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 select data from 2000 machine from a 2005 machine

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txeriff
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Posted - 2008-01-17 : 06:37:42
Hi,

here goes the question:

i have 1 sqlserver 2k5 machine (machine A) and sqlserver 2k (machine b)

how do i build a query to select data from 2k machine in a query of 2k5?

i mean something like

select *
from login:passw@machineb.dabatase.dbo.customers

thanks!

RickD
Slow But Sure Yak Herding Master

3608 Posts

Posted - 2008-01-17 : 10:50:03
Set up a linked server.
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TRACEYSQL
Aged Yak Warrior

594 Posts

Posted - 2008-01-18 : 17:43:42
I tried to do this set up linked from SQL2005 to SQL 2000 i did not have much luck with the linked server.
In the end i just imported table in using Tools Import data
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