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John_Carter56
Aug 04, 2021Copper Contributor
ODBCAD isn't showing database instances when trying to create DSN
I've got the community edition of SQL Server 2019 installed. I'm trying to create a DSN using ODBCAD (both 32 and 64). Although I've got two database instances installed (one already there that cam...
- Aug 06, 2021
olafhelper Thanx! The machine name\database instance name format worked!
olafhelper
Aug 06, 2021Bronze Contributor
I would use "machine name\instance name", then the DNS setting is for all machines the same.
"Local" works only on the server itself.
"Local" works only on the server itself.
John_Carter56
Aug 06, 2021Copper Contributor
olafhelper Thanx! The machine name\database instance name format worked!