Hi SQL Server Forum
Please excuse my first question, as I am new to setting up SQL Server
Next I have been reading to understand SQL Server more.
I have successfully installed launched SQL Server Management Studio,
and now can see the local databases under the SQLEXPRESS
I would like to create a local copy of the back end of Access to be an SQL Server Database first before uploading to Azure SQL Database.
I have created an Access 2016 Front End development
and I wish to now create an SQL Local Database back end. Or convert the existing copy of back end access database using SSMA for Access 7.8.... I assume this is what this application does
For the local SQL Database I tried at first following
https://www.quackit.com/microsoft_access/microsoft_access_2016/howto/how_to_link_an_access_database_to_sql_server_in_microsoft_access_2016.cfm
I tried when creating an ODBC file DSN attempting to use both the Driver: SQL Server and also the ODBC Driver for SQL Server 13
They both came up with an error message when i tried testing the connection.
The certificate chain was issued by an authority that is not trusted
So I read further, and is it such that I should be creating a new user account as indicated first here
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/360141/how-to-connect-to-local-instance-of-sql-server-2008-express
So in brief, can I be guided to the complete steps (from a first time attempted developer)
how to connect the Access front end to a back end SQL Server database file that exists in
Local copy SQL Server Management Studio,
As mentioned I tried first following the steps in the first link above, but the test failed, so I am missing some steps or configuration set up required.
Thank you kindly
Simon
Thank you in Advance