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SQL setup - Direct Query
Hi jacschZA
I cannot reproduce the same issue.I would suggest you update to latest version of Power BI Desktop ,please follow the instructions in the article below to troubleshoot this connection error.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/database-engine/configure-windows/troubleshoot-connecting-to-th...
Please check if below post could help.
https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/Can-t-connect-to-SQL-server/td-p/196782
Regards,
v-cherch-msft thanks for the response!
What we ended up trying and what worked was specifying the server name with 'TCP:' as a prefix, and then instead of using a port number at the end of the server name, used the actual name, and this seems to work now for both Direct Query and with the Gateway.
Any idea why this may have been the case?
Jacques
v-cherch-msft Thats it, the comma instead of the double colon works as well.
Dont understand what it does differently, but it solves my query.
