Thanks for everyone’s feedback.

library(RODBC)

con = odbcConnect("SQLServer2012")

orders1 = sqlFetch(con,"dbo.orders")

odbcClose(con)

Allowed me to close the connection properly. Thanks.

However, I still cannot figure out how to connect to the second database 
and table.

library(RODBC)

>con2 = odbcConnect("[sportsDB].dbo.sports")

Warning messages:

1: In odbcDriverConnect("DSN=[sportsDB].dbo.sports") :

   [RODBC] ERROR: state IM002, code 0, message [Microsoft][ODBC Driver Manager] Data source name not found and no default driver specified

2: In odbcDriverConnect("DSN=[sportsDB].dbo.sports") :

   ODBC connection failed

>con2 = odbcConnect("[sportsDB].[dbo].sports")

Warning messages:

1: In odbcDriverConnect("DSN=[sportsDB].[dbo].sports") :

   [RODBC] ERROR: state IM002, code 0, message [Microsoft][ODBC Driver Manager] Data source name not found and no default driver specified

2: In odbcDriverConnect("DSN=[sportsDB].[dbo].sports") :

   ODBC connection failed

>con2 = odbcConnect("[sportsDB].[dbo].[sports]")

Warning messages:

1: In odbcDriverConnect("DSN=[sportsDB].[dbo].[sports]") :

   [RODBC] ERROR: state IM002, code 0, message [Microsoft][ODBC Driver Manager] Data source name not found and no default driver specified

2: In odbcDriverConnect("DSN=[sportsDB].[dbo].[sports]") :

   ODBC connection failed

>con3 = odbcConnect("SQLServer2012")

>orders3 =   sqlFetch(con3, "sportsDB.dbo.sports")

Error in odbcTableExists(channel, sqtable) :

   ‘sportsDB.dbo.sports’: table not found on channel

On 6/30/2014 1:34 AM, Peter Crowther wrote:
> On 30 June 2014 02:44, Ira Sharenow <irasharenow100@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> I wish to query tables that are NOT in the default SQL Server 2012 database.
>> Now for the problem. I also want to read in the table dbo.sports. That
>> table is in the database sportsDB. I did not see any way to do so from
>> within R.
> Can you not use sportsDB.dbo.sports to reference the table?
>
> In general, table reference syntax is [ [ [ serverName '.' ]
> databaseName '.' ] [schema ] '.' ] tableName, where the names need
> only be surrounded by [...] if they are not valid SQL Server
> identifiers.  Many people may suggest you reference
> [sportsDB].[dbo].[sports]; this is unnecessary verbiage.
>
> Cheers,
>
> - Peter
>


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