Problem
When attempting to connect Crystal Reports to your QFM database, you may receive an error message that is similar to the following:
“Failed to open the connection. Details: ADO Error Code: 0x80004005. Source: Microsoft OLE DB Provider for SQL Server. Description: [DBNETLIB][ConnectionOpen (Connect()).]SQL Server does not exist or access denied. SQL State: 08001. Native Error: 17 [Database Vendor Code: 17]”.
Resolution
Install Crystal Reports version 9 or later.