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Connecting to SQL Server with HeidiSQL

I am using Windows 10 64bit. I installed SQL Server 2014 Express. The SQL Server service is running. Now I am trying to connect to the running SQL Server with HeidiSQL. I am using SQL Server named pipes and it is not working. Can you please help me about how to do it?

Solution

  • If you installed with all defaults, then the server/instance name to use for SQL Server Express would be:

    • .\SQLEXPRESS
    • (local)\SQLEXPRESS
    • localhost\SQLEXPRESS
    • YourPcNameHere\SQLEXPRESS

    Either of those should work just fine