Hi Borislav,

unfortunately that hasn't worked either. :(

>Try:
>[DRIVER=SQL Native Client;SERVER=SAMAAN3\SQLEXPRESS;DATABASE=mist2006;WSID=SAMAAN3;APP=Your APP Name Here;Trusted_Connection=Yes;]
>
>>Hi,
>>I'm having trouble getting a connection to a SQL Server database. The connection string I am trying is:
>>
>>DRIVER=SQL Native Client;SERVER=SAMAAN3\SQLEXPRESS;UID=frank;DATABASE=mist2006;WSID=SAMAAN3;APP=Microsoft Data Access Components;Trusted_Connection=Yes;
>>
>>This gives me an "Unable to connect to the server using the specified connection" error.
>>
>>I created a File DSN and tested it using the Data Sources (ODBC) applet and that gave me this :
>>
>>[ODBC]
>>DRIVER=SQL Native Client
>>UID=frank
>>DATABASE=mist2006
>>WSID=SAMAAN3
>>APP=Microsoft Data Access Components
>>Trusted_Connection=Yes
>>SERVER=SAMAAN3\SQLEXPRESS
>>Description=MIST 2006
>>
>>Does anyone have any idea what I have done wrong?
>>
>>Thanks,