Unable to connect MX7 to MS SQL 2005

Question

I get the following error when attempting setup a database
connection.
Connection verification failed for data source: q01nw
java.sql.SQLException: [Macromedia][SQLServer JDBC
Driver]Error establishing socket to host and port: 127.0.0.1:1433.
Reason: Connection refused: connect
The root cause was that: java.sql.SQLException:
[Macromedia][SQLServer JDBC Driver]Error establishing socket to
host and port: 127.0.0.1:1433. Reason: Connection refused: connect
I have updated the DataDirect drivers
This has me stumped after 2 days.

Answer 1

Every time I have a problem connecting to a SQL Server DB via
CF Admin, I do the following:
In Windows, Control Panel, Administrative Tools, Data
Sources(ODBC), set up a User DSN and a System DSN to the SQL Server
DB. USE THE SAME NAME FOR BOTH. If you are using the local server
on the machine, type in (local) as the server for the select box
'Which SQL Server do you want to connect to?' Make sure the
connection tests OK at the end of each setup.
Go into CF Admin under Data Sources and Add a new datasource
but DO NOT pick SQL Server, use ODBC. Select the ODBC DSN(the entry
you added should be in the dropdown list). Click 'Trusted
Connection'. Leave username set to system . Click Submit and you
should be connected.
If this does not work, you may have to add a user to the
Users section of the database with sufficient access. You will have
to add the user under Control Panel/User Groups also.
Then go back into CF Admin and replace username with the
username of the new user you added and the password you assigned
this user under Control Panel/User Groups