Re: Can't connect using ADOMD.NET

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From: Akshai Mirchandani [MS] (akshaim_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 05/19/04 

Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 19:23:18 -0700

0x80040154 is "Class not registered". I'm guessing that you don't have
MSXML4 installed (its part of the readme).

> As a test, how would I try and make it connect via basic, is that the
> setting in IIS under Directory Security or is there another way to
> connect to the Analysis server that will specify I want to use basic?

Yes, you can configure Basic authentication on the directory security tab of
the XMLA SDK virtual root -- however, make sure you don't put it into
production without using HTTPS because the Basic authentication mechanism is
intrinsically unsafe, but using it over HTTPS is safe.

Thanks,
Akshai 

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"nib" <nib@nibsworld.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks for your response...
>
> Akshai Mirchandani [MS] wrote:
> > Can you try this -- add the property "ConnectTo=8.0;" to your connection
> > string?
>
> I get a different error message when I use that:
> Error: Microsoft.AnalysisServices.AdomdClient.AdomdConnectionException:
> The connection either timed out or was lost. --->
> System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x80040154): An
> unidentified error was returned by an external object to the XML for
> Analysis Provider. at
>
Microsoft.AnalysisServices.AdomdClient.XASC.Microsoft.AnalysisServices.Adomd
Client.IXASC.ProcessRequest(Object
>
> RequestStream) at
>
Microsoft.AnalysisServices.AdomdClient.StreamInteropHelper.ProcessRequest(XA
SC
>
> comClass, Stream requestStream) at
> Microsoft.AnalysisServices.AdomdClient.IXMLAStream.WriteEndOfMessage()
>
> >
> > Also, please note that the UserID and Password that you are specifying
will
> > not apply to AS2k -- they would make a difference for HTTP access over
Basic
> > authentication for example, but Windows Authentication will not use
them.
>
> Ok, although, I've tried it with and without the username/password in
> the connection string.
>
> As a test, how would I try and make it connect via basic, is that the
> setting in IIS under Directory Security or is there another way to
> connect to the Analysis server that will specify I want to use basic?
>
> Zach
>

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