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Asked: 2026-06-11T23:31:27+00:00

I come from the MS Access database world where I’m used to link to

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I come from the MS Access database world where I’m used to link to tables in other databases using the Linked ODBC function.

What is the SQL Server equivalent to this feature?

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In SQL Server I want to link to other SQLServer databases on other servers and some Access databases.

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    On SQL Server you can set up LINKED SERVERS. From MSDN:

    Configure a linked server to enable the SQL Server Database Engine to
    execute commands against OLE DB data sources outside of the instance
    of SQL Server. Typically linked servers are configured to enable the
    Database Engine to execute a Transact-SQL statement that includes
    tables in another instance of SQL Server, or another database product
    such as Oracle. Many types OLE DB data sources can be configured as
    linked servers, including Microsoft Access and Excel. Linked servers
    offer the following advantages:

    The ability to access data from outside of SQL Server.

    The ability to issue distributed queries, updates, commands, and
    transactions on heterogeneous data sources across the enterprise.

    The ability to address diverse data sources similarly.

    Here is an MSDN article on Configuring Linked Servers

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