1. This may seem silly but have you configured your SQL Server Express to accept remote connections? Unlike the regular SQL Server, by default Express will only accept local connections. read more
  2. The username/password must be for an SQL user account (with sufficient privileges), I could never get it to work with an AD account. I can't see what yours is so I just wanted to mention it. Each SQL Server instance can be configured to support one, the other, or both ("mixed mode").
-- FloydATC

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In reply to Re: Use DBI for pc-name\SQLEXPRESS by FloydATC
in thread Use DBI for pc-name\SQLEXPRESS by wcyoong

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