# SQLEXPRESS in Windows7

**URL:** <https://forum.servoy.com/t/sqlexpress-in-windows7/15329>\
**Category:** Classic Servoy\
**Created:** [January 11, 2012, 11:28pm UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/sqlexpress-in-windows7/15329 "2012-01-11T23:28:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![rogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c67d28/32.png) [@rogel](https://forum.servoy.com/u/rogel)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2012, 11:28pm UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/sqlexpress-in-windows7/15329/1 "2012-01-11T23:28:57Z")

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Hi!

I installed SQLEXPRESS on Windows7 and trying to connect from Developer.  
URL: jdbc:jtds:sqlserver://localhost/tsmseven;instance=SQLEXPRESS  
Driver: net.sourceforge.jtds.jdbc.Driver

I get this error message:

```auto
"Server localhost has no instance named SQLEXPRESS"

```

But when I open SQL Management Studio Express and query the servicename

```auto
select SQL@@servicename

```

I get SQLEXPRESS

Thanks in advance.

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**Author:** ![AlanBourke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5a626/32.png) [@AlanBourke](https://forum.servoy.com/u/AlanBourke)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2012, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/sqlexpress-in-windows7/15329/2 "2012-01-12T16:08:53Z")

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You might have to specify the port or something. I use this format which works:

```auto
jdbc:jtds:sqlserver://mycomputer:61775/mydatabase;instanceName=SQLEXPRESS

```