Cannot create ADO connection to DB anymore...

I rebuilt my machine a few weeks back - re-installed the developer version...

The app in question can see all it's tables in the SQL back end via ODBC and
everything looks normal via Enterprise Manager, but I can no longer create
an ADO Connection.

Source code is unchanged, what's changed is the PC rebuild and consequent
re-installatin of SQL Server developer version.

I suspect it's something to do with the provider (at least that's the only thing
I can see in the .Connect string that's not verifiably correct...)

The error looks like this after I trap and format it:

--------------------
12/30/03 21:34:30v0.71 Userid: UPQC on SAG
Proc: basADO: ADO_ConnectionCreate
-2147467259: [DBNETLIB][ConnectionOpen (Connect()).]SQL Server does
not exist or access denied.
Errors encountered when trying to connect:
'''[DBNETLIB][ConnectionOpen (Connect()).]SQL Server does not exist or
access denied.

----Connect String:
Provider=SQLOLEDB.1;SERVER=SAG;DATABASE=TRETS;UID= Trets;PWD=trets
--------------------

Can anybody see anything obvious to look for?

I'm thinking I need to know how to verify/validate the presence of provider
"SQLOLEDB.1"... But how?
--
PeteCresswellHi

Maybe it's a SID type problem! Have you tried a trusted connection?

John

"(Pete Cresswell)" <x@.y.z> wrote in message
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> I rebuilt my machine a few weeks back - re-installed the developer
version...
> The app in question can see all it's tables in the SQL back end via ODBC
and
> everything looks normal via Enterprise Manager, but I can no longer create
> an ADO Connection.
> Source code is unchanged, what's changed is the PC rebuild and consequent
> re-installatin of SQL Server developer version.
> I suspect it's something to do with the provider (at least that's the only
thing
> I can see in the .Connect string that's not verifiably correct...)
> The error looks like this after I trap and format it:
> --------------------
> 12/30/03 21:34:30v0.71 Userid: UPQC on SAG
> Proc: basADO: ADO_ConnectionCreate
> -2147467259: [DBNETLIB][ConnectionOpen (Connect()).]SQL
Server does
> not exist or access denied.
> Errors encountered when trying to connect:
> '''[DBNETLIB][ConnectionOpen (Connect()).]SQL Server does not exist
or
> access denied.
> ----Connect String:
> Provider=SQLOLEDB.1;SERVER=SAG;DATABASE=TRETS;UID= Trets;PWD=trets
> --------------------
>
> Can anybody see anything obvious to look for?
> I'm thinking I need to know how to verify/validate the presence of
provider
> "SQLOLEDB.1"... But how?
> --
> PeteCresswell