[AccessD] Connecting to SQL using Data Properties

David Emerson newsgrps at dalyn.co.nz
Tue Nov 22 15:39:54 CST 2011


At 23/11/2011, David McAfee wrote:
>Do you have access to SQL Server management studio to see if your login
>behaves the same there?

Yes I do have access to Management Studio (Version 2008 R2).  I can 
view the database, edit stored procedures, change role settings 
etc.  Is this what you mean?


>Could your login be attached to a role that is denied access to the
>database in question?

I have removed all the roles except db_ddladmin and 
db_owner.  Doesn't seem to have helped.

>It does sound like permissions to me.
>
>D
>
>On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 12:35 PM, David Emerson <newsgrps at dalyn.co.nz>wrote:
>
> > I have an ADP in Access which I put on a Client's network then link to
> > their server using the Data Link Properties:
> >
> > If I log in using another user's login I can see all the databases in the
> > "Select the Database on the Server" dropdown and connect to the database I
> > want.
> >
> > On a profile that has been set up for me all I see in the "Select the
> > Database on the Server" dropdown is master, model, msdb and tempdb.  I do
> > not see any of the other databases on the server.  I can link to these and
> > the Test Connection is successful.  However the database I want is not one
> > of these.
> >
> > My initial thought is that I don't have permissions in SQL Server.  I
> > checked for the database I want and I have even set all database role
> > memberships except denydatareader and denydatawriter in User Mapping.  In
> > the Server Rolls screen I have ticked all rolls.  Status shows I have
> > permission to connect granted and login enabled.  Still the database
> > doesn't appear in the "Select the Database on the Server" dropdown.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > David Emerson
> > Dalyn Software Ltd
> > Wellington, New Zealand




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