Querying a linked sql server

Question

I added a linked server, which is showing in the linked server list, but when I query it, it throws an error with the db server name.

EXEC sp_helpserver
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Answer 1

You need to remove the quote marks from around the name of the linked server. It should be like this:

Select * from openquery(aa-db-dev01,'Select * from TestDB.dbo.users')