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Hi. Im having no luck connect to sql express db. Can FME connect to SQL Express? If so, should I be using the ADO or JDBC reader? Also, is there anything else that could be an issue? Ive put the server and instance name in and port 1433 is open. Tha

markcoopersdc
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Hi. Im having no luck connect to sql express db. Can FME connect to SQL Express? If so, should I be using the ADO or JDBC reader? Also, is there anything else that could be an issue? Ive put the server and instance name in and port 1433 is open. Thanks

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markcoopersdc wrote:

Hi

 

Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately, that didn't work and appeared to stop me being able to connect to our ESRI Enterprise Geodatabase, so I have uninstalled it again.

 

I have now been able to connect to an instance of SQL Express on the same machine as FME, but not to one on a different location on the network. Any ideas why that may be? I can connect to standard SQL Server instances on the network via FME just fine

 

Thanks

 

 

 

 

By default SQL Express does not accept any remote connections, you'll have to modify the server parameters, see e.g. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/291338/sql-express-2019-can39t-remotely-connect.html

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david_r
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You might also want to try installing the SQL Server ODBC driver, which FME will automatically use when present.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/connect/odbc/download-odbc-driver-for-sql-server?view=sql-server-ver16

markcoopersdc
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Hi

 

Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately, that didn't work and appeared to stop me being able to connect to our ESRI Enterprise Geodatabase, so I have uninstalled it again.

 

I have now been able to connect to an instance of SQL Express on the same machine as FME, but not to one on a different location on the network. Any ideas why that may be? I can connect to standard SQL Server instances on the network via FME just fine

 

Thanks

 

 

 

 

david_r
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markcoopersdc wrote:

Hi

 

Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately, that didn't work and appeared to stop me being able to connect to our ESRI Enterprise Geodatabase, so I have uninstalled it again.

 

I have now been able to connect to an instance of SQL Express on the same machine as FME, but not to one on a different location on the network. Any ideas why that may be? I can connect to standard SQL Server instances on the network via FME just fine

 

Thanks

 

 

 

 

By default SQL Express does not accept any remote connections, you'll have to modify the server parameters, see e.g. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/291338/sql-express-2019-can39t-remotely-connect.html

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david_r wrote:

By default SQL Express does not accept any remote connections, you'll have to modify the server parameters, see e.g. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/291338/sql-express-2019-can39t-remotely-connect.html

thank you so much. I have had a cahnge to play with sql express and managed to get it to work

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