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Kazanskyi
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error: 40 - Could not open a connection to SQL Server

‎11-07-2023 12:45 PM

Can't set up a connection with a dataflow to the SQL Server through the gateway.

 

We use a gateway to connect to the SQL database in multiple reports with no issues, but the dataflow throws an error.

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GilbertQ
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‎11-07-2023 05:29 PM

Hi @Kazanskyi 

 

That should be on the datasource settings in the Gateway where you can change that!





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Kazanskyi
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‎11-08-2023 04:59 AM

Hi @GilbertQ ,

 

Sorry, I can't find it in the Gateway data source settings as well.

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‎11-07-2023 02:02 PM

Hi @Kazanskyi 

 

From the error could you try and change the connection to use TCP/IP instead of Named Pipes?





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Kazanskyi
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‎11-07-2023 02:17 PM

Hello @GilbertQ ,

Sorry, I can't find any advanced settings to change it.

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