Re: Can't create ADP database on MSDE using MS Access

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From: Lou Arnold (Lou_Arnold_at_nospam.com)
Date: 07/24/04


Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2004 02:21:23 GMT

Thank you, Van. I'm sure its something simple.

>> 3) I can connect to these two databases via MS Access and create
>> tables, again under the Windows Admin account.
>>
>ADP or MDB? It is an improvement, regardless.

This is an ADP project. I dont thonk you can create an MDB project
with SQL Server.

Best wishes in your work, Van.

I will repost in another group with the new information and let's hope
someone else can help.

Lou.
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On Sat, 24 Jul 2004 10:11:24 +1000, "Van T. Dinh"
<VanThien.Dinh@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>See comments in-line.
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>HTH
>Van T. Dinh
>MVP (Access)
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>"Lou Arnold" <Lou_Arnold@nospam.com> wrote in message
>news:4101626c.8569061@nntp.flfrd.phub.net.cable.rogers.com...
>> I'm not sure what it is under permissions that you wanted me to look
>> at. I did grant login permission to the master db for the local
>> Windows Admin user (computer-name\Administrator). Should I grant that
>> for all dbs - master, model, msdb, and temp?
>>
>With the T-SQL PERMISSIONS() function, you can check out which permission
>the user (local Windows\Administrator) has. In particular, you look for the
>dbCreator permission (Server Role)
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>> Notes
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>> 1) Under the Windows Admin account, I can log onto the SQL server with
>> osql -E (trusted connection i.e. Windows Authentication), but not
>> thru the SA account. With osql I was also able to create a database
>> (Use Master, CREATE DATABASE mytest).
>>
>It does sound like the local Windows/Administrator has dbCreator permission.
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>> 2) With another GUI admin tool named MSDE Plus, under the Windows
>> Admin account, I was also able to create a database.
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>I haven't heard of MSDE Plus since I use the EM that does most thing I want.
>I does confirm that local Windows\Administrator has dbCreator permission.
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>> 3) I can connect to these two databases via MS Access and create
>> tables, again under the Windows Admin account.
>>
>ADP or MDB? It is an improvement, regardless.
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>> 4) Can't figure out why MS Access still won't allow creation under the
>> Win Admin account.
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>Not sure now. My Access installation works every I tried for both new SQL
>Server databases and existing SQL databases.
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>OTOH, most of my developments are MDBs with JET or SQL Server Back-End. So
>far, I created 1 tiny ADP for actual use and about 10 ADPs for testing only.
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>Suggest you try the Microsoft Knowledge Base and see whether there is any
>bug or needed settings that oare often missed. The SQL / Access I use are
>"default" installation and I don't remember doing any "strange" settings.
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>> Lou.
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>> BTW: The sample dbs are a separate download for
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