Create an empty text file with a .UDL extension. Now just double click on

it in Explorer and it will open a Data Link properties window.

On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 10:41 AM, Rafael Copquin <rcopquin@ciudad.com.ar>wrote:

> Does anyone know how to make a udl file to test a SQLServer connection?

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> Last week I attended a course on how to integrate SQLServer to VFP and the

> instructor showed a way to create this file, to test the connection. Then

> he

> opened the file with notepad and got the connection string, a very smart

> trick.

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> But as usual when I assist to an all-day course, I was drowsy at the time

> and missed the explanation on how to make this file.

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> Thanks in advance

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> Rafael Copquin

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