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Forms config cannot see the SQL database server

Laserfiche Forms Version 10 Administration
Updated February 23, 2021
asked on February 10, 2021

 

I am trying to set up LF Forms on my test VM, and I cannot get Forms to see the database server (which is on this same server).

I am using SQL express.  This server is also my Laserfiche server, and LF is up and running just fine.   I can log into the SQL instance just fine.   I have tried also putting just "localhost" as the name, and it Forms still cannot see it.  Any ideas?

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replied on February 10, 2021 • Show version history

Tyler,

Forms is looking for the instance name for SQL.  Depending on how you installed and configured SQL Express the instance name is most likely SERVERNAME\SQLEXPRESS.  

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replied on February 11, 2021

Thanks Cliff,  I did try WS16\SQLEXPRESS but still got the same result.  It says no server found.

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replied on February 12, 2021

Interesting!  When you connect to the SQL instance with the SQL Management Console what is the instance name in the connection dialog?

 

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replied on February 12, 2021

Also check that the SQL Browser service is running.

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replied on February 23, 2021

If you manually set "WS16\SQLEXPRESS" as the Server name and enter the correct username and password, can you get the databases list？

The SQLExpress instance can show up for me in the server's list when the SQL Server Browser service is running.

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