Question

This should be painfully simple, but I cannot come up with a working connection string for a local copy of SQL Server 2008 using Windows Authentication. I’ve tried using the Data Link Properties tool to create a connection string and it has no problems connecting, but when I copy paste the generated string into my ADODB.Connection object’s ConnectionString property I get all sorts of fun and different errors.

Set conn = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
conn.ConnectionString = "SQLNCLI10.1;Integrated Security=SSPI;Persist Security Info=False;Initial Catalog=climb4acure;Data Source=(local);"

Microsoft OLE DB Service Components (0x80040E21)
Multiple-step OLE DB operation generated errors. Check each OLE DB status value, if available. No work was done.

I’ve tried a variety of similar connection strings but I cannot find one that will work with Windows Authentication. Can someone point me in the right direction?

Thanks!

Answer 1

I assume you have the 2008 Native Client installed? Also, I noticed that you’re missing the “provider” tag at the beginning – do you have any more luck with this one:

Provider=SQLNCLI10.1;Integrated Security=SSPI;Persist Security Info=False;Initial Catalog=climb4acure;Data Source=(local);