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alexkelly101757
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8 years ago

Powerbi and SQL Express giving unable to connect

Hello,   When I run power bi get data im getting the follow error:   "Unable to connect We encountered an error while tryig to connect   Details: "Microsoft SQL: A network-related or instance-...
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v-yulgu-msft
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8 years ago

Hi alexkelly101757,

 

Are you able to connect from other tools, such as Access or SSMS (installed locally using the same credentials)? Have you tried connecting using IP address instead of name, or specifying the database name vs. leaving it blank? 

 

Please follow the article below to troubleshoot this connection error.

Troubleshoot Connecting to the SQL Server Database Engine

Exception: A network-related or instance-specific error while establishing a connection to SQL Server

 

Regards,

Yuliana Gu