How Can I Access SQL Server Compact Edition With SQL Server Management Studio Express?
Jul 26, 2007
Hello,
I just installed SQL Server Compact Edition, since I am considering using it instead of SQL Server Express for a local database in my application. The documentation mentioned that I could use SQL Server Management Studio Express to connect to the Compact Edition and create and manipulate databases.
To try to connect, I run Management Studio and bring up the "Connect to Server" dialog. Unfortunately, the pull-down list of "Server name"s does not include the SQL Server Compact Edition server. I do not know how to type in the server name manually, so I cannot connect.
To install Compact Edition, I downloaded it and ran "SQLServerCE31-EN.msi". This installed, and I assume registered, a number of DLLs in "C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL Server Compact Editionv3.1".
Is there perhaps an additional step that I left out to complete the installation?
Might I need an upgrade to some other components? My Management Studio Version is:
- Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Express 9.00.2047.00
Is it possible to use SQL Server Compact Edition v3.5 with SQL Server Management Studio? When I attempt to connect to a 3.5 database I get the following error:
"You are trying to access an older version of a SQL Server Compact Edition Database..."
I am using v3.5 beta 2.
If not, is there anything out there that provides a Query Analyzer like interface for viewing data that works with v3.5?
Which tool can I use for structure editing of SQL Server Compact 3.5 databases? I'm installed SQL Server Compact 3.5. I have SQL Server Management Studio Express which was installed with SQL Server 2005 Express. Unfortunately this SSMS can create and open only 3.1 databases.
I am very new to SQL Compact. I am trying to create one database which can work on the desktop application and also on a pda application. I want to create the database but I am unable to start without Management Studio. Can you guide me to the right tools so that I can create database, view it and manage it use something like Management Studio Express.
Also one more question is if my database needs to be at both places on the desktop and on pda how can i synchronise them. PDA will take using c# application data from RFID scans and then i need to sync that database on the desktop so that reports and other info can be generated from the desktop c# application. How to do this?
Please can you guide me to any webcasts or labs so i can clarify my doubts about the design.
i don't know if it was mentioned before, but i solved the issue that Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Express won't show the option to create/modify a sql compact database by installing not this Version:
Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Express Date: 19.04.2006 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c243a5ae-4bd1-4e3d-94b8-5a0f62bf7796&DisplayLang=en
but this one:
SQL Server Management Studio Express Service Pack 2 €“ CTP-Version Date: 19.12.2006 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=ccbda432-8ecf-4c82-bdef-b575eaf07f55&DisplayLang=en
hope this helps.
Nihat
P.S. i'm curious if anybody else had the same issue, caused of using the wrong Version of SSMSe?
Hopefully a simple question: Is it possible to use Maintenance Plans created on SQL Server Management Studio (installed as part of an instance of SQL Server 2005 Standard Ed.) to back up databases running on an instance of SQL Server Express Edition with Advanced Services? I don't need directions, just whether or not it is permitted.
I've been able to create the plans including establishing connections to from SSMS to the the SQL Express instance, but they keep erroring out. I just need to know if this is actually permitted since Maintenance Plans are not available on Management Studio Express Edition.
Please, I use tyhe Visual Studion 2005 SQL Server Express Edition Management Studio (SMSE) to create the backend database and trying to set the connectionstring from the web config file, but what I continue to get as an error is that "<computername>/ASPNET" login failed for that user, cannot login to the Management Studio. This is my expression from the web config file <connectionStrings><clear /><add name="LocalSqlServer" connectionString="Data Source=.SQLEXPRESS; Database=<dbname>;User Instance=true; Integrated Security=true" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" /> </connectionStrings> Is there anything I do wrong? Please, I need to solve this and it's urgent.Thanks Kayode Banjo Programmer
I am attempting to use the SQL Server 2008 Developer Edition (Management Studio) to create/manage a Compact Edition 3.5 database. My problem is that I cannot even create/open the compact database in Management Studio. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated. TIA
Problem Creating the Compact Database:
Open 2008 Management Studio
From menu choose File | Connect Object Explorer...
Choose SQL Server Compact Edition as the Server type.
Choose <New Database...> as the Database file.
Browse to folder where file will be created (C:MyDatabase#1.sdf was used in my example)
Leave all other field as default selections OR make changes, either way it does not work.
Click OK.
At this point the OK button just becomes disabled and nothing happens. Problem Opening An Existing Compact Database:
Open 2008 Management Studio
From menu choose File | Connect Object Explorer...
Choose SQL Server Compact Edition as the Server type.
Choose <Browse for more...> as the Database file and locate a ".sdf" file that I created using VS2008.
Enter password, if any.
Click OK.
The following exception is displayed: TITLE: Connect to Server ------------------------------ Cannot connect to C:Documents and SettingsdarrinbMy DocumentsVisual Studio 2008ProjectsTestSQLCompactEdition35TestSQLCompactEdition35AFS.sdf. ------------------------------
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Failed to retrieve data for this request. (Microsoft.SqlServer.SmoEnum) For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&LinkId=20476
------------------------------ Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.SqlServerCe.Enumerator, Version=10.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=89845dcd8080cc91' or one of its dependencies. The located assembly's manifest definition does not match the assembly reference. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80131040) (mscorlib) ------------------------------ BUTTONS: OK ------------------------------
I'm trying to upgrade my management studio to the full version, I uninstalled Express edition and started the install for the full version, but I get an error stating "you cannot install this component because it is already installed". I had a word with one of the guys in the office and he said the only way he's ever been able to get round this is by flattening the entire PC and starting again. Obviously I want to avoid that!
When I try to open a CE database from SSMSEE, I get the dreaded "You are trying to access an older version of a SQL Server Compact Edition database" error, with "Db version = 3505053, Requested version = 3004180." I am using what I believe to be the latest version of SSCE (3.5) and the latest version of SSMSEE (2005 SP2, Help|About reports the version as 9.00.3042.00). The database is created without error, compacted, repaired, and so forth, with no change to the error. Do I need to install or reinstall something, and if so what? Thanks.
Hi all, In the Object Explorer of my SQL Server 2005 Management Studio Express, I do not have €˜Northwind€™ Database installed yet. I executed the following source code (that was copied from a book) in my VB 2005 Express: /////////////////////----Form9.vb----////////////////////////// Imports System.Data.SqlClient Imports System.Data Public Class Form9
Dim cnn1 As New SqlConnection
Private Sub Form5_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
'Compute top-level project folder and use it as a prefix for 'the primary data file Dim int1 As Integer = InStr(My.Application.Info.DirectoryPath, "bin") Dim strPath As String = Microsoft.VisualBasic.Left(My.Application.Info.DirectoryPath, int1 - 1) Dim pdbfph As String = strPath & "northwnd.mdf" Dim cst As String = "Data Source=.sqlexpress;" & _ "Integrated Security=SSPI;" & _ "AttachDBFileName=" & pdbfph cnn1.ConnectionString = cst
End Sub
Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
'Create a command to create a table Dim cmd1 As New SqlCommand cmd1.CommandText = "CREATE TABLE FromExcel (" & _ "FirstName nvarchar(15), " & _ "LastName nvarchar(20), " & _ "PersonID int Not Null)" cmd1.Connection = cnn1
'Invoke the command Try cnn1.Open() cmd1.ExecuteNonQuery() MessageBox.Show("Command succeeded.", "Outcome", _ MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Information) Catch ex As Exception MessageBox.Show(ex.Message) Finally cnn1.Close() End Try
End Sub
Private Sub Button2_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button2.Click
'Create a command to drop a table Dim cmd1 As New SqlCommand cmd1.CommandText = "DROP TABLE FromExcel" cmd1.Connection = cnn1
'Invoke the command Try cnn1.Open() cmd1.ExecuteNonQuery() MessageBox.Show("Command succeeded.", "Outcome", _ MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Information) Catch ex As Exception MessageBox.Show(ex.Message) Finally cnn1.Close() End Try
End Sub
Private Sub Button3_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button3.Click
'Declare FromExcel Data Table and RowForExcel DataRow Dim FromExcel As New DataTable Dim RowForExcel As DataRow
'Create TextFieldParser for CSV file from spreadsheet Dim crd1 As Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.TextFieldParser Dim strPath As String = _ Microsoft.VisualBasic.Left( _ My.Application.Info.DirectoryPath, _ InStr(My.Application.Info.DirectoryPath, "bin") - 1) crd1 = My.Computer.FileSystem.OpenTextFieldParser _ (My.Computer.FileSystem.CombinePath(strPath, "Book1.csv")) crd1.TextFieldType = Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.FieldType.Delimited crd1.Delimiters = New String() {","}
'Loop through rows of CSV file and populate 'RowForExcel DataRow for adding to FromExcel 'Rows collection Dim currentRow As String() Do Until crd1.EndOfData Try currentRow = crd1.ReadFields() Dim currentField As String Dim int1 As Integer = 1 RowForExcel = FromExcel.NewRow For Each currentField In currentRow Select Case int1 Case 1 RowForExcel("FirstName") = currentField Case 2 RowForExcel("LastName") = currentField Case 3 RowForExcel("PersonID") = CInt(currentField) End Select int1 += 1 Next int1 = 1 FromExcel.Rows.Add(RowForExcel) RowForExcel = FromExcel.NewRow Catch ex As Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.MalformedLineException MsgBox("Line " & ex.Message & _ "is not valid and will be skipped.") End Try Loop Try cnn1.Open() Using sqc1 As SqlBulkCopy = New SqlBulkCopy(cnn1) sqc1.DestinationTableName = "dbo.FromExcel" sqc1.WriteToServer(FromExcel) End Using Catch ex As Exception MessageBox.Show(ex.Message) Finally cnn1.Close() End Try
'Read the FromExcel table and display results in 'a message box Dim strQuery As String = "SELECT * " & _ "FROM dbo.FromExcel " Dim str1 As String = ""
Dim cmd1 As New SqlCommand(strQuery, cnn1) cnn1.Open() Dim rdr1 As SqlDataReader rdr1 = cmd1.ExecuteReader() Try While rdr1.Read() str1 += rdr1.GetString(0) & ", " & _ rdr1.GetString(1) & ", " & _ rdr1.GetSqlInt32(2).ToString & ControlChars.CrLf End While Finally rdr1.Close() cnn1.Close() End Try MessageBox.Show(str1, "FromExcel")
End Sub
End Class /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// This is Part 1 (The length of input exceeds 50000 characters). Part 2 will be posted in this site shortly.
I have a SQL Server CE 3.1 database, which I want to connect to. Browsing through the documentation, It's not clear to me which tools to use for this. I have installed VS 2005 express edition (with sp1), but it can't connect to .sdf and version VS 2008 only connects to SS CE 3.5. The tools installation file ssce31vstools-ENU.exe file doesn't install on express edition it seems, as I get an error message, that the patch is not valide. I also installed the SS Management studio, but it doesn't seem to be able to handle .sdf.
Am I missing something obvious here? I am simply trying to access and modify a SS CE 3.1 databse... Thanks for the help Christophe Bouhier
I have a question about a problem that I cannot seem to tackle. I have installed the following programs on Windows Vista:
- SQL Server 2005 - Visual Studio 2008 - SQL Server Compact Edition 3.5 - SQL Server Compact Edition 3.5 Server Tools
I want to do the following:
1. I want to create a SQL Server Compact Edition 3.5 database in the SQL Server Management Studio 2. I want my SQL Express server in SQL Server 2005 to be a distributor and publisher
About 1. In SQL Server Management Studio I cannot choose SQL Server Compact Edition 3.5 . ABout 2. I tried to setup my server to be a distrubutor by running a stored procedure with the following name: sp_adddistributor. I get the following error: This edition of SQL Server cannot act as a Publisher or Distributor for replication.
Hi there, after some hours of installing and experiments i can now open and sql server compact database (sdf) iam also able to create a new database and add tables and columns. (everything with the ms sql server management studio express)
i can also open the northwind database. but iam not able to view the data .
if i rightclick on a normal database table i can choose ->open table and see its content.
but on a compact table i have at rightclick only
edit table properties delete
refresh
how can i see the data in the table or add new content ?
we've got a SQL Server 2005 which replicates with an SQL Server Compact 3.5. Every 10 to 20 synchronisations we're getting the error mentioned above. A Soft reset of the device helps to make the synchronization working again.
Why is this error happening and how can we resolve this?
BTW, we've also running system that replicates with an SQL Server Compact 3.0 without having this problems.
Is there a way to import the table definitions and data from an Access database into the 3.5 compact edition? I have no clue where to start. I have a .Net application that uses an Access database to store data. I want to create a windows mobile application for collecting the data and syncing with the PC application. Is the 3.5 compact edition the way to go? How do I get started? I don't even know how to open the interface for the database.
I'm certainly no newbie to programming, but the SQL Server and Windows Mobile stuff is like starting all over in some ways.
everything is ok for first run. but i leave the program relogin than that error occured ppc2003 second edition devices. Windows mobile 5.0 device works fine. can anybody help me?
VS2005 ver 8.0.50727 SSCE31VSTools-ENU.exe loaded SSCE31SDK-ENU.msi loaded
machine 1 SQL 2005 loaded
machine 2 http://192.168.20.22/ssce/sqlcesa30.dll "Microsoft SQL Server Compact Edition Server Agent" looks fine
pocket pc side C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL Server Compact Editionv3.1SDKinwce400armv4
End Try ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ i added the following code to very beginning of my code too. that code lock my device
Declare Function LoadLibrary Lib "coredll" Alias "LoadLibrary" (ByVal lpLibFileName As String) As IntPtr
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As I said in the subject I've a problem trying to restore a backup of a previous db created in sql 2000 server
When I try to do it I recive the following message:
____________________________________________________________________________________ System.Data.SqlClient.SqlError: Il set di backup include il backup di un database diverso dal database 'musica2007' esistente. (Microsoft.SqlServer.Express.Smo)
------------------------------ For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&ProdVer=9.00.2047.00&LinkId=20476
------------------------------ Program Location:
in Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.ExecutionManager.ExecuteNonQueryWithMessage(StringCollection queries, ServerMessageEventHandler dbccMessageHandler, Boolean errorsAsMessages) in Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.BackupRestoreBase.ExecuteSql(Server server, StringCollection queries) in Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Restore.SqlRestore(Server srv) ____________________________________________________________________________________
What should I do? What's the probem? I've already tried to look for the solution in other messages but I didn't find anything..... Thanks for help,,, by Luke
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