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                                    | jaide smithStarting Member
 
 
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                                            |  Posted - 2013-01-19 : 07:36:01 
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                                            | If select SQL linked server in the GUI you can't specify a different name for the SQL Server.  You can only use the SQL host name as the Link Server name. Here is an example of creating a Linked Server via script to specify link server name myGX620 for the SQL Server host name GX620.  /****** Object:  LinkedServer [myGX620]    Script Date: 04/07/2009 22:49:10 ******/EXEC master.dbo.sp_addlinkedserver    @server = N'myGX620',    @srvproduct=N'MSSQL',    @provider=N'SQLNCLI',    @provstr=N'PROVIDER=SQLOLEDB;SERVER=GX620' EXEC master.dbo.sp_addlinkedsrvlogin @rmtsrvname=N'myGX620',    @useself=N'False',@locallogin=NULL,@rmtuser=N'sa',@rmtpassword='P@ssword!'Internet Marketing Auckland | Web Design Auckland |  |  
                                    | srimamiPosting Yak  Master
 
 
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                                          |  Posted - 2013-02-06 : 00:12:56 
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                                          | Hi Smith,What is expected from users related to link server? You have provided solution related to link server. |  
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                                    | visakh16Very Important crosS Applying yaK Herder
 
 
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