Connect to SQL Server Database

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I Have a Database in My SQL server 2008 In Server Computer
When I Connect To Database from other computer in the network
via server explorer,my server name show in combobox
but database no added into combo and when i type database name
and press test connection below error message appear.

named pipes provider error 40 sql server 2008

Posted 11-Jan-12 22:55pm

Hekmat90

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Jαved · Answer 1 · 2012-01-11T23:21:00

Solution 1

solution to the error-

error-40-could-not-open-a-connection-to-sql-server[^]

Posted 11-Jan-12 23:21pm

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KiranBabu M · Answer 2 · 2012-01-11T23:35:00

Solution 2

This links might help

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms171890.aspx
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/sqldataaccess/thread/c488cf76-2515-440f-b3f8-9cfad689c5b6

Posted 11-Jan-12 23:35pm

KiranBabu M

Updated 11-Jan-12 23:38pm

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