Question

I have a MS SQL Server Database in house (but on a different network) that I am trying to connect to via cold fusion. However I keep getting this error: “Datasource could not be found.”

• Remote connections are enabled including tcpip.
• Account name is correct. I can log in via test without any problems.

Here is my code:

<cfquery 
  name="getIT" 
  datasource="RemoteServerName_OR_ipAddress.DATABASE_NAME.dbo"
  username="test" 
  password="test"
>

Answer 1

It looks like you need to set up the datasource in the Coldfusion Administrator.

http://www.quackit.com/coldfusion/tutorial/coldfusion_datasource.cfm