Author: Rafael Copquin
Posted: 2008-11-12 at 13:05:27
Right on the money!
Thank you
Rafael
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred Taylor" <fbtaylor@gmail.com>
To: <profoxtech@leafe.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 2:09 PM
Subject: Re: udl files
> 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?
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>>
>> Rafael Copquin
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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