Hi,
does anyone know of any data modeling tools that support or intend to support SQL 7.0 ?
I`d appreciate any comments ...
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I am running the Office Professional Plus 2007 RTM with all options enabled and SQL 2005 Developer Edition on my local box. Based on the system requirements listed on the download page for the Office 2007 Data Mining Add-In, I've also verified that I have the correct CTP of SQL 2005 SP2 and that .Net 2.0 Framework is installed. Finally, I've verified that my local instance of SQL Server is configured correctly to allow temporary data mining models.
In Excel, all of the Table Analysis tools seem to work fine, and most of the options on the Data Mining ribbon also work; however, all of the options under "Data Modeling" on the Data Mining ribbon return the following error when I try to use them:
"Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.DataWarehouse, Version=9.0.242.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=89845dcd8080cc91' or one of its dependents. The system cannot find the file specified."
I've tried uninstalling everything and reinstalling, but I still get this error when I try to use the Data Modeling options.
Right now, I'm only working against the sample data provided when the data mining add-in is installed.
Any ideas on how to resolve this issue?
Can someone please explain this statement: At the logical level where there can be any number of entities in a relationship while physically you define relationships between two tables.
thx,
Kat
Are there any pitfalls when naming SQL Server 7.0 objects with underscores, caps, etc.?
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Hello,
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Are there any good tools that I should look at?
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BCB
Hi all
Probably not the right forum - pointers would be appreciated - but I'll give it a try anyway:
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Regards, Steen
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Best Wishes.
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