I am trying to connect to AS 2005 via Excel (Office 2003). I can connect to
the server and select the cube however, when I press finish I get an error
saying "Initialization of data source failed". Any suggestions.

Hi ,

From your descriptions, I understood that you would like to connect
Analysis Services 2005 via Excel 2003. Have I understood you? Correct me if
I was wrong.

Based on my scope, SQL Server 2005 (including Analysis Services 2005) and
its related issues are not offically supported here as it haven't been
officially released. If you would like to discuss those issue, I would love
to recommend you post there

Welcome to the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Beta 2 Newsgroups
http://communities.microsoft.com/new...lserver2005&sl
cid=us

That newsgroups above have been set up to discuss Microsoft SQL Server 2005
Beta 2 and to interact with the Microsoft SQL Server division product team
members.

Thank you for your patience and corperation. If you have any questions or
concerns, don't hesitate to let me know. We are here to be of assistance!


Sincerely yours,

Mingqing Cheng

Online Partner Support Specialist
Partner Support Group
Microsoft Global Technical Support Center
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