topic Re: Connect to SQL server in Data Management Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/connect-to-sql-server/m-p/176295#M9947 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>You don't need ArcSDE any more.&nbsp; The software is able to connect directly to the SQL database.&nbsp; Is the SQL database on the same server as ArcGIS Software?&nbsp; If not, you will need to install the SQL Server Native Client on the machine that runs ArcGIS Software.&nbsp; </P><P></P><P>Also, what license level of ArcGIS Software do you have?&nbsp; </P><P></P><P>A quick tour of setting up a geodatabase in SQL Server: <A href="http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.2/index.html#/A_quick_tour_of_setting_up_a_geodatabase_in_SQL_Server/002q00000001000000/" title="http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.2/index.html#/A_quick_tour_of_setting_up_a_geodatabase_in_SQL_Server/002q00000001000000/">ArcGIS Help (10.2, 10.2.1, and 10.2.2)</A> </P><P>Setting up a connection to SQL Server:&nbsp; <A href="http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.2/index.html#//002q00000038000000" title="http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.2/index.html#//002q00000038000000">ArcGIS Help (10.2, 10.2.1, and 10.2.2)</A></P><P></P><P></P><P>Steven</P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 01 Feb 2015 20:58:45 GMT StevenGraf1 2015-02-01T20:58:45Z Connect to SQL server https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/connect-to-sql-server/m-p/176294#M9946 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi dears!</P><P>I need to help!</P><P>My OS is Windows 8 32 bit, ArcGIS 10.2.2 and I installed "ArcSDE for Microsoft SQL Server Express". But when I want to built a Geogatabase on my Database Server I will see this error message!(The picture)</P><P>And I also couldn't connect to PostgreSQL 9.2!</P><P>Please help me!</P><P>Many Thanks.</P><P><A href="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/57190_Error.png"><IMG alt="Error.png" class="image-1 jive-image" height="739" src="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/57190_Error.png" style="width: 620px; height: 335px;" width="1366" /></A>@</P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 01 Feb 2015 20:09:25 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/connect-to-sql-server/m-p/176294#M9946 BahramJ 2015-02-01T20:09:25Z Re: Connect to SQL server https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/connect-to-sql-server/m-p/176295#M9947 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>You don't need ArcSDE any more.&nbsp; The software is able to connect directly to the SQL database.&nbsp; Is the SQL database on the same server as ArcGIS Software?&nbsp; If not, you will need to install the SQL Server Native Client on the machine that runs ArcGIS Software.&nbsp; </P><P></P><P>Also, what license level of ArcGIS Software do you have?&nbsp; </P><P></P><P>A quick tour of setting up a geodatabase in SQL Server: <A href="http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.2/index.html#/A_quick_tour_of_setting_up_a_geodatabase_in_SQL_Server/002q00000001000000/" title="http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.2/index.html#/A_quick_tour_of_setting_up_a_geodatabase_in_SQL_Server/002q00000001000000/">ArcGIS Help (10.2, 10.2.1, and 10.2.2)</A> </P><P>Setting up a connection to SQL Server:&nbsp; <A href="http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.2/index.html#//002q00000038000000" title="http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.2/index.html#//002q00000038000000">ArcGIS Help (10.2, 10.2.1, and 10.2.2)</A></P><P></P><P></P><P>Steven</P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 01 Feb 2015 20:58:45 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/connect-to-sql-server/m-p/176295#M9947 StevenGraf1 2015-02-01T20:58:45Z Re: Connect to SQL server https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/connect-to-sql-server/m-p/176296#M9948 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Steven.</P><P>I problem is that when i create a Geodatabase that I built in SQL server i can't import any shapefile to it!</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 02 Feb 2015 08:52:03 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/connect-to-sql-server/m-p/176296#M9948 BahramJ 2015-02-02T08:52:03Z Re: Connect to SQL server https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/connect-to-sql-server/m-p/176297#M9949 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I don't see any geodatabases in your image above.&nbsp; Are you trying to import files into your database server directly because that will not work.</P><P></P><P>You need to create a geodatabase inside the database server (DELL_SQLEXPRESS.GDS) first.</P><P></P><P>Steven</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 02 Feb 2015 12:05:09 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/connect-to-sql-server/m-p/176297#M9949 StevenGraf1 2015-02-02T12:05:09Z Re: Connect to SQL server https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/connect-to-sql-server/m-p/176298#M9950 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Your operating system may not be supported.&nbsp; ArcSDE technology has been 64-bit only since 10.0.</P><P>I'd recommend that you make sure your enterprise geodatabase host is executing on a 64-bit OS.</P><P></P><P>BTW: In the future, you should be sure to post "In a Place" rather than in your own blog space.</P><P></P><P>- V</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 02 Feb 2015 14:24:50 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/connect-to-sql-server/m-p/176298#M9950 VinceAngelo 2015-02-02T14:24:50Z Re: Connect to SQL server https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/connect-to-sql-server/m-p/176299#M9951 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi dears!</P><P>I resolved my problem!</P><P>The reason was about my OS!</P><P>I changed my windows to 64 bit!</P><P>Thanks for everything!</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 06 Feb 2015 18:16:39 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/connect-to-sql-server/m-p/176299#M9951 BahramJ 2015-02-06T18:16:39Z Re: Connect to SQL server https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/connect-to-sql-server/m-p/176300#M9952 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Glad to see you got it resolved.&nbsp; </P><P></P><P>To help others in the future, you should mark Vince's Answer as Correct.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 06 Feb 2015 18:32:50 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/connect-to-sql-server/m-p/176300#M9952 StevenGraf1 2015-02-06T18:32:50Z Re: Connect to SQL server https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/connect-to-sql-server/m-p/176301#M9953 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Okay Steven!</P><P>But Before seeing Vince's answer I changed my OS! But no problem I do that!</P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 07 Feb 2015 08:02:05 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/connect-to-sql-server/m-p/176301#M9953 BahramJ 2015-02-07T08:02:05Z