send us the one line result for this table for this:

select * from sysabjects

Could be also a permission issue but for what? If select would be denied to you for this table, the error message would be different,

Have you tried to specify explicitly the database name in the query? like a 3 part name? You probably did....also: I know you said, this is a correct database, right? But is it a correct server?

I am leaving now, will be online tomorrow

Yelena