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problem occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server

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  • J janat_Al_donia

    Asp.net and im using mixed mode my code string m = "Data Source=./SQLEXPRESS;AttachDbFilename=C:/Program Files/Microsoft SQL Server/MSSQL.1/MSSQL/Data/TestData.mdf;Integrated Security=True;Connect Timeout=30;User Instance=True"; SqlConnection mycon = new SqlConnection(m); mycon.open();

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    http://www.connectionstrings.com/ This shall help you!!

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      Is your connection string correct? Post it

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      what is wrong with my connecting string????

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      • J janat_Al_donia

        Asp.net and im using mixed mode my code string m = "Data Source=./SQLEXPRESS;AttachDbFilename=C:/Program Files/Microsoft SQL Server/MSSQL.1/MSSQL/Data/TestData.mdf;Integrated Security=True;Connect Timeout=30;User Instance=True"; SqlConnection mycon = new SqlConnection(m); mycon.open();

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        You are missing DATABASE name in connection string.

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        • J janat_Al_donia

          what is wrong with my connecting string????

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          Check the above reply.

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            Check the above reply.

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            janat_Al_donia
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            i add database name but it give me the same result :sigh: what is ment by Verify that the instance name is correct ?????

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            • J janat_Al_donia

              i add database name but it give me the same result :sigh: what is ment by Verify that the instance name is correct ?????

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              Data Source=./SQLEXPRESS ./SQLEXPRESS This is instance name. Check in your management studio if this is correct. HTH

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              • J janat_Al_donia

                Asp.net and im using mixed mode my code string m = "Data Source=./SQLEXPRESS;AttachDbFilename=C:/Program Files/Microsoft SQL Server/MSSQL.1/MSSQL/Data/TestData.mdf;Integrated Security=True;Connect Timeout=30;User Instance=True"; SqlConnection mycon = new SqlConnection(m); mycon.open();

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                r a m e s h
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                So you are using Windows Authentication. ASP.NET application will be running under ASPNET account if you open your site from local IIS. Therefore the ASPNET may not have access to the database. Try to use SQL authentication. Also the database path should look like C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1\MSSQL\Data\TestData.mdf. I am not sure ADO.NET will accept / in a path specification.

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                • J janat_Al_donia

                  hi every body im having a big problem. icant connect to my data base. i have this error A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections. (provider: Named Pipes Provider, error: 40 - Could not open a connection to SQL Server) i dont know what to do please help me

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                  just do the following steps goto StartMenu ---->SqlServer----->Configuration Tools-------->SQL Server Configuration Manager and check in NAMED PIPES protocol is enabled or not :)

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                    just do the following steps goto StartMenu ---->SqlServer----->Configuration Tools-------->SQL Server Configuration Manager and check in NAMED PIPES protocol is enabled or not :)

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                    janat_Al_donia
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                    i enabled it and it suggest to restart sql what to do next????

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                    • J janat_Al_donia

                      i enabled it and it suggest to restart sql what to do next????

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                      Restart your pc or restart the SQL services. Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services

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                        Restart your pc or restart the SQL services. Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services

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                        janat_Al_donia
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                        ops it didnt work ido all thing but the same problem occured

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                          ops it didnt work ido all thing but the same problem occured

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                          Have you enabled Client Protocol > Named Pipes ?

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                          • J janat_Al_donia

                            hi every body im having a big problem. icant connect to my data base. i have this error A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections. (provider: Named Pipes Provider, error: 40 - Could not open a connection to SQL Server) i dont know what to do please help me

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                            Md Marufuzzaman
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                            Do you trying to connect SQL Server via a proxy server... please let me know.

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                            • J janat_Al_donia

                              i enabled it and it suggest to restart sql what to do next????

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                              nothing else if you are connecting through Named Pipes then you should enable Named Pipes and if you are connecting through TCP/IP then you should enable your tcp/ip protocol , make sure your SQL Browser is also started....

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                                Restart your pc or restart the SQL services. Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services

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                                services can be restarted by right clicking your sql server in Management studio and clicking on restart or from windows services (typing services.msc in run will open)

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                                  services can be restarted by right clicking your sql server in Management studio and clicking on restart or from windows services (typing services.msc in run will open)

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                                  janat_Al_donia
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                                  sorry for being late.......please tell me how to enable sql browser

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                                  • J janat_Al_donia

                                    sorry for being late.......please tell me how to enable sql browser

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                                    in sql server configuration area Sql server services

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                                    • J janat_Al_donia

                                      hi every body im having a big problem. icant connect to my data base. i have this error A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections. (provider: Named Pipes Provider, error: 40 - Could not open a connection to SQL Server) i dont know what to do please help me

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                                      Henry Minute
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                                      You are using forward slashes throughout your connection string. Change them all to back slashes. ./SQLExpress should be .\SQLExpress Your AttachDBFileName is C:/whatever/wherever/......... and should be C:\whatever\wherever\......... If you do that all should work. When you get an error message you should pay attention to what it says. The error message talked about the SQL Server. The only reference to the server was ./SQLExpress, so that is where you should start looking. Changing it, as I suggest would possibly have caused a different error (for the slashes in your path, although that might have worked, I haven't tested it). Always read your error messages carefully! :)

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                                      • J janat_Al_donia

                                        hi every body im having a big problem. icant connect to my data base. i have this error A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections. (provider: Named Pipes Provider, error: 40 - Could not open a connection to SQL Server) i dont know what to do please help me

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                                        Abhishek Sur
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                                        This is the most common problem when Database server couldnt be reached. :) Check if you made firewall exemption to the SQL Server browser

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