> wrote in message
> news:218108632425010745037690@.news.microsoft.com...
>sql

How can I connect to Microsoft SQL Server 2005 CTP with Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Manage

I installed Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Manager and connect to SQL 2000 normally
but when I connect to Microsoft SQL Server 2005 CTP, I failed! when I open SQL Configuration Manager,
I find the SQL Server had been running, after I opened "Attribute" window, I find "This account" box had been checked,
and "NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE" was displayed in Account Name edit box, "**********" was displayed in "Password" edit box.

I think that the reason I can't connect to Microsoft SQL Server 2005 CTP is that I can't know the name of SQL Server 200, account, password.
right? In Microsoft SQL Server 2000 I can find the name of server from "Service Manager" and default accunt is "SA", the default password is blank.
but I can't find it in Microsoft SQL Server 2005. Any more, when I open "Express Manager", there are two radio button, "Windows Authentication" and "SQL Server Authentication",
which one will I choose? Does "Server Instance" point the name of SQL Server 2000? or Does "Server Instance" point the name of my computer?

Hi,

Try connecting with '.\SqlExpress' as the instance name. If you haven't specified a username and password then, windows authentication is the mode of logging into Sql2005...

cheers,

Paul June A. Domag

|||Hi,

You can also enable SQL Authentication. Follow instructions to enable it:
Enabling SQL Authentication

STEP1:
You need to enable SQL Authentication on the machine. This is complex in SQLExpress and you need to edit the registry. Copy the following lines of text onto a Notepad and save it with extention .REG.
-COPY BELOW
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1\MSSQLServer]
"LoginMode"=dword:00000002
-COPY TILL THIS
STEP2: Double Click on the .REG file to change the registry. This change the Authentication Mode to enable SQL Authentication.

STEP3: Restart the SQL Server Express Service or reboot the machine for registry change to take effect.

Next, you need to add a user with SQLLogin.
To do this: Login to SQLExpress using Express Manager and run the script below:
-
USE MASTER
sp_addLogin 'newuser', 'newuser@.123'
GO
sp_addsrvrolemember 'newuser', 'sysadmin'
GO
-
Once this is done, you can logon with the username/password combination.

Regards,
Vikram

|||Hi Vikram,
thank you for this post - was of great help !

Regards,
Fabian
|||Hey this is very cool! But I have a question- in the past it seems these settings follows each individual SQL Server Instance, but now it seems its a global setting as it does not require any instance specific configuration?|||

Help!!!

Please help me sort through this mass of web server information and configuration. I don't know where to begin?

l

|||

Thank you, I am a novice in this area.

Charles

|||

Hi William,

No, configuration is still instance specific. Each instance has a seperate registry hive in the format:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.x
where x is some integer.

The mapping from MSSQL.x to the actual instance name can be found in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\Instance Names.

Il-Sung.

How can I connect to Microsoft SQL Server 2005 CTP with Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Ma

I installed Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Manager and connect to SQL 2000 normally
but when I connect to Microsoft SQL Server 2005 CTP, I failed! when I open SQL Configuration Manager,
I find the SQL Server had been running, after I opened "Attribute" window, I find "This account" box had been checked,
and "NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE" was displayed in Account Name edit box, "**********" was displayed in "Password" edit box.

I think that the reason I can't connect to Microsoft SQL Server 2005 CTP is that I can't know the name of SQL Server 200, account, password.
right? In Microsoft SQL Server 2000 I can find the name of server from "Service Manager" and default accunt is "SA", the default password is blank.
but I can't find it in Microsoft SQL Server 2005. Any more, when I open "Express Manager", there are two radio button, "Windows Authentication" and "SQL Server Authentication",
which one will I choose? Does "Server Instance" point the name of SQL Server 2000? or Does "Server Instance" point the name of my computer?

Hi,

Try connecting with '.\SqlExpress' as the instance name. If you haven't specified a username and password then, windows authentication is the mode of logging into Sql2005...

cheers,

Paul June A. Domag

|||Hi,

You can also enable SQL Authentication. Follow instructions to enable it:
Enabling SQL Authentication

STEP1:
You need to enable SQL Authentication on the machine. This is complex in SQLExpress and you need to edit the registry. Copy the following lines of text onto a Notepad and save it with extention .REG.
-COPY BELOW
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1\MSSQLServer]
"LoginMode"=dword:00000002
-COPY TILL THIS
STEP2: Double Click on the .REG file to change the registry. This change the Authentication Mode to enable SQL Authentication.

STEP3: Restart the SQL Server Express Service or reboot the machine for registry change to take effect.

Next, you need to add a user with SQLLogin.
To do this: Login to SQLExpress using Express Manager and run the script below:
-
USE MASTER
sp_addLogin 'newuser', 'newuser@.123'
GO
sp_addsrvrolemember 'newuser', 'sysadmin'
GO
-
Once this is done, you can logon with the username/password combination.

Regards,
Vikram

|||Hi Vikram,
thank you for this post - was of great help !

Regards,
Fabian|||Hey this is very cool! But I have a question- in the past it seems these settings follows each individual SQL Server Instance, but now it seems its a global setting as it does not require any instance specific configuration?|||

Help!!!

Please help me sort through this mass of web server information and configuration. I don't know where to begin?

l

|||

Thank you, I am a novice in this area.

Charles

|||

Hi William,

No, configuration is still instance specific. Each instance has a seperate registry hive in the format:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.x
where x is some integer.

The mapping from MSSQL.x to the actual instance name can be found in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\Instance Names.

Il-Sung.

How can I connect to Microsoft SQL Server 2005 CTP with Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Ma

I installed Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Manager and connect to SQL 2000 normally
but when I connect to Microsoft SQL Server 2005 CTP, I failed! when I open SQL Configuration Manager,
I find the SQL Server had been running, after I opened "Attribute" window, I find "This account" box had been checked,
and "NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE" was displayed in Account Name edit box, "**********" was displayed in "Password" edit box.

I think that the reason I can't connect to Microsoft SQL Server 2005 CTP is that I can't know the name of SQL Server 200, account, password.
right? In Microsoft SQL Server 2000 I can find the name of server from "Service Manager" and default accunt is "SA", the default password is blank.
but I can't find it in Microsoft SQL Server 2005. Any more, when I open "Express Manager", there are two radio button, "Windows Authentication" and "SQL Server Authentication",
which one will I choose? Does "Server Instance" point the name of SQL Server 2000? or Does "Server Instance" point the name of my computer?

Hi,

Try connecting with '.\SqlExpress' as the instance name. If you haven't specified a username and password then, windows authentication is the mode of logging into Sql2005...

cheers,

Paul June A. Domag

|||Hi,

You can also enable SQL Authentication. Follow instructions to enable it:
Enabling SQL Authentication

STEP1:
You need to enable SQL Authentication on the machine. This is complex in SQLExpress and you need to edit the registry. Copy the following lines of text onto a Notepad and save it with extention .REG.
-COPY BELOW
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1\MSSQLServer]
"LoginMode"=dword:00000002
-COPY TILL THIS
STEP2: Double Click on the .REG file to change the registry. This change the Authentication Mode to enable SQL Authentication.

STEP3: Restart the SQL Server Express Service or reboot the machine for registry change to take effect.

Next, you need to add a user with SQLLogin.
To do this: Login to SQLExpress using Express Manager and run the script below:
-
USE MASTER
sp_addLogin 'newuser', 'newuser@.123'
GO
sp_addsrvrolemember 'newuser', 'sysadmin'
GO
-
Once this is done, you can logon with the username/password combination.

Regards,
Vikram

|||Hi Vikram,
thank you for this post - was of great help !

Regards,
Fabian|||Hey this is very cool! But I have a question- in the past it seems these settings follows each individual SQL Server Instance, but now it seems its a global setting as it does not require any instance specific configuration?|||

Help!!!

Please help me sort through this mass of web server information and configuration. I don't know where to begin?

l

|||

Thank you, I am a novice in this area.

Charles

|||

Hi William,

No, configuration is still instance specific. Each instance has a seperate registry hive in the format:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.x
where x is some integer.

The mapping from MSSQL.x to the actual instance name can be found in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\Instance Names.

Il-Sung.

How can I connect to a remote sql server using windows authentication?

It is simple

1- I open the Sql Server 2005 Management Studio

2- I select Windows Authentication from the drop down.

3- I cannot write the user name and password, it chooses the default once, the one I am logged in with!

But I am in a virtual machine outside the domain controller, I can access shares on machines that are on the domain controller, thanks to the file sharing of windows, but I cannot login to sql server, thanks to a meaningless restriction on that dialog :-)

Now, how can I still use the Windows Authentication and login, how can I avoid the sql server authentication?

If you are outside domain, then you should use SQL Authentication.|||

Ok, then why the text boxes for the user name and password are still there if I choose the Windows authentication, and the text boxes have the user name already filled in, and all are disabled.

What is the point of having those there? In my case, I was trying to find a way to enable them from the settings; I guess just a false hope.

And why cannot I use the windows authentication? NTFS does allow me to do it and access the file system from outside the domain using windows authentication against the domain, what does make sql server more special?

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The reason for the textbox is just to let you know which Windows account is being used to connect to SQL Server using Windows authentication. To access SQL Server using SQL authentication, click the Authentication drop-down to see the SQL Server Authentication option. You'll see the User name and Password textboxes enabled.

If you want to use Windows authentication, the easiest way is to join your SQL Server to your domain.

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Thank you for the help, but I know how to use the SQL Server authentication, and the SQL Server is the development server and it is on the domain.

My virtual machine is the development machine, it is a virtual machine and it cannot join the domain, it must stay as it is, the real machine is on the domain, but the virtual machine that I am trying to use is not.

From the virtual machine I can do lots of things, including accessing the file system and the intranet sites on the domain, using the domain authentication box, or cached credentials, but I cannot do that with the SQL Server.

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if you want an nt authentication

then you must promote your virtual machine to a domain controller

how can I connect to .MDF through 2 applications?

Here is the big problem:

I am using ASP.NET 2.0 login control. this control connect to ASPNET.MDF database.I built another application using windows service, and this application also connects to ASPNET.MDF database.

problem is that the first application that connects to the database, locks the database, and so the other application cannot use the database untill the other application is closed.

I am going on circles about this, and just don't know what to do.

Please please please. love me do.

I don't think you can use the membership database for none Asp.net application because a console application is not Asp.net application, but if you could maybe you should create one for each application as the link below from a Microsoft security forum. The reason is by default every application uses the same application name to access the database so why not create one for each application so it is clean. Post again if you still have question. Hope this helps.

http://aspalliance.com/groups/microsoft_public_dotnet_framework_aspnet_security/ng-645637_Membership_Database_Security.aspx

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how can i connect tables.

Hi,

How do i connect tables so they are interrelated to each other. like the asp.net 2.0 membership tables have the "id"

and how can i use that?

i have multiple tables that are all connected.

like i have a table for profile. and images

profile with include their profile, while images will include there avatar.

now when i display there profile on page, i need to grab the data from both the profile table and avatar.

right now i've been using the "JOIN" statement. but is tehre any other way

only join is made in sql for getting information from interrelated tables in database.

use inner/outer as per your requirement.

thanks

vishal sharma

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Hello my friend,

The JOIN is the "de-facto" way of getting related data and saves you from having to do 2 or more separate queries. Some info on joins: -

FROM profile INNER JOIN images ... - if profile does not have an image or vice versa, no records will be returned.

FROM profile LEFT OUTER JOIN images - if profile exists but image does not, a record will be returned with the image fields as NULL. Profile record must exist.

FROM profile RIGHT OUTER JOIN images - if image exists but profile does not, a record will be returned with the profile fields as NULL. Image record must exist.

Kind regards

Scotty

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masfenix:

right now i've been using the "JOIN" statement. but is tehre any other way

- Yeah, you can do a SubSelect if you are doing something simple like getting 1 value from 1 table instead of JOINing to that table.

Example:

SELECT
*,
(SELECT TOP 1 Blah FROM myOtherTable WHERE myOtherTable.UserID = myTable.UserID)
FROM
dbo.MyTable

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so is what is it?

is it not join?

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join is better option.

other thing you can do is

select tableA.field, tableB.field where tableA.Id = tableB.Id something like that.

thanks,

satish

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You can see an example of when you would use JOINing or SubSelects of what I posted above can be found in this article :http://www.singingeels.com/Articles/How_To_Maintain_Customer_Payment_History.aspx

How can i connect a sql server database to visual basic 2005 express

Hi, i am new to sql server and visual basic, i need to connect my sql server database to a new application i've developed in visual basic 2005 express. Can any one tell me the steps to do this. Many Thanks.

Which SQL Server do you have? Is it on the same machine or a different machine?

Heres an MSDN article which uses SQL Server Express edition:http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms345151.aspx

and heres a whole set of data-access tutorial videos:http://www.asp.net/learn/data-access/

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Hi, i am using sql server 2005 management studio. I have the sql server management studio installed in my computer, but i access the database from the server. How can i do the connection from the Visual Basic 2005 Express from my pc?

Thanks.

How can I access SQL server from SCO Unix?

We are running SCO Unix 5.0.5. We need a command line sql client that can connect to a MS SQL server running on a windows server. Can someone point me in the right direction? I don't want to write a sql client. I just want a command line sql client binary that is ready to work.

I want to do something like this in a unix shell script:

# sql -s 10.1.2.3 -u username -p password -f sqlcommandsinafile.txt -o sqlresults.txt

Any help would be appreciated....

I am not aware of such a cmd line tool on unix. To achieve what you want, you would need to get a hold of a 3rd party unix ODBC driver for SQL server. There is an odbcsql sample that ships with MDAC SDK, you can download the sample and port it to run on Unix.

Hope this helps.

sql

How can I access SQL server from SCO Unix?

We are running SCO Unix 5.0.5. We need a command line sql client that can connect to a MS SQL server running on a windows server. Can someone point me in the right direction? I don't want to write a sql client. I just want a command line sql client binary that is ready to work.

I want to do something like this in a unix shell script:

# sql -s 10.1.2.3 -u username -p password -f sqlcommandsinafile.txt -o sqlresults.txt

Any help would be appreciated....

I am not aware of such a cmd line tool on unix. To achieve what you want, you would need to get a hold of a 3rd party unix ODBC driver for SQL server. There is an odbcsql sample that ships with MDAC SDK, you can download the sample and port it to run on Unix.

Hope this helps.

How can connect SSAS w/o domain trusted connection?

I got error: An existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote host!!

string connstr = "Provider=MSOLAP.3;Data Source=amsserver;Password=;User ID=administrator;Initial Catalog=MIP2ASProject";

Client in XP, with AS9.0 provider installed, server is sqlserver 2005 in win2003 xp1.

Both machines are not under domain controller...

Moving to SQL Server Analysis Services forum.|||

Analysis Services does not support non-Windows authentication when connecting through TCP/IP.

You should be able to setup HTTP connectivity to SSAS.
See following:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sql/2005/httpasws.mspx

And then use different type of authentication avaliable in IIS to connect to Analysis Server.

Edward.
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how about the performance about "sa" a/c?

any consideration of performance issue when i use "sa" a/c to connect SQL SERVER in java program? will be faster or slower?Why do you want/need to use the sa account in your application ? This is a big security issue. This account should only be used in a dba capacity situation - outside of an application.|||my connection string is : xxxxx:1433;DatabaseName=rims;User=sa;Password=xxxx

in my JAVA program, is it wrong? should i use another a/c?

Originally posted by rnealejr
Why do you want/need to use the sa account in your application ? This is a big security issue. This account should only be used in a dba capacity situation - outside of an application.|||Yes. What are you using the connection for ?