>Hi,
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>I would like to understand better how VFP 9 application connects to SQL Server. Here is the situation:
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>The application resides on the customer server (VM) (in folder c:\applfolder). SQL Server is in the same box (same VM).
>The application is set to connect to SQL Server using SQL Server authentication. The application has a configuration file where the User ID and Password for the SQL Server are set. So that application is using these credentials to connect to SQL Server.
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>When I RDP to the server I can start the application and it connects to the SQL Server, no problem.
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>When any user (who is on the LAN) starts application (by loading the application .EXE from the Shared folder, applfolder) they get error that they cannot connect to the SQL Server.
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>What permissions should the desktop users have to the SQL Server in order to connect? Or is there another explanation of this problem?
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>TIA.
Problem resolved. SQL was not listening on 1433.
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