Linked server from SQL2005 to SQL2000

Hi

I use the following SQL statements to create a link server. RemoteServerName is an SQL2000 and I am executing this in another machine which is SQL2005.

Though the link server is created successfully, I am not able to se the tables under it so could not query anything.

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USE [master]

EXEC master.dbo.sp_addlinkedserver @.server = N'RemoteServerName\InstanceName', @.srvproduct=N'SQL Server'

EXEC master.dbo.sp_serveroption @.server=N'RemoteServerName\InstanceName', @.optname=N'collation compatible', @.optvalue=N'false'

EXEC master.dbo.sp_serveroption @.server=N'RemoteServerName\InstanceName', @.optname=N'data access', @.optvalue=N'true'

EXEC master.dbo.sp_serveroption @.server=N'RemoteServerName\InstanceName', @.optname=N'rpc',@.optvalue=N'false'

EXEC master.dbo.sp_serveroption @.server=N'RemoteServerName\InstanceName', @.optname=N'rpc out', @.optvalue=N'false'

EXEC master.dbo.sp_serveroption @.server=N'RemoteServerName\InstanceName', @.optname=N'connect timeout', @.optvalue=N'0'

EXEC master.dbo.sp_serveroption @.server=N'RemoteServerName\InstanceName', @.optname=N'collation name', @.optvalue=null

EXEC master.dbo.sp_serveroption @.server=N'RemoteServerName\InstanceName', @.optname=N'query timeout', @.optvalue=N'0'

EXEC master.dbo.sp_serveroption @.server=N'RemoteServerName\InstanceName', @.optname=N'use remote collation', @.optvalue=N'true'

EXEC master.dbo.sp_addlinkedsrvlogin @.rmtsrvname = N'RemoteServerName\InstanceName', @.locallogin = NULL , @.useself = N'False', @.rmtuser = N'remoteUser', @.rmtpassword = N'remotePassword'

Did you check permissions of remoteUser on the remote server instance? You can do this by just using the remote login to connect to the server using ISQLW and see what tables you can access or check your permissions.|||Yes, remoteUser is able to access RemoteServerName through Query Analizer.|||I didn't mean just accessing the server. That works since you didn't get any errors. What tables can you access? What happens if you try to select from a known table?|||

You have to use the Servername.Database.UserObject.Table on the query..

example,

Select * from [RemoteServer\MSSS2000].NorthWind.dbo.Orders