>Want to run some upsizing tests with the new Sedna Upsizing Wizard , but am having difficulty with MS SQL 2005 Express. Anyone had any experience with this product?
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>I've used MS SQL in the past (with VB6 & VFP & SQL2000), but this beast seems to not want to allow me to access it.
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>I've done a default install, with Windows Authentication, and I can't seem to get any access to it outside of the MS SQL Server Management Studio Express.
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>Cannot even create a DSN with Administration Tools.Data Sources (ODBC) - no server is listed. Neither can I create a connection from VFP DataBrowser
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>I've attached the AdventureWorksLT sample database so there should be something there but all I get is blank...
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>Any pointers appreciated.
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>TIA
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>Malc
Malcolm,
I can easily connect like this:

handle = SQLStringConnect(;
  "Driver={SQL Native Client};server=.\sqlexpress;Trusted_connection=yes")
? m.handle
SQLDisconnect(0)

If it fails, check aerror().
Cetin