I am an automation engineer responsible for keeping the systems online. A machine was added to my list of responsibility which has SQL 2000 running on WinXP. I would like to upgrade the OS and SQL server but the program that runs the automatic testing machine will not like the new OS. The machine has many Data Acquisition (DAQ)and Controls hardware so re-writing the program is not an option at this time. I would like to seek advice on following
1) How can I connect to the Database Instance on the machine from my laptop and service the tables (Copy the test data that is more than 3 months old to my laptop )? I hope it is possible.
2) Can I get a spy utility to that will tell me what SQL statements are being sent from the DAQ program that will give me an idea if upgrading to a newer SQL server is an option (for compatibility reasons)?
3) If step 1 is possible is there a Utility I can acquire that will make the task easier as we may have to do that every so often?
Thanks