Permissions problem

Hi
I have some code that I am testing to read data from a FoxPro file.
I have copied the FoxPro file locally to test.
I have created a linked server that points to this file. Enterprise manager
correctly shows the tables available.
Works fine.!
However, when I create another linked server pointing towards the network
files, enterprise manager shows no available tables and my code returns an
error stating that the table does not exist.
I have checked the security permissions on the network drive/directories and
I appear to have full access. I can indeed move, delete etc these files.
Any ideas why I cannot connect in enterprise manager.?
ThanksI can however import these tables using a DTS job.!!!
"Chubbly Geezer" wrote:

> Hi
> I have some code that I am testing to read data from a FoxPro file.
> I have copied the FoxPro file locally to test.
> I have created a linked server that points to this file. Enterprise manag
er
> correctly shows the tables available.
> Works fine.!
> However, when I create another linked server pointing towards the network
> files, enterprise manager shows no available tables and my code returns an
> error stating that the table does not exist.
> I have checked the security permissions on the network drive/directories a
nd
> I appear to have full access. I can indeed move, delete etc these files.
> Any ideas why I cannot connect in enterprise manager.?
> Thanks|||Hi
Does the account that SQL Server and Agent run under have permission on the
remote share and files?
Regards
--
Mike Epprecht, Microsoft SQL Server MVP
Zurich, Switzerland
MVP Program: http://www.microsoft.com/mvp
Blog: http://www.msmvps.com/epprecht/
"Chubbly Geezer" wrote:

> Hi
> I have some code that I am testing to read data from a FoxPro file.
> I have copied the FoxPro file locally to test.
> I have created a linked server that points to this file. Enterprise manag
er
> correctly shows the tables available.
> Works fine.!
> However, when I create another linked server pointing towards the network
> files, enterprise manager shows no available tables and my code returns an
> error stating that the table does not exist.
> I have checked the security permissions on the network drive/directories a
nd
> I appear to have full access. I can indeed move, delete etc these files.
> Any ideas why I cannot connect in enterprise manager.?
> Thanks|||Both services were running under local system. Have changed to my login but
still no joy.
Also in linked server security options I have tried changing them to login
as myself but no luck.
The following 2 lines of code ALSO return table data:
EXEC sp_tables_ex @.table_server='OPERA_SERVER'
EXEC sp_columns_ex @.table_server='OPERA_SERVER', @.table_name='ssale'
"Mike Epprecht (SQL MVP)" wrote:
> Hi
> Does the account that SQL Server and Agent run under have permission on th
e
> remote share and files?
> Regards
> --
> Mike Epprecht, Microsoft SQL Server MVP
> Zurich, Switzerland
> MVP Program: http://www.microsoft.com/mvp
> Blog: http://www.msmvps.com/epprecht/
>
> "Chubbly Geezer" wrote:
>|||Correction.
The following 2 lines of code DO NOT WORK..
EXEC sp_tables_ex @.table_server='OPERA_SERVER'
EXEC sp_columns_ex @.table_server='OPERA_SERVER', @.table_name='ssale'
"Chubbly Geezer" wrote:
> Both services were running under local system. Have changed to my login b
ut
> still no joy.
> Also in linked server security options I have tried changing them to login
> as myself but no luck.
> The following 2 lines of code ALSO return table data:
> EXEC sp_tables_ex @.table_server='OPERA_SERVER'
> EXEC sp_columns_ex @.table_server='OPERA_SERVER', @.table_name='ssale'
>
> "Mike Epprecht (SQL MVP)" wrote:
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