SQLServerCentral / SQL Server 2005 / SQL Server 2005 General Discussion / connection from excell / Latest PostsInstantForum.NET v2.9.0SQLServerCentralhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/notifications@sqlservercentral.comWed, 22 May 2013 04:25:46 GMT20RE: connection from excellhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic723632-149-1.aspxif the connection when I found the server and I specified the name of the instance like this: ceres \ ceres sqlexpress name serverTue, 26 May 2009 16:45:15 GMTnelly rey RE: connection from excellhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic723632-149-1.aspxHave you specified the instance name too?Tue, 26 May 2009 16:17:33 GMTGRE (Gethyn Ellis)connection from excellhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic723632-149-1.aspxthe question is how can I connect from Excel via the menu of data, dynamic tables in Excel to SQL Server Express 2008 and I've tried putting the server name and I always generates error connectionTue, 26 May 2009 14:54:49 GMTnelly rey