"Brad" <allcomppc@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:OsYsz1dyEHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> From a command prompt I try to connect to my newly installed isntance of
> MSDE. I use the following:
>
> osql -U sa
>
> and I get:
>
> [SHARED MEMORY] Invalid Connection
> [SHARED MEMORY] ConnectionOpen(InvalidInstance())
>
> What am I doing wrong here?
>
> Thanks for the information.
>
> Brad
>
>

"Brad" <allcomppc@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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>I did install a named instance with also setting the sa password.
>
> I tried using the -S <server> but I get the same message.
>
> Brad
>
> "Jim Young" <thorium48@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%23nHX%23igyEHA.1392@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> Did you install a named instance?
>> Specify the server name on the osql command line.
>> Also, I hope you didn't setup your MSDE instance with a blank password.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>> "Brad" <allcomppc@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
>> news:OsYsz1dyEHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> > From a command prompt I try to connect to my newly installed isntance
>> > of
>> > MSDE. I use the following:
>> >
>> > osql -U sa
>> >
>> > and I get:
>> >
>> > [SHARED MEMORY] Invalid Connection
>> > [SHARED MEMORY] ConnectionOpen(InvalidInstance())
>> >
>> > What am I doing wrong here?
>> >
>> > Thanks for the information.
>> >
>> > Brad
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>

"Jim Young" <thorium48@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:%23nHX%23igyEHA.1392@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Did you install a named instance?
> Specify the server name on the osql command line.
> Also, I hope you didn't setup your MSDE instance with a blank password.
>
> Jim
>
> "Brad" <allcomppc@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:OsYsz1dyEHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > From a command prompt I try to connect to my newly installed isntance of
> > MSDE. I use the following:
> >
> > osql -U sa
> >
> > and I get:
> >
> > [SHARED MEMORY] Invalid Connection
> > [SHARED MEMORY] ConnectionOpen(InvalidInstance())
> >
> > What am I doing wrong here?
> >
> > Thanks for the information.
> >
> > Brad
> >
> >
>
>

>I did install a named instance with also setting the sa password.
>
> I tried using the -S <server> but I get the same message.
>
> "Jim Young" <thorium48@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%23nHX%23igyEHA.1392@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> Did you install a named instance?
>> Specify the server name on the osql command line.
>> Also, I hope you didn't setup your MSDE instance with a blank password.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>> "Brad" <allcomppc@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
>> news:OsYsz1dyEHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> > From a command prompt I try to connect to my newly installed isntance
>> > of
>> > MSDE. I use the following:
>> >
>> > osql -U sa
>> >
>> > and I get:
>> >
>> > [SHARED MEMORY] Invalid Connection
>> > [SHARED MEMORY] ConnectionOpen(InvalidInstance())
>> >
>> > What am I doing wrong here?
>> >
>> > Thanks for the information.
>> >
>> > Brad