I got asked a question yesterday about queries that JOIN between two databases on a single server... Simple enough
SELECT e1.employee_number FROM Database1.dbo.employees As e1 INNER JOIN Database2.dbo.employees As e2 ON e1.employee_number = e2.employee_number
But what about joining tables from two separate servers? I figured that this would use full 4 part naming
SELECT e1.employee_number FROM Server1.Database1.dbo.employees As e1 INNER JOIN Server2.Database2.dbo.employees As e2 ON e1.employee_number = e2.employee_number
But I got the following error message
Server: Msg 7202, Level 11, State 2, Line 1 Could not find server 'Server2' in sysservers. Execute sp_addlinkedserver to add the server to sysservers.
So off I went to trusty BoL and Google to see what sp_addlinkedserver was all about and came up with the following
EXEC sp_addlinkedserver 'Server2', N'SQL Server'
Is this syntax correct?
I have yet to execute it because I have a couple of other questions that I was hoping you people could help me with first... Is this process reversible? I've not found a sp_removelinkedserver or similar yet (it's probably staring me right in the face!) Does the link affect all databases on a single server, or just the one I'm playing with? How do I connect to a specific database on a specific server? Is it a simple case of linking the two servers and then using 4 part naming to do so?
Hmm, I think that pretty much covers it! EDIT: highlighted in pink
Our Production server is Windows 2003 and SQL 2000 Enterprise. The server name is VB-GP.
I dumped 2 of the databases from the production server and restored them to server name SQL2K5-Pub (a TEST server) which was a fresh install of Windows 2003 and SQL 2000 Enterprise. I then upgraded this "TEST" server to SQL 2005 Enterprise. All is fine so far.
Now I'm setting up Transactional Replication in my test environment. I configured SQL2K5-Pub as a Distributor which went well. I created a a Publication of 1 database which went well. I attempted to create a Publication of the second database and received the following error.
Error Message ********************************************************************* Could not find server 'VB-GP' in sys.servers. Verify that the correct server name was specified. If necessary, execute the stored procedure sp_addlinkedserver to add the server to sys.servers. Could not use view or function '[dbo].ContractBillingStatus_ *********************************************************************
Remember - server name VB-GP is the production server but I have restored to a test server with a different server name. I do not want the production server to have any part of my test environment.
I have used this command sp_addlinkedserver 'linkedserver', 'Access', 'Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0','C:CATS_MDBintrax_1_db.mdb'
to link an .mdb databse. the trouble is, I do not know how to query tbl_user which is inside. When I try
Code Snippetselect * from [linkedserver].catalogs.dbo.tbl_user
it throws this error:
Msg 7312, Level 16, State 1, Line 1 Invalid use of schema or catalog for OLE DB provider "Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0" for linked server "linkedserver". A four-part name was supplied, but the provider does not expose the necessary interfaces to use a catalog or schema.
Hi I could add a server with the following statement..
USE MASTER GO EXEC sp_addlinkedserver 'SiebInt','SQL Server' GO
In the enterprise manager I could see the server under liked server ..But when I try to access tables under the server it gives me an error and the error is
GENERAL NETWORK ERROR, CHECK YOUR NETWORK DOCUMENTATION
Can any one tell me what is the reason for the above error and how to get around the problem.It's very urgent
Hi I could add a server with the following statement..
USE MASTER GO EXEC sp_addlinkedserver 'SiebInt','SQL Server' GO
In the enterprise manager I could see the server under liked server ..But when I try to access tables under the server it gives me an error and the error is
GENERAL NETWORK ERROR, CHECK YOUR NETWORK DOCUMENTATION
Can any one tell me what is the reason for the above error and how to get around the problem.It's very urgent
HOW DO WE MAP THE LOGINS USING EM AFTER ADDING THE SERVER USING SP_ADDLINKEDSERVER
Can anyone explain me as to how to map my local_userid to the linked server. Under the security tab of the linked server properties what options are to be used..any help in this regard is greatly appreciated
when i login using Domain user it is throwing an error as "Login Failed for the User(Domain user)", but when i use "sa" user it works fine. Is there any settings which i have to take care while using domain user. can anyone help on this.
I am trying to write a stored procedure that will automatically link a server and then run a stored proc on the newly linked server. At the end the stored proc will drop the server. I do not want a permanantly linked server due to the fact that this only has to be ran once a month, can you run a remote stored proc any other way then linking the servers?? Cheers to all who reply
Msg 7202, Level 11, State 2, Procedure LoadConvertsDB, Line 24 Could not find server 'CONVERTSDB' in sysservers. Execute sp_addlinkedserver to add the server to sysservers.
SQL 2005 Std, Win2000 Pro SP4, same computer. F is the network drive. SQL Log with the Windows NT domain account. F is the network drive.
Symptoms:
1. I can execute the T-SQL in the Query window in the SQL2005 Management Studio without any issue. After that, CONVERTSDB is in the Linked Servers lists.
2. If I put the T-SQL into a stored procedure, it does not work, and generate the above error. (EXEC dbo.LoadConvertsDB)
3. In the same Query window, If the above T-SQL is executed first and then execute the stored procedure, it will succeed. In the stored procedure, only the below T-SQL is before the sp_addlinkedserver.
BEGIN
SET NOCOUNT ON;
IF EXISTS (SELECT srv.name FROM sys.servers srv WHERE srv.server_id != 0 AND srv.name = N'CONVERTSDB') EXEC master.dbo.sp_dropserver @server=N'CONVERTSDB', @droplogins='droplogins';
a different scenario leads to the same problem, the error message: Could not find "Standby" in sysservers. Run "sp_addlinkedserver" to add the server to sysservers"
I browsed the thread for the same error message and the solution doesn't applies to me. Here is my system settings. we have a kind of backup system. a primary server is set up to copy the database files to a standby server. when the primary is off, the standby server will take over primary's name and ip. and our application runs on the standby as if in the primary. in both machine the odbc connection are set to point the primary server.
this setup works well in SQL server 2000 for both primary and standby servers, but it gives the error message on SQL 2005 in the standby server. I noticed that this is because the application opens an empty table. after inserting a record by hand, the error has gone away.
I know it doesn't make too much sense, but it 's what I observed. Could anyone give me some input how could this happens and what' s the solution?
I'm writing my first web site using VS 2005 and with my login page I'm trying to link with my SQL database using the following setting in my web.config file <appSettings> <add key="SQLDB" value="server=STEVE-LT; database=MasterDB; uid=sa pwd="/></appSettings> Then in my Login.aspx file I use the following code to access the SQL database Dim Sc As SqlConnection = New SqlConnection(System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.AppSettings("SQLDB"))Dim SqlCmd As SqlCommand = New SqlCommand("Select Password, Name from Login")SqlCmd.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure Sc.Open()SqlCmd.Connection = Sc This raises the following error message A connection was successfully established with the server, but then an error occurred during the login process. (provider: Shared Memory Provider, error: 0 - No process is on the other end of the pipe.) Could someone please tell me where I am going wrong. Thanks
I need to have database access via an application to both sql server 6.5 & 7 the 6.5 uses mixed mode security, the 7.0 uses trusted. Using sp_addlinkedsrvlogin I can get from a client to the 7.0 server, but not to the 6.5. Is this even possible?
I can't seem to link a 6.5 database from 7.0 and there's nothing in help which seems to help. Is it a "SQL Server" or do you have to use the OLE DB Provider? If the latter, what's supposed to be in the Product, Data Source, Provider String and Catalog fields? What about security? I've tried everything I can think of and can't get it to work. I also get errors creating a new DTS package that says "Could ot create Component Categories Manager", and then "Error during creation of DTS Package". I installed the desktop version of 7 on an NT Workstation. Has anyone successfully linked a 6.5 server in this environment?
select a.RecordID,a.RelocateID,a.WhenConfirmed,b.RequestI D,b.DocumentID,b.RequestWhen from RelocateeDTA a inner join docRequests b on ({a.RecordID}=' + CONVERT(VARCHAR, a.RecordID)'= b.WhereClause)
because I am trying to link RelocateeDTA that has RecordID to docRequests that has the same piece of data in field WhereClause but is a varchar, and I am getting an error message (syntax error or access violation)
Hello there, im new here and wanted some help, i would be very grateful to anyone that can help:
I am setting up a DSN for my website (www.t-f-l.com, it may make more sense if you visit the site) i need it so members can sign up to the site (for the exact problem, click 'sign up now' on the website
I have set up the DSN but it says i need to link it to the database tables via MS access, im not sure at all how to do this...please can someone help
please explain in real idiot language....as i am new to this
dear experts, i have two tables, tblcustomer and tblform. in tblcustomer i have cutomerid PK and i have also a field that link these two tables customername. in tblforms i have formname. customername and formname are not PK and customername has a lot of null values. my question is that i want to link these two tables in customerid not the name and also to get the forms used by this customer. the thing is that i have to write a join query. any suggestion to do that?
I am not a database manager, but I work with people that use databases for sales and customer service... so I am not too familiar with the code and lingo... please bear with me.
We use two databases - one is in SQL, and it is for pre-sales customer service... i.e. tracking notes, phone calls, emails, and opportunities. The second database is in Progress, and it is for actual quotes, tracking time, labor, materials, cost, and revenue. As of now, our sales people have to enter new customers in the SQL database, and then duplicate the information in the Progress database. It's very frustrating, because everything needs to be entered twice - name, address, phone, shipping info, etc. etc. etc... When we first started this - 10 years ago - we were told that it could all be linked.
So my question is - is it possible to link these databases together? When our sales people enter a new contact in CRM, I'd like it to be automatically entered into the Progress database. If they make a change to a phone number, I'd like that to be updated in the Progress database. Also the other way around - if a shipping address is changed in the Progress database, I'd like it updated automatically in the SQL database.
Please tell me this is possible - and easy!!! Thanks for any help you can provide at all.
Does Exchange 2000 and SQL 2000 have to be the same machine to use exoledb.dll? I want to link to an Exchange server and gain access to a Public Folder Contact Object for use as a lookup table within an Access front end. Someone directed me to use the Exchange OLE DB Provider, but it does not exist on my SQL machine.
I would like to use MVJ's formula for creating a date table.
I would like to use it with our main ERP database. However, I am reluctant to make changes to it because I fear that at some point when we upgrade that software and it's database that the upgrade program will delete my table.
So, here is my question. Performance wise, does it matter whether I add the date table to our ERP database or if I create another database (on the same server) for the custom date table? Does linking between databases take substantially longer than linking within the same database?
I know it's possible to link tables between Access and SQL Server using ODBC....however can u use DAO to do this? If there's a way i would appreciate some help. Thanks in advance.
I link to a sql server for the first time. I change my .provider and .connectionstring to ADO And know in one of my forms i get a debug Error; Invalid table Name "tablename" can someone help me with this. Thanks eddied
We are considering to implement Microsoft CRM 3.0 in our (small) organization. But we already have some customer information in another system (Unit4). We want to duplicate this information to our new CRM-system. This data will be read-only in the CRM-application.
Both the applications are installed on different servers with their own SQL databases(server 2000 and server 2005)
How can we duplicate the customer information from the unit4-system to Microsoft CRM? Can we simply link those databases using ?ODBC? (I heard something about ODBC but don’t know what it really is.)
Could someone clearly explain me what we have to do to make a construction as described above. (you don't have to give me all details) Is this construction possible anyway?
I am have created a test table in enterprise manager v8 and linked this table to an access database. I am able to append to the table from access but cant delete or update.
Ive set the permission settings to allow the user to update and del so cant work out why this isnt working?
