Posted by Wes Groleau on 02/08/07 03:28

Erland Sommarskog wrote:
> And I am sorry, but I don't feel inclined to come with further
> guesses without the error messages you are getting. Nor am I interested
> in composing queries and then only hear "it wouldn't take them". I

I understand. What you did offer is appreciated.

> A linked server is a remote data source, which is accessed from SQL
> Server in a distributed query. The linked server can be another SQL
> Server, but can also be an Access database, Oracle database, Active
> directory or anything else for which there is an ODBC driver or OLE DB
> provider.

OK, then (as I suspected) it is not a linked server.


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Everybody believes an experimental analysis -- except the guy who
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