Connection Issue...

tomharrish

I work in a Fitness Center with a piece of equipment called the Power Plate.
The machine itself is great, but the usage tracking software it came with is horrible.
It saves all user information on an SQL server.
I have virtually NO knowledge of SQL servers, databases, etc.

I would like to use excel to run queries on customer information, but
I am not having any luck connecting to the SQL server.

I run through the instructions exactly as the "flash tutorial" says.
I get to the "Data Link Properties" window.
My local computer name comes up under "Select or enter a server name."
I choose to "Use Windows NT" security.
But when I go to select a database on the server it takes a minute and an error pops up.

[DBNETLIB][Connection Open (Connect))]. SQL Server does not exist or access denied.

I've asked the all of you for help with accessing the data, and they are of no help whatsoever.

Am I connecting the wrong way?