>First, thank you. Just to clarify:
>1. I should not use both, the TCP/IP and Names Piptes, just one? right?
Yes, just one of them.
>2. The values 'dbmssocn' and 'dbnmpntw'; are this literally what I put into the connection string or I have to use "my" sql values?
The connection string should look like this:
DRIVER={driver name};Server=server name;DATABASE=DB name;NETWORK=dbmssocn;...
or
DRIVER={driver name};Server=server name;DATABASE=DB name;NETWORK=dbnmpntw;...
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