MartyConnelly
martyconnelly at shaw.ca
Thu Jun 22 18:15:59 CDT 2006
Just use ADO to read table or view with a connection string that looks like this oConn.Open "Provider=sqloledb;" & _ "Network Library=DBMSSOCN;" & _ "Data Source=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx,1433;" & _ "Initial Catalog=myDatabaseName;" & _ "User ID=myUsername;" & _ "Password=myPassword" For further info look here through links To connect to SQL Server running on a remote computer (via an IP address) http://www.carlprothman.net/Default.aspx?tabid=87#OLEDBProviderForSQLServer George Papp wrote: >Hello list, > >I need to write some VBA code that establishes sql table connections >on the fly when the mdb is connected and then assigns the new table to >a from so the user can interact with it. The connection can not use >dsn and it is to a remote server on the web. > >Thank you very much for all your help. > > -- Marty Connelly Victoria, B.C. Canada