YES


>You can still connect via SSMS now, correct?
>
>Are you sure that SQL is (still) configured to allow remote connections in SQL configuration? Is TCP protocol enabled in SQL Configuration?
>
>Is the SQL Browser service started in Services? Make sure it is. Set it to automatic.
>
>>it worked yesterday!
>>
>>>Looks like the driver name isn't right. Look here http://connectionstrings.com/sql-server-2008 for the ODBC connection string.
>>>
>>>>yesterday I installed SQL2008 developer
>>>>
>>>>I could connect with this:
>>>>

>>>>
>>>>strConnectionString	= [Driver={SQL Server};Server=OTT-LT1026;Database=kba_sql;Uid=sa;pwd=]
>>>>strConnectionString	= [Driver={SQL Server};Server=OTT-LT1026;Database=kba_sql;Trusted Connection]
>>>>
>>>>strSQL				  = [select * from claims where 1=1 ] && or what ever sql statement you are passing.
>>>>csrCursorToBeReturned = [csrNames]
>>>>
>>>>intHandle = SQLSTRINGCONNECT(strConnectionString)
>>>>
>>>>intResults = SQLEXEC(intHandle, strSQL, csrCursorToBeReturned)
>>>>
>>>>

>>>>
>>>>today it times out
>>>>with SQL management studio I connect just fine
>>>>
>>>>what could be wrong?
>>>>
>>>>Peter