>I am curently on \\SJ..DWD2 I need to check data in : \\A2333SR_TEST\DS_PROGEDD.dbo.progedd_paccid
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>when I do a select * from \\A2333SR_TEST\DS_PROGEDD.dbo.progedd_paccid I get an error abot a '\'
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When I did select * from [A23339\SR_TEST].DS_PROGEDD.dbo.progedd_paccid
it kicked back Could not find server 'A23339\SR_TEST' in sysservers. Execute sp_addlinkedserver......

So that is the answer that I was looking for.

__Stephen