[R] Reading SQL Server Tables using RODBC

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Paul Miller wrote:
> 
> Hello Everyone,
>  
> I'm still quite new to R and am having trouble reading SQL Server Tables
> using RODBC. I've looked though the RODBC documentation as well as
> material I found online and in the book "Data Manipulation with R," but I
> just can't quite seem to get things to work.
>  
> Right now, I have code that looks something like:
>  
> channel <- odbcDriverConnect
> ("Driver=SQL Server; 
> Server=Fred; Connection=xx.x.x.xxx
> Database=mydatabasename; 
> uid=pmiller; pwd=password; 
> Trusted_Connection=FALSE;")
>  
> When I run this code, I get the following error:
>  
> [RODBC] ERROR: state IM002, code 0, message [Microsoft][ODBC Driver
> Manager] Data source name not found and no default driver specified
>  
> I do seem to be able to make a connection if I use:
>  
> channel <- odbcDriverConnect("driver=SQL Server; server=Fred")
>  
> Here, I haven't specified enough information but am allowed to do so
> subsequently using the SQL Server Login.
>  
> Can anyone show me how to rewrite the code above to make the connection I
> need without using the SQL Server Login?
>  
> Thanks,
>  
> Paul
>  
>  
> Hi Paul M,
> 
>  I had the same problem, and based on your question & the piece that you
> got to work I was able to figure the rest of it out.  Here's how I got it
> to work:
> 
> channel <- odbcDriverConnect("driver=SQL Server;
> server=Fred";uid=pmiller;pwd=password")
> 
> and that makes the connection without having to manually type in the uid &
> pwd via the dialog box.
> 
> Hope that helps you, and thanks for helping me figure out the first half!
> 
> Paul F
> 
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