# PRB: DB-Library Error 10040: DB-Library Network...

ID: Q115993

The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, versions 2.5, 2.5a, 2.5b, 2.6
- Microsoft FoxPro Connectivity Kit, versions 2.5, 2.6

## SYMPTOMS

When you are trying to connect to a server in FoxPro for MS-DOS using the FoxPro Connectivity Kit, the following error message appears:

> DB-Library error 10040: DB-Library network communication layer not loaded

## CAUSE

This error message occurs when no named pipes system/network software is loaded.

## RESOLUTION

Load DBNMPIPE.EXE at the MS-DOS prompt before starting FoxPro for MS-DOS.
For more information about making an SQL Server connection in FoxPro for MS- DOS, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

> Q112482 How to Make an MS-DOS Level SQL Server Connection

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