[dba-SQLServer] Browsing tool?

I'm sorry Chris but I'm a SQL Server novice and I don't understand what
you're suggesting. I don't know what a UDL is. And what would I test the
connection with, and how?

-- 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 Mackin, Christopher
> Sent: 07 October 2004 14:29
> To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
> Subject: RE: [dba-SQLServer] Browsing tool?
> 
> 
> Andy,
> 
> The .udl will allow you to test the connection and will let 
> you know if the username and password you provide (or Windows 
> Authentication) are valid ways of connecting.
> 
> -Chris Mackin
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf 
> Of Andy Lacey
> Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 12:39 AM
> To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
> Subject: RE: [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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