[dba-SQLServer] Accessing Tables in another server

Thanks Arthur,

I thought it would be already linked if it was showing in Enterprise 
Manager as a registered server.  Is there a step I am missing?

David

At 17/01/2007, you wrote:
>Try establishing Server2 as a linked server.
>Try referencing S2's table as \\S2\database\table.
>
>Let me know if these go wrong. I can do this. I may need to know 
>your specific names, etc.
>
>That said, there are certain things you cannot do, such as use RI 
>across databases. Bummer, but that is the case (AFAIK).
>
>----- Original Message ----
>From: David Emerson <newsgrps at dalyn.co.nz>
>To: dba-SQLServer at databaseadvisors.com
>Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 10:31:47 PM
>Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Accessing Tables in another server
>
>SQL2000.
>
>I have two servers registered in enterprise manager.  I would like to
>run a stored procedure from a database on one server which gets data
>from a table on the second server.  For example, assuming we have:
>
>Stored Procedure1 in database1 on server 1
>Table2 in Database2 on Server 2
>
>I would like to do something like this in Database1
>
>Select *
>  From Server2.Database2.dbo.Table2
>
>The error message I get when trying to save the procedure is "The
>number name contains more than the maximum number of prefixes.  The
>maximum is three."
>
>How can I reference the data on the other server?
>
>Regards
>
>David Emerson
>Dalyn Software Ltd
>Wellington, New Zealand
>
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