Dbnetlib Connectionopen Parseconnectparams Invalid Connection Error

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Dbnetlib Connectionopen Parse Connect Params Invalid Connection

connection on server 2008 R2 Windows Server > WSUS Question 0 Sign connection string sql server remote machine in to vote I am getting the above error when trying to instal the WSUS role on dbnetlib connectionopen invalid instance invalid connection sql server 2008 a Windows Server 2008 R2. I put in the ServerName\Instance just like the wizard asks but I get the Invalid Connection error above. I can make an ODBC connection to

Dbnetlib Connectionopen Parseconnectparams Invalid Connection Sql Server

the server just fine. The account I am using to install WSUS has an SQL login with sysadmin role and rights to the master db. This server is going to replace a WSUS running on server 2003 and I want to use the same SQL server that one is using. I can connect to port 1433 fine with telnet

[dbnetlib][connectionopen (connect()).]sql Server Does Not Exist Or Access Denied.

so I am really lost at this point. Any idea's? ..AR Tuesday, March 24, 2015 10:01 PM Reply | Quote Answers 2 Sign in to vote I got this to work. In looking over this forum I noted one person did not use the instance name in the SQL dialog and it worked. Sure enough this worked for me. Thank you Microsoft for letting me wrangle with this for 2 days! In the pop-up if specifically says DbServerName\InstanceName . Guess I'm SUPPOSED to read between the lines. At least it's done. Thanks for trying to help tho. :) ...AR Proposed as answer by antwesor Thursday, March 26, 2015 2:54 PM Marked as answer by Steven_Lee0510Microsoft contingent staff, Moderator Thursday, April 09, 2015 2:22 PM Thursday, March 26, 2015 11:29 AM Reply | Quote All replies 0 Sign in to vote Hi AR, Isthe SQL server installed on the same computer? If yes, please check if the named pipe has been enabled on theSQL server. If no, please check the event log of the SQL server

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SQL Server experts to answer whatever question you can come up with. Our new SQL Server Forums are live! Come on over! http://www.sqlteam.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=47178 We've restricted the ability to create new threads on these forums. SQL Server Forums Profile | ActiveTopics | Members | Search | ForumFAQ Register Now and get your question answered! Username: Password: http://superuser.com/questions/314206/cannot-connect-to-sql-server-from-excel-2007 Save Password Forgot your Password? All Forums Old Forums CLOSED - General SQL Server Invalid connection Forum Locked Printer Friendly Author Topic ronin2307 Posting Yak Master 126 Posts Posted-03/16/2005: 12:31:43 dbnetlib connectionopen Hi,I am new to SQL connections and I am stuck with this error message:[DBNETLIB][ConnectionOpen (ParseConnectParams()).]Invalid connection.what am I doing wrong? Dim DS As DataSet Dim MyCommand As OleDb.OleDbDataAdapter Dim MyConnection As OleDb.OleDbConnection MyConnection = New OleDb.OleDbConnection( _ "Provider=sqloledb;Data Source=V:\mssql2000\MSSQL\Data\DATA06_Data.mdf;Ini tial Catalog=some_table;User Id=sa;Password=xxxxx;") ' Select the data from Sheet1 of the workbook. MyCommand = New OleDb.OleDbDataAdapter("select * from [some_table]", MyConnection) DS = New DataSet Try MyCommand.Fill(DS) dbnetlib connectionopen parse Catch ex As Exception TextBox1.Text = ex.Message End Try MyConnection.Close() spirit1 Cybernetic Yak Master Slovenia 11752 Posts Posted-03/16/2005: 12:49:41 well then this site should be you best friend:http://www.connectionstrings.com/Go with the flow & have fun! Else fight the flow ronin2307 Posting Yak Master 126 Posts Posted-03/16/2005: 12:51:16 that is where I got the connection string from :-)I just filled out my data source and user info spirit1 Cybernetic Yak Master Slovenia 11752 Posts Posted-03/16/2005: 12:59:47 maybe you should loose the spaces in Ini tial Catalog Go with the flow & have fun! Else fight the flow Kristen Test United Kingdom 22859 Posts Posted-03/16/2005: 13:00:26 Want to try my Best Friend Connection site instead then? http://www.able-consulting.com/ADO_Conn.htmShouldn't "initial catalogue" be SomeDATABASE rather than SomeTable ??Kristen spirit1 Cybernetic Yak Master Slovenia 11752 Posts Posted-03/16/2005: 13:03:17 and don't use SA account Go with the flow & have fun! Else fight the flow Topic Forum Locked Printer Friendly Jump To: Select Forum General SQL Server Forums New to SQL Server Programming New to SQL Server Administration Script Library Data Corruption Issues Database Design and Application Architecture S

here for a quick overview of the site Help Center Detailed answers to any questions you might have Meta Discuss the workings and policies of this site About Us Learn more about Stack Overflow the company Business Learn more about hiring developers or posting ads with us Super User Questions Tags Users Badges Unanswered Ask Question _ Super User is a question and answer site for computer enthusiasts and power users. Join them; it only takes a minute: Sign up Here's how it works: Anybody can ask a question Anybody can answer The best answers are voted up and rise to the top Cannot connect to SQL Server from Excel 2007 up vote 8 down vote favorite 1 I am trying to connect to Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 from Excel 2007. When it tries to connect I get the error: [DBNETLIB][ConnectionOpen (Invalid Instance()).]Invalid connection. Steps to Reproduce On the Data tab, in the Get External Data group, click From Other Sources, and then click From SQL Server: type the name of the SQL Server computer in the Server name box. To enter a database user name and password, click Use the following User Name and Password, and then type your user name and password in the corresponding User Name and Password boxes: Additional information I can connect to SQL Server from SQL Server Management Studio: I can connect to SQL Server with telnet: C:\Users\Ian>telnet avenger 1433 SQL Server is listening on port 1433: Excel does connect, and receive response traffic from the SQL Server: I can ping the server: C:\Users\Ian>ping avenger Pinging avenger.newland.com [192.168.1.244] with 32 bytes of data: Reply from 192.168.1.244: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128 Reply from 192.168.1.244: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128 Reply from 192.168.1.244: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128 Reply from 192.168.1.244: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128 Ping statistics for 192.168.1.244: Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss), Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds: Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 1ms, Average = 0ms Trying to connect by IP address (rather than by name) has no effect: Windows Firewall is not running on the server: microsoft-excel-2007 sql-server-2008-r2 share|improve this question edi