>>>Morning,
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>>>Does anyone know how to determine if SQL server is installed either on the local machine or the network server. I tried doing it by trying to establish a connection, but I get a OS error saying the attempt failed. I would like to either capture the error or just validate that the SQL server application is valible.
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>>Check Re: List of SQL Servers Thread #779753 Message #780026
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>Thanks

You're welcome. Check the whole thread, please, I hope this would be able to solve the problem.