In SQL Server Management Studio (Express), when you create a new query the database defaults to "Master", and you either have to select the database that you want or write "USE databasename" at the start of your query.
Is there any way of setting the default database? I can't seem to find any option to change this from "Master" to the name of the database that I am using all the time.
Thank you, Robert.
Hello,
I am working on a single server on two databases. whenever i open new query it uses one of the databases out of it i have access to.
but i want other database to be default whenever i open new query as i work on it mostly.
how can i do that?
generalproblem
Hello,
I am wondering if there is a way to use the default database in a SQL Server job?
I executed the sp_defaultdb to set the default database to what I want, no problem.
But in my job, I have to specify the database to use in the drop down menu or set it using the USE command. I currently set it using the USE command but I am wondering, is there a way to USE the default database automatically?
Thanks.
Hi
I want to set up my web app to use a web parts personalization, I notice that a default database named aspnetdb is made, I also made one in my sql server using the aspnet_regsql.exe to make it. Now what I need to find out is how to make my app point to the database in the sql server instead of making that default one.
Thanks
Hi.
I thought I had this solved but after running aspnet_regiis again
I am having the same problem.
I can't log onto my sql server because the default DB is master.
The following command using sqlcmd gives me the master db:
Code:
SELECT *
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES
WHERE TABLE_TYPE = 'BASE TABLE'
GO
So, to try to fix this i ran:
Code:
EXEC sp_defaultdb 'sa', 'my_default_db'
GO
and no luck. I went over to the DB server and checked
the permissions under SERVER/SQLEXPRESS > SECURITY > LOGINS. All except NTAuthority and Administrators have
my intended DB as the default (including ASPNET).
This is frustrating because I know I have figured it out
before but I can't remember what I did. Help appreciated.
Thanks.
Is there any practical downside to setting ANSI_NULLS and QUOTED_IDENTIFIER to ON at the database level? Almost all devs will simply leave these default settings at the top of a stored proc script anyway.
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i'm using sql server 2005.
I've one default database named testdb. unexpectedly that was deleted. now i was unable to connect to the server. what is the solution for this
Vinod
Even you learn 1%, Learn it with 100% confidence.
Hey,
I'm trying to get the information where the databases are stored by default.
With Management Studio I can look on Server Properties -> Database Settings -> Database Default locations
Is there a way to read this information in TSQL?
Cheers,
Manolo
Hi,
One of our logins in SQL Server 2005 is a windows group, call it "LoginA". LoginA's default database is set to DB1.
However, when I log into SQL Server as a member of this group, I automatically log into database DB2, not DB1.
The thing is, LoginA's default database USED to be DB2, but it was changed to DB1 under login -> properties, and shows up as DB1 in the interface. But the behavior does not reflect the change.
Has anyone else seen this before??
Thanks
hi
i have installed the .net C# 2005 it include the sql express but when i am creating a database in window authoncation it create sucessfully but when i am creating using uid and password it will not accept why ?
any one tell me??????????
Building the database I have come across different databases some that add a default value for every field and some that don't. I feel it is a hassle to add a default value, keep track if it is added.
I guess with a default value there would be no "NULL" values in the database but one could also make sure in the C# code that all the fields have a value when inputed and on the way out check for nulls.
What is the right way????
Pros and cons.........
Newbie
Hello,
I have specified a default database in my web.config like this:
<dataConfiguration defaultDatabase="scsLocal"/>
<connectionStrings> <add name="scsLocal" connectionString="server=DRLSWARTEBRV;database=SCS;uid=******;password=******;" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient"/>
</connectionStrings>
Now I would like to configure a SQLDataSource control to use this default database, yet it prompts me for a connectionstring. I know I can program it in the code behind file (if I ommit connection string, it will use the default), but then I can make no use of the wizard for configuring the SQLDataSource which would safe me a lot of coding.
Is there a way to configure the SQLDataSource to use the default database that is specified in the web.config?
Thanks!
Veerle
Hi Team
I am working on a .net project, sql server 2000 based one. Now when iam connection to database server (remote) then me getting an error that the user cannot open the default database. I have made the database > all tasks > take offline. But after that I cant open the sql server thru the enterprise manager and query analyzer. How can I do the database online?
Thanks
Rajesh
When i try to open the Adventureworks database with SQL Server 2005 Express, it throws the following error:
Cannot open user default database. Login failed.Login failed for user 'SK-RIY37EQBYCYZsk'.
Dim connString As String = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings("AdWorkConnectionString").ConnectionString
<add name="AdworkConnectionString" connectionString="Data Source=.SQLEXPRESS;AttachDbFilename=C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL ServerMSSQL.1MSSQLDataAdventureWorks_Data.mdf;Integrated Security=True;Connect Timeout=30;User Instance=True"
providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />
Hi:
I'm using SQL SERVER 2005 EXPRESS
My server name is SERVER1SQLEXPRESS
When I create a new data base on my server it saves at
C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL ServerMSSQL.1MSSQLData
How Can I change this default path?
Thanks!!
If you enter "Create Database test", the database files (mdf file & log file) are created, by default, in:-
C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL ServerMSSQLData
I want to change that to:-
D:Database Files
I sucessfully moved the model database to this location (using the instructions in BOL) assuming that all new databases would now get created in the same location, but they don't. They still get created in:
C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL ServerMSSQLData
So how do I change the default?
(It's not satisfactory to have to move each database after it's created)
Thanks, Andy Abel
Hi everyone -
Is there a what to get the default database from SQL from a query line?
Each of the users are assigned a default database, so i need to get the default database via a query after the user is authenticated.
thanks
tony
Does anyone know how to change the default database in sql server 2005, I keep getting an error.
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I am currently getting the error Cannot open user default database. Login failed.
Login failed for user '<user name>'. (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 4064)
I took a backup of my Production Database but when I try to restore it I get this error. I cant do anything at the moment without getting this error.
Can you please help.
Hi,
I want to change the default date format from 'mdy' to 'dmy'. I can do this for session by using
SET DATEFORMAT 'dmy'
but I want to this permanent on Database level (preferred) or SQL instance level how can I do this?
Thanks in advance
Hi,
I'm developing a windows forms app with a local database to be deployed on a couple of users machines. To aid deployment I'm using 'user instance' with a connection string of:
Data Source=.SQLEXPRESS;AttachDbFilename=|DataDirectory|gma.mdf;Integrated Security=True;User Instance=True;Connection Timeout=15;
I've started with a backup function based on the blog 'Backup and Restore with User Instance' linked to from this forum. Problem is I always get the error message 'Cannot open user default database. Login failed for user xxx'. This happens when I run in debugger or just run the exe directly.
Any help appreciated.
Dave
Hi,
I can't performe this:
use databaseX
CREATE LOGIN [abc]
WITH PASSWORD ='xxxxxxxxxxxxx',
DEFAULT_DATABASE = db_name()
or
DEFAULT_DATABASE = [ db_name() ] as well
I know that
DEFAULT_DATABASE = databaseX
works, but how can I create login with default database with db_name() ?
thanks,
Hi all,
The server is sql server 2000, it has a database with collation SQL_Latin_General_CP1_CI_AS. How to know what is the default sort order of it? By the way, is it possible to use a query using query analyser to find the sort order of the db? Thanks in advance.
In SQL Server 2000, the default database, when changed (for example, from master to db1 for user sa) would be the database that would be active when you opened a Query Analyzer query window. Now, with the Management Studio, if you log in as sa with the default database set to db1, you still get server.master as your database in the embedded query editor. Also, consistent with this behavior, if I open the Query Analyzer and log onto the new SQL Server 2005 database (not recommended, I know, but works), it does the same thing. Again, in 2000, if you changed the default database, the Query analyzer would open a window starting at server.db1, not server.master. Am I missing something in 2005 to make this same default behavior work? ALSO, when logging into the Management Studio with sa (new default DB set), the connection properties of the Studio shows the DB to be master! What gives?
View 3 Replies View RelatedThe area to change my default database location is "greyed" out. I wish to put all my data on a seperate drive than the OS (D:). What am I missing that I can't change the default database location?
View 1 Replies View RelatedI notice when I create a new database within my SQL Server that the
permissions for the new database automatically adds a user (Who is configured
as sysadmin) with dbo permissions to this database.
Both within the login properties of the select user (User mapping) is listed
as Default Schema, dbo and within the permissions of the database listed as
user with connect permissions.
I have other users configured as sysadmin and they do not get this rights
(They are not expliticly listed within user mapping with dbo or permissions
as user within the database).
I've inherited this system and wonder if the user has somehow changed the
new database procedure so it changes the default permissions of new databases.
Any way to check what he's done, I can see no differences between him and
the other sysadmins but he's definatly specifically listed as a dbo on all
new databases.
Although I don't mind him having access, he's a sysadmin after all, I'd like
to make it uniform thoughout the system, i.e. using the inhertited
permissions rather than specific permissions that seem to be created when the
new database is created.
Any ideas?
Flubster
Dear All,
I am trying to build a simple mobile application. I am very new to this. Thus I am trying to access the build in database in the folder C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL Server 2005 Mobile EditionDeviceMobilev3.0Northwind.sdf. I am following the steps in the wizard to help me. When I press test connection is say Test Connection Succeeded. But when I press the ok button I get this error as "Unable to find the requested .Net Framework Data Provider. It may not be installed". I am running VS 2005. Can anyone pls help ?
Hi Guys,
I installed the Sql Server 2005 Express and the Management studio Express as well.
Does it come with default database so that we can practice on it....If yes, I am not seeing it...How can i find it....? OR
It does not come with Default database and we have to create new one....?
Every time a new database is created on my server,my log files and database files automatically default to the following to the C drive in the following path: C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL ServerMSSQL.1MSSQLData. Is there a way to get them to default to different drives?
For example, right now I have my data files on our F Drive, which is a RAID 5 and my log files on our G Drive which is a RAID 1. Every time an out of the box application installs a database, it does so on the C Drive. I want data files to default to my F Drive and log files to default to my G drive? Is this possible?
I am a novice in DB learning.
A few months ago, I installed the ms sql server 2005, and use it to learn the book SQL Server 2005 for dummies. It worked just fine. But after i finished the book, i uninstalled the program and deleted the express database engine. Perhaps it was an incomplete installation, yesterday when i tried to reinstall the sql server 2005, i found some configuration tools still in the directory. So i used windows to remove those tools. After that, i reinstall the sql server 2005, and changed some values in the register. The reinstallation goes well. But after it was done. I started the management studio, there's no default database engine for me to connect! All I could find in Internet is how to connect to a database engine without information about how to create one. Can anyone tell me why and help me out?
i am a novice.
Hi,
I am u sing a script to create databse logins en users. Every thing works fine, but...
How can I set the default database for a user with TSQL?
ArtBrainFart
We want to add a default date to our database tables. Looking at other database samples people use all sorts of dates to add as default date e.g. 1/1/1997 or the getdate() function.
Is it good practice to set a default date and what should the default date be????
Newbie
I am working with a SQL server 2005 database. I have created several new tables. In one of the tables, I need to set up a data field so that it will default to a particular value. For exampe, I need to have a particular data field default to a value of '0'
How can I do this? I would prefer not to do this through Query analyzer. I have been using the interface to SQL server 2005 provided through the Visual Studio IDE.
Thanks in advance, Bill