Bob, Have you verified that your SQL server is listening on the standard port 1433?
Try to telnet to it: Telnet servername 1433 If that doesn't open a blank screen telnet connection, that is your issue. Chris -----Original Message----- From: Bob Imperial [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 3:29 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Blob/clob issue It is enabled, although I'm definitely not a db admin by a long shot. I know the basics of to get around and work within enterprise manager and such. But I'm always willing to break things ;) Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: Peterson, Chris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 3:23 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Blob/clob issue > > Check your SQL server configuration and make sure that TCP/IP access > is enabled (its off by default) > > Chris Peterson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Deploy Web Applications Quickly across the enterprise with ColdFusion MX7 & Flex 2 Free Trial http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJU Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:277671 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4

