How can I connect to an external database from a sql statement or a stored procedure?

Question

When running a SQL statement or a stored procedure on a database, can you connect to an external database and pull data from there?

something like:

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Answer 1

Easiest way :

• Click connect to server
• when it asks for server name use: 192.168.X.X,1433\SQLEXPRESS insted of YOURPC\SQLEXPRESS

(The ip and opened port of target sql server)

• Type correct username and password
• Done!