"Allan Mitchell" <allan@no-spam.sqldts.com> wrote in message
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> You have a login to the server and you are a user in your DB
>
> You connect to the server in QA using your UserName and Pwd
> You will then only see the DBs in the dropdown to which you have
permissions
>
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>
> Allan Mitchell MCSE,MCDBA, (Microsoft SQL Server MVP)
>
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>
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>
> "Neil Jarman" <neil@tNOiSPAMvPLEASEy.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:ced2vp$o9f$1$8302bc10@news.demon.co.uk...
> > Another thing:
> >
> > The web host actually provides stuff I havent used -
> >
> > as well as host name (mssql06.???.co.uk)
> > there is database name (db???)
> > and then username (dbo???)
> > and password (xyz)
> >
> > so if I use the host name in the cliconfig and follow with UN and PW, I
> > have not used DBname so how can this connect?
> >
> > Sorry to bombard you, but your help is appreciated.
> >
> > NEIL
> >
> >
> >
> > "Allan Mitchell" <allan@no-spam.sqldts.com> wrote in message
> > news:u1TRqHadEHA.3412@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > Ahhhh
> > >
> > >
> > > than it all becomes clearer to me now.
> > >
> > > Your hosting company will have given you
> > >
> > > An IP address for the SQL Server
> > > Possibly a port number
> > > A login name
> > > A password
> > >
> > >
> > > On your home PC I would do
> > >
> > > Start | Run | Cliconfg
> > >
> > > Go to aliases and create a TCP IP Alias to the IP address and port you
> > were
> > > given
> > >
> > > You can now register that name (typing might be required) in EM.
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > --
> > >
> > > Allan Mitchell MCSE,MCDBA, (Microsoft SQL Server MVP)
> > >
www.SQLDTS.com - The site for all your DTS needs.
> > >
www.konesans.com - Consultancy from the people who know
> > >
> > >
> > > "Neil Jarman" <neil@tNOiSPAMvPLEASEy.co.uk> wrote in message
> > > news:cebgvg$50g$1$8302bc10@news.demon.co.uk...
> > > > >
> > > > > Can you not connect using the IP address and port provided by your
> > > hosting
> > > > > company to the database?
> > > >
> > > > Do you mean create an entry in my list of servers? Maybe this is
where
> > i'm
> > > > going wrong. How do I do this? I have tried to - did New Server and
> then
> > > > Register Server, but it only showed me my local server. This is the
> > point
> > > I
> > > > get confused. Have to admit to using SQLserver for only 2 months now
> and
> > > all
> > > > at a developmental level, not actual live data (YET)
> > > > N
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > You should be able to and once you do that then transferring th
> table
> > > over
> > > > > is no more difficult than if the other server were local (except
it
> > will
> > > > be
> > > > > slower)
> > > > >
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