March 2010

Why do I get a java.sql.SQLException: “Unable to get information from SQL Server” when trying to connect to an SQL Server instance?

Possible solution 1 I am using jtds driver so I would suggest checkingout their proposed solution first here http://jtds.sourceforge.net/faq.html#instanceGetInfo Possible solution 2 Their solution did not for me so here is what I did : From cmd prompt run sqlcmd -L and make sure that the server you are connecting is listed in the returned …

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