Symptom
While creating a new connection in ODBC with SQL Server 2008 driver, getting error: An error has occurred while establishing a connection to the server. When connecting to SQL Server 2005/2008, this failure may be caused by the fact that under the default settings SQL Server does not allow remote connections. (Provider: Named Pipes Provider, error: 40 – Could not open a connection to SQL Server) (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 1326)
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Environment
BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.1 Service Pack 3
Product
Keywords
Named Pipes, error: 40, Could not open a connection, Error: 1326, ODBC create err, BOE XI 3.1.
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