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rmg1
Constraint Violating Yak Guru
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 Posted - 2011-11-18 : 05:41:45
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| Hi allI need to be able to connect to two separate databases at the same time.I can do it in two separate sessions of SQL management studio but I can only access the tables/views from the first one I connect to.Anyone know of a way round this? |
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sathiesh2005
Yak Posting Veteran
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Posted - 2011-11-18 : 05:46:36
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| you can use linked servers to connect multiple database in single session@Sathiesh |
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rmg1
Constraint Violating Yak Guru
256 Posts |
Posted - 2011-11-18 : 06:03:19
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| The databases are on two separate servers.Does that cause any problems? |
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sathiesh2005
Yak Posting Veteran
85 Posts |
Posted - 2011-11-18 : 06:16:29
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| create a linked server from server1 to server2. then you can access both the servers from server1http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa560998.aspxhttp://www.databasejournal.com/features/mssql/article.php/3691721/Setting-up-a-Linked-Server-for-a-Remote-SQL-Server-Instance.htmor search in google for linked servers in sql server@Sathiesh |
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sathiesh2005
Yak Posting Veteran
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Posted - 2011-11-18 : 06:17:23
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| It will not cause any problem in both the servers.@Sathiesh |
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jassi.singh
Posting Yak Master
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Posted - 2011-11-22 : 05:20:27
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| check thishttp://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms188279.aspx |
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Connecting to multiple databases