remote sqlserver database backup and restore

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i am able to backup and restore local sqlserver database
when i go for remote server then time i want to use my same code
i want change only servername in connection string
i am using code-

XML

<add key ="BACKUP_DATABASE_SERVER" value ="Data Source=admin\SQLEXPRESS;User ID=****;Password=****;"/>

when i connect using SERVER class

C#

SERVER_NAME=admin\SQLEXPRESS;
 Server srv = new Server(SERVER_NAME);

            //DataTable dtServers = SmoApplication.EnumAvailableSqlServers(true);

            
            ServerConnection srvConn = srv.ConnectionContext;
            srvConn.LoginSecure = true;
            //string strBackupDir = srv.Settings.BackupDirectory;
            DatabaseCollection objDatabases =srv.Databases;

this code gives error on first line

Login failed to server

Thank You

Posted 27-May-11 3:48am

kailash solanki

Updated 27-May-11 3:55am

Chris Maunder772.8K

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fjdiewornncalwe · Answer 1 · 2011-05-27T03:54:00

It means that your UserID and Password combination is not valid for the server you are trying to hit. Errors like this are pretty much self-explanatory.
You asked basically the same question a couple of hours ago. In the future, you should just update the existing question instead of creating a new one when they are this similar.

Cheers.