I've never had to connect to an enterprise database (SQL Server 2008) before and please note the database that I'm trying to connect to is not a spatial database. I want to connect to the following database to retrieve records that I can generate spatial data from. The records are of Police incidents that contain coordinates of the location of each incident and the particulars of the incident. I want to use the following information to start analyzing crime.
I've been provided with the IP Address of the SQL Server (2008) as well as a User Name and Password .
When I try to create a database connection from within ArcCatalog I receive the following error message:
I've attached a print screen of the database connection parameters that I'm entering as well as the error message.
I have asked the Database Administrator to change the compatibility of the particular database that I'm trying to connect to (IMSWarehouse) to level 90 (SQL Server 2005), but I still receive the same error.
Any advice in how I can create a direct connection to the following database will be appreciated.
Regards
NB: I'm currently running ArcGIS 10.1 with SP1
