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Re: Unable to connect to remote database         

Group: microsoft.public.outlook.bcm · Group Profile
Author: ThePro
Date: Sep 19, 2008 05:03

Hi,

See inline answers.

Thanks.

ThePro

"Azur" a écrit dans le message de
news:eBPWBFjGJHA.3576@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Hello,
>
> Have you tried typing the netbios name of your SQL server instead of
> BCM\MSSMLBIZ ?

Same error.
>
>
> The DataBaseTool is working in english version only.
>
> is it the same version for the client ?

No, client is french. There is no database tools for the french version ?
>
> is your database populated ?

How can I verify this ?
>
>
> sorry for my bad english
>
>
> -azur-
>
>
>
>
> "ThePro" nospam.hotmail.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
> 882B1212-FDE8-42DA-B0E4-5CCFDBBCE0F9@microsoft.com...
>> Hi,
>>
>> I just installed the "Business Contact Manager for Outlook 2007 Database
>> Tool" on a server and we can't connect to this database with Outlook 2007
>> with BCM.
>>
>> Some details:
>>
>> Server: Windows Server 2003 SP2 (member server), MS SQL Server Express
>> 2005,
>> SQL instance MSSMLBIZ, TCP/IP enabled, no firewall, on the same LAN than
>> client computers.
>>
>> Client: Windows XP SP3, Outlook 2007 (connected to an Exchange Server
>> 2003
>> in cache mode), BCM 2007 SP1.
>>
>> When I finish to share the database on the server, I get this
>> informations:
>> ------
>> For a user who has already installed Business Contact Manager for Outlook
>>
>> 1.. On the Business Contact Manager menu, point to Database Tools, and
>> then click Create or Select a Database.
>> 2.. In the Create or select a Business Contact Manager database dialog
>> box, click Select an existing database.
>> 3.. In the Computer name box, enter BCM\MSSMLBIZ which is the name of
>> the
>> computer where the shared database is located, and then click Connect.
>> 4.. In the Database name list, if more than one database is listed,
>> click
>> the name of the shared database (AUTOMATISATION), and then click Next.
>> 5.. Click Finish.
>> ------
>>
>> I follow these instructions but I have the "unable to find BCM databases
>> on computer BCM\MSSMLBIZ " error message in Outlook.
>>
>> Any ideas ?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> ThePro
>>
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