Hmm, ok, thanks. I'll try it again.

Bill

>Hi Bill,
>
>I've got WinXP SP2, and SQL Server 2000 on my box at home, and this connection string works for me:
>
>Data Source=(local);Initial Catalog=;User ID=;Password="
>
>HTH,
>Phil
>
>
>>Hi Craig,
>>
>>Pretty sure I tried most of the obvious forms, "localhost", "(localhost)", "(local)", etc. but will give it another shot.
>>
>>Bill
>>
>>>Have you tried "(local)"
>>>
>>>
>>>>When developing on my Win2K machine at work, I can use the "(localhost)" identifier in the SQL Server connection string in Web.config for connecting which works well and is handy for all local development.
>>>>
>>>>However, this does not work on my Win XP Pro machine at home. It seems to require the actual machine name for connecting. Is this correct or is there a "localhost" designator that works on Win XP?
>>>>
>>>>Thanks,
>>>>Bill

William A. Caton III
Software Engineer
MAXIMUS
Atlanta, Ga.