I am using Visual Studio 2005. I am creating an SQL database with a web enabled front end. I am using Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio to create the database objects and an ASP.NET web page created in Visual Studio for the front end. My problem is centered around the two server instances which come with Visual Studio (MSSQLSERVER and SQLEXPRESS). The database objects are being created on MSSQLSERVER by Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio. However, in a Visual Studio ASP.NET web page, when I create a new conection string using the menu functionality, in the SQLDATASOURCE object or in the server explorer, only (My Computer Name)SQLEXPRESS shows up as an option. I have tried typing (My Computer Name)MSSQLSERVER in but the database list just comes up blank. I know that MSSQLSERVER exists because I have one active connection string to it created by a friend. They had to juggle a lot of things to make MSSQLSERVER appear and since I was just getting started then it went over my head. Whatever they did was temporary though and I havn't been able to repeat it to add new connection strings. To eliminate some of the obvious things in other posts:
*MSSQLSERVER is Started in the Services Screen
*In the configuration manager MSSQLSERVER has shared memory enabled
*On the advice of one post or proceedure I enabled TCP/IP and restarted the service (I think this is actually for remote connections everything I am doing is on one PC)
What I really want is to have things permanently set up so MSSQLSERVER always shows up as an option when creating a connection string in Visual Studio. If this means getting rid of SQLEXPRESS I won't shed too many tears.
As you have noticed everything in this is centered around Visual Studio's menu functionality. I am currently make thee code paradigm shifts.
Form -> ASP.NET
VB6 -> VB .method
ADO -> SQL
I have created some pages in ASP.NET and have started creating objects using source instead of designer.
I have automated some of the functionality on those pages using VB .method programing
While I have created some simple SQL select and bulk insert statements my SQL is still pretty weak and I haven't learned connection strings or driving changes back to the database using Transact-SQL
i had sqlserver2000 (including the enterprise manager and desktop engine) and .net 2003 installed in my development machine, I developed a vb.net application that communicates with a locally hosted mssql db.
recently i had .net 2005 and MS Server 2005 installed, then I converted my application in .net 2005, after, I started having problem deploying the application and db together to client machine and even on my own development machine, it's all database communication sort of problems. (now i have SQL Server Management Studio Express CTP installed)
Did i make any mistake? should i uninstall sqlserver2000, .net 2003 before installing server2005 and .net 2005?
btw, in my explorer, C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL Server, i have 5 subfolders: "80", "90", "MSSQL", "MSSQL.1" and "MSSQL$SETUPTESTAPPINS". i know that 80 and MSSQL are the folders for server2000, 90 and MSSQL.1 are probably server2005 folders. but what is "MSSQL$SETUPTESTAPPINS"? from the readme.txt i found it's related to server2000, but what is it about?
also, in my registry, HKEY_Local_Machine/Software/Microsoft/Microsoft SQL Server/, the value of "InstalledInstances" is MSSQL SETUP TESTAPPINS SQLEXPRESS, after i removed SQLServer2000 stuff, the key value became "SETUP TESTAPPINS SQLEXPRESS", Now i dont have server2000 in my system anymore, how come SETUP TESTAPPIN is still there?
My problem is, I am writing a code with classic asp, to connect to sqlexpres database and somehow something blocking me. My first try was unsuccessfull , it was keep getting timeout. then I did something and now I am getting this error message shown below;
Error Type: Microsoft OLE DB Service Components (0x80040E21) Multiple-step OLE DB operation generated errors. Check each OLE DB status value, if available. No work was done. /myfolder/opendb.asp, line 5
I am using SA user to connecto the server. When I checked the server with managment tool I found out sa doesn't have permission to use this new database of mine. So I tried to add that by going into
Security>logins>SA >properties > usermapping. Then I found and checked the new database . I get an error message shown below;
Create failed for user 'sa' (microsoft.sqlserver.express.smo)
additional information:
an exception occured while executing a transact-sql statement or batch.
(microsoft.sqlserver.express.connectioninfo)
Cannot use the special principal 'sa' (microsoft sql error, error 15405)
So i get this version of sqlexpress up and running and i copy all my databases over on to it. Redo my Logins for te server and then add the the DSN to ODBC admin console. And still no good >:_( this is the error i get:
[Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]Cannot open database "publicSite" requested by the login. The login failed.
I write a .NET Windows Form that connect to SQLExpress datafile. After updating data, I want to zip the .mdf file and send email. However, I got an exeption that the .mdf file is used by other thread so I cant zip. Even I try to close all connection, I still cant zip.
Is there any way to detach/unlock .mdf file connecting by SQLExpress?
I see this question a lot, so I thought I would go ahead and post the answer here.
Q: How many connections does SQL Server Express support?
A: Unlike MSDE, SQL Server Express does not limit connections. SQL Server Express supports:
1 gb RAM (note the machine can have more memory, but 1gb will be used by SQL Express) 1 processor (again, the machine can have more, but just 1 proc will be used by SQL Express) 4 gb database size (note, there can be multiple databases, but none of them individually can be more than 4 gb)
An error has occurred while establishing a connection to the server. When connecting to SQL Server 2005, this failure may be caused by the fact that under the default settings SQL Server does not allow remote connections. (provider: Named Pipes Provider, error: 40 - Could not open a connection to SQL Server)
I am having difficulty converting my CGI(perl module) connection from mySQL to SQLexpress. Does anyone know what the connection string should look like? Listed here is my current connection string. I'm trying to get this done this week. Please email me if you have an answer in addition to posting.
I followed an excellent tutorial (from Microsoft) about creating and using a SQLExpress db table internal to your website and the site I created works just fine - locally. When I publish to my web host provider I get this error:
[SqlException (0x80131904): An error has occurred while establishing a connection to the server. When connecting to SQL Server 2005, this failure may be caused by the fact that under the default settings SQL Server does not allow remote connections. (provider: SQL Network Interfaces, error: 26 - Error Locating Server/Instance Specified)]
My web host provider supports .NET 2.0 but doesn't support MS SQL Server. But that should matter - right? Because I'm putting the db instance right in the website?
I did a search and followed some of the advice:
I went into the SQL Server Surface Area Config Mgr and set SQLExpress for local and remote connections and rebooted/republished. I also have SQL Server 2005 installed as a separate entity (if that makes a difference).
I still get the above error. This is the connection string from the web.config:
I am running SqlExpress on a Vista machine as a server and accessing it from machines running XP. I could not connect with the Vista server until I turned off the firewall, despite creating exceptions for both the sqlexpress and sqlbrowser services in the firewall setup. Obviously, I don't want to run on a wireless network without a firewall for any length of time. What else to I need to enable in order to run with my firewall up? In SMSS, I could 'see' the Vista server on the network with the firewall up, but I could not 'see' the SERVERSQLEXPRESS service or connect to it .
I am using a virtual dedicated server to host sqlexpress at a remote site. I can't get the connection from MS SQL Server Management Studio Express to connect over the Internet. I only have the box IP address (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) and have tried various forms of xxx.xxx.xxx.xxxsqlexpress as the server name.
Can someone point me in the right direction please?
When I use asp.net 2.1 to connect sql 2005 express locally I got error message to say
An error has occurred while establishing a connection to the server. When connecting to SQL Server 2005, this failure may be caused by the fact that under the default settings SQL Server does not allow remote connections. (provider: SQL Network Interfaces, error: 25 - Connection string is not valid)
Hello, I had started my project with the express edition, then I switched to the pro one. The problem is that in my webconfig I still have .SQLEXPRESS and I don't know how to modify that to use the full version of Sql server. <add name="MyConnectionString" connectionString="Data Source=.SQLEXPRESS;AttachDbFilename=|DataDirectory|MyDataBase.mdf;Integrated Security=True;User Instance=True"providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" /> When I look at the surface area manager I can see that I have 2 instances running : MSSQLSERVER and SQLEXPRESS.When starting Sql Server Management Studio I can connect to 2 servers: NEWDELL and NEWDELLSQLEXPRESS.And when I try to replace SQLEXPRESS by MSSQLSERVER in the connectionstring, then it doesn't connect.I remember having lost connection already when playing with all these tools, so I pay attention now ! That's why any help would be really appreciated ! Thank you.
The SQL ERRORLOG shows: Error is 3414, Severity 21, State 2 and says: "An error occurred during recovery, preventing the database 'model' (database ID 3) from restarting." Just prior to this, I get a warning: "did not see LP_CKPT_END".
Any thoughts why this might be and how I can fix this?
I have created an installation application which will install the application with SQL Express and .NET Framework 2.0.
If i install this application in a Fresh system(i.e which is not having SQL Express), it is installing the application with new database instance successfully.
But if i try to install the same in a system which is already having SQL Express, throwing "Object reference exception" because it is not able to create the new database instance.
Because of numerous problems trying to get sqlexpress working, I uninstalled it with the intention of reinstalling (via Add or Remove Programs). However, now when I try to reinstall it, I get a message that the I am not making a changes so it won't let me install it.
I do have sql server 2005 developer's edition installed; is that the reason? and does that mean I cannot have both installed on the same machine?
Hi All,I've been struggling with this for hours...Could someone please advise me on how to convert my current File based SQL Server Express website to a Server based SQL Express one.Particularly interested in what I need to do in the SQL Express management tool, changes I need to make the projecvt itself and changes needed to get IIS to understand things have been changed.Thanks,Martin.
On the Start menu, point to All Programs, point to Microsoft SQL Server 2005, point to Configuration Tools, and then click SQL Server Configuration Manager.
In SQL Server Configuration Manager, expand Services, and then click SQL Server (MSSQLSERVER).There is no MSSQLSERVER to click!!!!!!!!
The Microsoft SQL Server icon is showing on my task bar but with a white (blank) circle "stamped" over the bottom right of the icon.
To me it seems that the implication is that somehow the server is not being recognized as (local)etSDK.
Resting the mouse arrow on the Server icon displays: unknown - \ - MSSQLServer
Needless to say something is quite wrong and I cannot open nor create ANY DATA while on WebMatrix.
If I right-click on the server icon and select "Start" I get the following error: "Invalid handle" which apparently is error number 6.
Previously, after many try-outs I managed to at least put the server icon on the task bar by making use of a setup.ini file that reads as shown below (and then typing from the MSDE sub directory while in MSDOS "setup.exe").
I am seeing a strange scenario in performance monitor that i am hoping someone could help shed some light on. I have a 8 processor box running only sql configured to utilize all processors. When watching the sqlservr process it seems to max out at times of high traffic. Does this not use all processors? Any know problems with this service maxing out?
MSSQLSERVER won't restart. I can't uninstall SS7, either, because it says I have MSSEARCH running, which Task Manager can't kill (access denied, even to me the administrator). Tried changing the registry keys for MSSQL to MSSQL_old and then the install goes forward but fails at the end because some of the TEMPDB files cannot be activated. This trick worked on my Win98SE once, for the same problem. I ignorantly deleted IE4 from the server's C:drive because I needed more room to reinstall. I tried reinstalling the SS7 "components" (no apparent problem, except it detects that I have now installed IE5.5)(IE5.5 automatically installs to C:Program FilesMicrosoft or thereabouts, not C: where IE4 was, by the way). I was up to SP2 on SS7, and SP6 on NT4. The name of the server hasn't changed, but the name of the c:drive is new. Why would a new install care? I ran scandisk inbetween reboots as a caution, but the install always fails. Should I be choosing the default "allow 5 connections" rather than "5 per computer licenses"? TIA, Jeb
I installed SQL server 2005 on a win2003 server box.
When I open the Connect to Server dialog box, I choose server type: Database Engine. There is no Servername listed, so I put in the name of the PC.
I get a long error message when I try to connect:
Cannot connect to PCName.... ...error: 40 - Could not open a connection to SQL Server)...
When I try to go into the Surface area Configuration, I get this message: "No sql server 2005 components were found on the specified computer. Either no components are installed, or you are not an administrator on this computer. (SQLSAC)"
I am logged in as Administrator in the PC, so did I do something seriously wrong with the installation?
In the services window, I can not fine MSSQLserver (not sure if this is relevant).
Help! I just took over for a new company and after logging in to one of the servers I tried to click on the Symantec Backup Exec on the desktop. It failed and said that none of the services are started, looking in my services I can not get any of the services related to sql to start. In the bottom right hand corner in the system tray I have a red dot on the sql server and it is stopped. All the event logs say that: During redoing of a logged operation in database 'master', an error occurred at log record ID (199:200:5). Typically, the specific failure is previously logged as an error in the Windows Event Log service. Restore the database from a full backup, or repair the database.
I installed a copy of SQL server 2005 on a Win 2003 machine. I connected remotely from another machine and started Sql Server Configuration manager. The MSSQLServer is stopped. So, I click to start and it failed. The error it gave me was that it time out. I am new to SQL 2005 and I thought the next step after installing was to configure. Can anyone help me please.
I have a statment that checks fine in query analyser but fails in my webmatrix asp net page. I wonder if it's being too picky?Dim queryString As String =SELECT distinct [CSULOG5].[status] , [CSULOG5].[lmca_nbr] FROM [CSULOG5] works butDim queryString As String = SELECT distinct [CSULOG5].[status] + [CSULOG5].[lmca_nbr] FROM [CSULOG5] does not
