[dba-SQLServer] Browsing tool?

Thanks Francisco
That'll help ascertain if it's Sql Server, but presumably the database can
be secured and prevent me linking to it. So I was looking for a "browsing
tool" to check whether that is the case or if I can freely get at the data.

-- Andy Lacey
http://www.minstersystems.co.uk 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com 
> [mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf 
> Of Francisco Tapia
> Sent: 06 October 2004 22:36
> To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
> Subject: Re: [dba-SQLServer] Browsing tool?
> 
> 
> Additionally the Machine that is said to have the Sql Server 
> on it, look for a service running named: MSSQLSERVER, where 
> the executable file name is sqlservr.exe
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, 6 Oct 2004 14:08:24 -0600, Mackin, Christopher 
> <cmackin at quiznos.com> wrote:
> > One simple way is to just create a text file and then rename it to 
> > .udl.  Once you open it you can set up a connection to it using the 
> > avaialble Providers.
> > 
> > -Chris Mackin
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > [mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On 
> Behalf Of Andy 
> > Lacey
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 1:53 PM
> > To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
> > Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Browsing tool?
> > 
> > Hi folks
> > 
> > Next week I'm going to see a potential client (hurrah!). He 
> has a 3rd 
> > party package specific to companies in the printing industry, and 
> > wants a simple contact management system which will link to 
> the client 
> > data in this package. I suspect (but am not sure) that the package 
> > uses a SQL Server database. If I'm correct (and I've 
> already asked how 
> > best to see if it's SQL Server d/b, thanks for help on 
> that) and it is 
> > SQL Server then I'd like to see if I can link to it 
> successfully. So, 
> > if I start from the worst case scenario that they won't have any 
> > software capable of linking to SQL Server does anyone have 
> or know of 
> > any free utility which will fit on a CD that I could use 
> just to look 
> > at a database, whatever the OS and whatever the SQL vintage?
> > 
> > -- Andy Lacey
> > http://www.minstersystems.co.uk
> > 
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