I connect to MSDE databases named .\VSdotnet2003 and .\netsdk all the time. That may not be much help to you...
> -----Original Message----- > From: Martin Welch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 4:18 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] SqlConnection and named SQL Server > 2000 instance > > > Has anyone successfully connected to a named database instance with > SQLConnection? > > I assumed something like this would work but all I get is > server not found > or refused connection errors: > > SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection("user > id=jedi;password=yoda;initial > catalog=pubs; data source=hoth\\projectx;"); > conn.Open(); > > I've trawled though google, on line help and msdn but so far > I've come up > with nothing. > > Can anyone enlighten me? > > Martin > > You can read messages from the Advanced DOTNET archive, > unsubscribe from Advanced DOTNET, or > subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com. > You can read messages from the Advanced DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from Advanced DOTNET, or subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com.
