Well, I've never used ODBC to access SQL Server from VFP (I'm an ADO kind of guy) but, have you tried connecting from the CursorAdapter wizard?

>This is a very detailed article, thanks for this.
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>for the time being i was able to solve this issue by creating dsn, i'm using following lines but still nothing is happennning, do u hv any idea
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>hConn = SQLStringConnect("DSN=sqlserv;UID=vinod;PWD=mypass;Database=vinod")
>? hconn && this is returning 1
>SQLEXEC(hConn, "use vinod")
>SQLEXEC(hConn, "sele * from zsample", "test")
>BROWSE && this is asking table to open i.e. no data is getting transferred..
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>there is also mcafee firewall installed, do u think it is creating some problems.
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>>This kind of message is very common with SQL Server/MSDE 2000 SP3 and up. When I first had this problem I solved it with the information contained here:
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>>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;328306
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>>HTH,
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>>Enmanuel
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>>>I Even tried that but result is same, not sure what i'm doing wrong which is creating this problem.
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>>>>Vinod,
>>>>Easiest way id to create a DSN (Administration Tools->ODBC) file, then create a connection, visual not through CREATE CONNECTION. choose this DSN ans SELECT Connection string. The the right connection strig will appear.
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>>>>>I Have installed following on win xp Home edition :-
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>>>>>1. SQL 2000 (Client and Connectivity option was allowed), installed this from Win 2003 SBS Server Premium technologies CD.
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>>>>>2. MSDE 2000 provided on VFP 9 CD. Installed with a SAPWD parameter and give password.
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>>>>>Finally using windows authentication i was able to detect the dummy server, SQL server Service is started and using Enterprise Manager i was able to create a dummy database also.
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>>>>>But my all attempts of connecting through VFP were failed, not sure where the things are wrong.
>>>>>
>>>>>i'm using following lines to do this connection, username and password used are same of the admin user in which i'm logged in my computer and even i created a new user with same name and password and gave access of all the files :-
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>>>>>ConnStr = [Driver={SQL Server};Server=(vinodhome);Database=(vinod);UID=vinod;PWD=mypass;]
>>>>>Handle = SQLStringConnect( ConnStr )
>>>>>
>>>>>but it is again n again showing me following :-
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>>>>>Sql server doesnot exist or access is denied.
>>>>>
>>>>>Pls help.