Query Across Servers

Hi,
Is it possible to execute a query asking for joined data
from different tables on two different servers and
databases?
SQLServer1 SQLServer2
-- --
09.0.0.30\TestData 198.160.30.20\TestData2
I need to run a query against tables in the TestData &
TestData2 databases located at the I.P. locations
simulated above. Joins are necessary.
Thanks in advance.You can use linked servers and then fully qualify database objects, for
example:
SELECT * FROM SQLServer1.database.dbo.tablename -- from server2
You can find more info about linked servers in books online...
Carlos E. Rojas
SQL Server MVP
Co-Author SQL Server 2000 programming by Example
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> Hi,
> Is it possible to execute a query asking for joined data
> from different tables on two different servers and
> databases?
> SQLServer1 SQLServer2
> -- --
> 09.0.0.30\TestData 198.160.30.20\TestData2
> I need to run a query against tables in the TestData &
> TestData2 databases located at the I.P. locations
> simulated above. Joins are necessary.
> Thanks in advance.

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|||alternate solution is to use OPENROWSET if you dont have permissions to
create linked server
Ex:
SELECT a.*
FROM OPENROWSET('SQLOLEDB','server1';'user1';
'password1',
'SELECT * FROM pubs.dbo.authors ORDER BY au_lname, au_fname') AS a
FROM OPENROWSET('SQLOLEDB','server2';'user1';
'password1',
'SELECT * FROM pubs.dbo.titleauthor') AS b
where a.au_id = b.au_id
GO
SQL Booksonline has more samples on OPENROWSET
Sethu Srinivasan
Microsoft Corporation
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> You can use linked servers and then fully qualify database objects, for
> example:
> SELECT * FROM SQLServer1.database.dbo.tablename -- from server2
> You can find more info about linked servers in books online...
> --
> Carlos E. Rojas
> SQL Server MVP
> Co-Author SQL Server 2000 programming by Example
>
> "DBa" <anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:639101c3e5cb$e41662e0$a601280a@.phx.gbl...
>

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