SQL Server 2008 R2. SQL Server Management Studio 2016 CTP2. I am looking for a tool where I could create and save a nice graphical layout of some tables in a database and their relation to each other (how they join or connect). I get something like this in the Query Editor, where it shows the fields and joins of tables as I select them. However, I cannot save this representation to show say in a PowerPoint or Word document (Visio, etc.).
Is there a tool that would enable me to create a nice document showing my tables and their relationships, which would also allow me to annotate each table with notes about the fields, etc.?
I searched and found a reference to "Visual Database Tools" which is supposed to be part of Management Studio 2016. However, I cannot find such a set of tools listed anywhere in my menus.
Hi all, I have a site which used a SQL Express database. On my development machine, it works perfectly. As soon as I move it to the production machine, it doesn't work at all. I am pretty confused by what is going on and I really don't want to install Visual Studio on my production machine just to debug it. I am hoping someone might have an idea what could be happening. Oh, and I have tried setting Everyone to Full Control on the App_Data directory just to test. Still breaks. Below is my web.config connection string: <connectionStrings> <add name="database_sqlexpress" connectionString="Data Source=.SQLEXPRESS; AttachDbFilename=|DataDirectory|MyDatabase.mdf; integrated security=true; user instance=true"/></connectionStrings>
I'm a newbie with SQL so excuse my igorance. I'm running an application that uses MSDE2000 as its source db and would like to create a small [10 field] db that would also use MSDE. I want to use a separate db though and not share the first one. What I'm looking for is suggestions on a development tool to create the database with as I'm not familiar with SQL tools. I have a lot of Access experience though so the concepts are not new.
Database requirements are pretty basic.
10 fields [8 text, 2 numeric] A button field to Add New Record A search field Column sorting.
That's it. I could do this in a pinch with Access so knowing what tool to use should make it easy. Any chance that I could do it with Access and then port it to a SQL db?
Hi all, I have read/studied (i) Working with Databases in Visual Web Developer 2005 Express in http://quickstarts.asp.net/QuickStartv20/aspnet/doc/data/vwd.aspx, (ii) Xcopy Deployment (SQL Server Express) in http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms165716.aspx, (iii) User Instances for Non-Administrators in http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143684.aspx, and (iv) Embedding SQL Server Server Express in Applications in http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms165660.aspx. I do not understand the concepts and procedures to do Xcopy and User Instances for non-administrators completely-I do not know how to connect to databases and create database diagrams or schemas using the Database Explorer. I have a stand-alone Windows XP Pro PC. I have created a ChemDatabase with 3 dbo tables in the SQL Server Management Studio of my SQL Server Express and a website of my VWD Express application with an App_Data folder. I am not able to proceed to use Xcopy and user instance to bring the 3 dbo tables of ChemDatabase to my App_Data folder. Please help and give me some detailed procedures/instructions to bring the 3 dbo tables of ChemDatabase (or ChemDatabase itself) from the SQL Server Management Studio Express to the App_Data folder of the website of my VWD Express project? Thanks in advance, Scott Chang
Does that make sense? I have 2 tables, one is an older version, one newer. The newer version has some additional fields, indexes, etc. I'd love to have a tool to run against them that would generate an ALTER TABLE script to modify the old table so that it matches the new table.
Using Visual Web Designer 2005 Express and SQL Server Express 2005 I am not able to create a "working" SQL database. I am able to use the NORTHWIND.MDF and other tutorial .mdf files without any problems. I am presently using an MS Access database without any problems. I was able to use the upsize wizard in Access to create a SQL database (which isn't recognized by VWD). I have downloaded the SQL Server Management Studio Express. OK, I think I'm ready to go. When I attempt to create a new SQL database through VWD 2005 I receive an error "Connections to SQL Server files (.mdf) require SQL Server 2005 Express to be working properly. Please verify the installation of the component..." I reinstalled the software, but get the same message.What am I missing please?
Hello,I use the SQL Server 2005 Express Edition. I want to create a new database, but I cant find where and how.Can anyone provide me with starter's tips and/or a good tutorial? Thanks!
I am using sql server 2005 developer edition with service pack 1I have uninstalled sql express.How Could I create new database by the help of app_data folder without sql server express.That is when i right click on app_data folder and try to make a new database it give me the following error.Connections to SQL Server files (*.mdf) require SQL Server Express 2005 to function properly. Please verify the installation of the component or download from the URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=49251I don't want's to install sql server express and want's the functinality of creating a new database via App_Data folder.What Can do ?
I've created a database in sql server 2005, but now I need to detach this database and attach it in sql express. Is this possible? I keep getting an error that my database is readonly. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I have a database called 'DB1' in SQL Server 2000. I want to create the same database in SQL Server 2005 Express including the original data in tables. How would I do that? I cannot find any option to do this upgrade in SQL Server Management Studio.
I found that when I install MSDE, then I can create/edit database objects for MSDE database in Visual Studio 2003 Server Explorer, but when I try to create/edit database objects under the default database created by the SQL Server 2000 installation, I cannot do these tasks as no option for these tasks appear when I right-click on the database object in Server Explorer. Anyone knows why this is happening?
hi i have a database file backup which is having no extension (eg saims) . Can i create a database using this backup in sql server expression edition. Or else is there any way to get the .mdf file from sql server 2005 full edition?????????????? Thanx in advance
I have a script that performs an unattended installation of SQL Server and works fine.
However, if I un-install via the control panel all the files are removed apart from the databases that are created by me when SQl server was installed. This is good and ensures data is not deleted.
The files left over are in the following directory: C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL ServerMSSQL.1MSSQLData and contains: MyDatabase.mdf MyDatabase_log.LDF
The problem I have is after performing the re-installtion of SQL server (unattended) I am unable to create a new database with the same name (in this instance called "myDatabase").
The actual files are physically there so this is the reason a new database with the same name cannot be creacted.
Again this is ok again because it ensures I cannot overwrite existing data. However I am unable to re-attach this database to SQl server so I can continue to use it!
The question is:
How do I make this database usable again after an unattended install? Is there a parameter I am missing?
Below are the commands I use that are passed to the installation of SQL Server as command line parameters:
The last four commands I have played around with but for some reason SQL Server service will not start when these are used! (This is a different issue though!).
I am new to VWD, and web development. I installed VWD and SQL Server Express local.
I'm learning how to use the VWD with some of the walkthrough samples. It was going great until I got to the walkthrough where it show "how to use configure user and role with Web Site Admin Tool". I followed the walkthrough steps by step. I clicked the Security Tab and I got the following error:
"There is a problem with your selected data store. This can be caused by an invalid server name or credentials, or by insufficient permission. It can also be caused by the role manager feature not being enabled. Click the button below to be redirected to a page where you can choose a new data store. The following message may help in diagnosing the problem: Unable to connect to SQL Server database. "
I read some article. According to the articles, SQL Server Express will automatically create the asp database for the first time. but my SSE did not create the database.
Just a general question about any recommendations for a third party tool that would allow setting up a data-dictionary against SQL Server tables and a user could go in and build their own queries, reports. Perhaps they could save their query/report definitions for reuse. Other nice to haves - ability to output to PDF and export to XLS. Would prefer web interface, but can consider desktop as well. Any immediate recommendations?
'You have to have a BackUps folder included into your release!
Private Sub BackUpDB_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles BackUpDB.Click Dim addtimestamp As String Dim f As String Dim z As String Dim g As String Dim Dialogbox1 As New Backupinfo
addtimestamp = Format(Now(), "_MMddyy_HHmm") z = "C:Program FilesVSoftAppMissNewAppDB.mdb" g = addtimestamp + ".mdb"
'Add timestamp and .mdb endging to NewAppDB f = "C:Program FilesVSoftAppMissBackUpsNewAppDB" & g & ""
Try
File.Copy(z, f)
Catch ex As System.Exception
System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show(ex.Message)
End Try
MsgBox("Backup completed succesfully.") If Dialogbox1.ShowDialog = Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK Then End If End Sub
Code Snippet
'RESTORE DATABASE
Private Sub RestoreDB_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles
RestoreDB.Click Dim Filename As String Dim Restart1 As New RestoreRestart Dim overwrite As Boolean overwrite = True Dim xi As String
With OpenFileDialog1 .Filter = "Database files (*.mdb)|*.mdb|" & "All files|*.*" If .ShowDialog() = Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK Then Filename = .FileName
'Strips restored database from the timestamp xi = "C:Program FilesVSoftAppMissNewAppDB.mdb" File.Copy(Filename, xi, overwrite) End If End With
'Notify user MsgBox("Data restored successfully")
Restart() If Restart1.ShowDialog = Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK Then Application.Restart() End If End Sub
Code Snippet
'CREATE NEW DATABASE
Private Sub CreateNewDB_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles
CreateNewDB.Click Dim L As New DatabaseEraseWarning Dim Cat As ADOX.Catalog Cat = New ADOX.Catalog Dim Restart2 As New NewDBRestart If File.Exists("C:Program FilesVSoftAppMissNewAppDB.mdb") Then If L.ShowDialog() = Windows.Forms.DialogResult.Cancel Then Exit Sub Else File.Delete("C:Program FilesVSoftAppMissNewAppDB.mdb") End If End If Cat.Create("Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=C:Program FilesVSoftAppMissNewAppDB.mdb;
Jet OLEDB:Engine Type=5")
Dim Cn As ADODB.Connection 'Dim Cat As ADOX.Catalog Dim Tablename As ADOX.Table 'Taylor these according to your need - add so many column as you need. Dim col As ADOX.Column = New ADOX.Column Dim col1 As ADOX.Column = New ADOX.Column Dim col2 As ADOX.Column = New ADOX.Column Dim col3 As ADOX.Column = New ADOX.Column Dim col4 As ADOX.Column = New ADOX.Column Dim col5 As ADOX.Column = New ADOX.Column Dim col6 As ADOX.Column = New ADOX.Column Dim col7 As ADOX.Column = New ADOX.Column Dim col8 As ADOX.Column = New ADOX.Column
Cn = New ADODB.Connection Cat = New ADOX.Catalog Tablename = New ADOX.Table
'Open the connection Cn.Open("Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=C:Program FilesVSoftAppMissNewAppDB.mdb;Jet
OLEDB:Engine Type=5")
'Open the Catalog Cat.ActiveConnection = Cn
'Create the table (you can name it anyway you want) Tablename.Name = "Table1"
'Taylor according to your need - add so many column as you need. Watch for the DataType! col.Name = "ID" col.Type = ADOX.DataTypeEnum.adInteger col1.Name = "MA" col1.Type = ADOX.DataTypeEnum.adInteger col1.Attributes = ADOX.ColumnAttributesEnum.adColNullable col2.Name = "FName" col2.Type = ADOX.DataTypeEnum.adVarWChar col2.Attributes = ADOX.ColumnAttributesEnum.adColNullable col3.Name = "LName" col3.Type = ADOX.DataTypeEnum.adVarWChar col3.Attributes = ADOX.ColumnAttributesEnum.adColNullable col4.Name = "DOB" col4.Type = ADOX.DataTypeEnum.adDate col4.Attributes = ADOX.ColumnAttributesEnum.adColNullable col5.Name = "Gender" col5.Type = ADOX.DataTypeEnum.adVarWChar col5.Attributes = ADOX.ColumnAttributesEnum.adColNullable col6.Name = "Phone1" col6.Type = ADOX.DataTypeEnum.adVarWChar col6.Attributes = ADOX.ColumnAttributesEnum.adColNullable col7.Name = "Phone2" col7.Type = ADOX.DataTypeEnum.adVarWChar col7.Attributes = ADOX.ColumnAttributesEnum.adColNullable col8.Name = "Notes" col8.Type = ADOX.DataTypeEnum.adVarWChar col8.Attributes = ADOX.ColumnAttributesEnum.adColNullable
'You have to append all your columns you have created above Tablename.Columns.Append(col) Tablename.Columns.Append(col1) Tablename.Columns.Append(col2) Tablename.Columns.Append(col3) Tablename.Columns.Append(col4) Tablename.Columns.Append(col5) Tablename.Columns.Append(col6) Tablename.Columns.Append(col7) Tablename.Columns.Append(col8)
'Append the newly created table to the Tables Collection Cat.Tables.Append(Tablename)
'User notification ) MsgBox("A new empty database was created successfully")
'Restart application If Restart2.ShowDialog() = Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK Then Application.Restart() End If
End Sub
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'COMPACT DATABASE
Private Sub CompactDB_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles
CompactDB.Click Dim JRO As JRO.JetEngine JRO = New JRO.JetEngine
'The first source is the original, the second is the compacted database under an other name. JRO.CompactDatabase("Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=C:Program
Data Source=C:Program FilesVSoftAppMissNewAppDBComp.mdb; JetOLEDB:Engine Type=5")
'Original (not compacted database is deleted) File.Delete("C:Program FilesVSoftAppMissNewAppDB.mdb")
'Compacted database is renamed to the original databas's neme. Rename("C:Program FilesVSoftAppMissNewAppDBComp.mdb", "C:Program FilesVSoftAppMissNewAppDB.mdb")
'User notification MsgBox("The database was compacted successfully")
I am new to working with Database using .net C#. i will really appreciate if someone can point me to a link where i can find best practices of working with sql express database with my c# web service applications.
preferably i would like to have answers for:
- to have one db or to have one for testing and one real db?
- db security
- use windows authentication or db user authentication
I have created a new database using Visual Web Developer and wanted to manage it using either the SQL Server Management Tool or MS Access via ODBC. Niether of these tools will connect to the database. The database file , called srx.mdf, the connection string is Data Source=.SQLEXPRESS;AttachDbFilename=C:InetpubwwwrootSRExchangeApp_Datasrx.mdf;Integrated Security=True;User Instance=True I can however connect successfully to the master file, the conenction string for this is Data Source=.sqlexpress;Integrated Security=True Any help appreciated.
Hi guys, I am using DLinq with SQL Server Express 2005 and I need to install some kind of user interface which shows me a trace of the SQL statements sent. I would like to see them in real time (I won't like to inspect a log after :-). I remember that there was something similar in SQL Server 2000 full edition, but I requiere the same functionality in the Express version now.
Could you tell me if there is some tool to do that? Thanks in advance, Erich.
I installed SQL Server 2005 Express Edition, I can login to it just fine using SQL Server Management Studio Express. I ran the aspnet_regsql and it created the aspnetdb database. But when I try to test the AspNetMembershipProvider or go to the Security tab in the ASP.NET Web Site Administration Tool it does not work. I have tried messing with the connectionString of the LocalSqlServer in the machine.config, but to no avail. My SQL Server is installed on the Default Instance. Can someone help me get ASP.NET Web Site Administrator to work with my SQL Server 2005 Express Edition?
I have downloaded an evaluation copy of a SQL Server performance tool (a fancy version of the Profiler) called Speed Coefficient from Imceda. Pretty interesting so far, but some questions are forthcoming (and probably will continue to come as I drill down and learn more about performance thangs).
It tells me I have a recompilation that I did not expect, it says the reason is "object not found at compile time, deferred to run time", but doesn't do too well at specifically telling me which object it is complaining about (yeah, not REALLY a complaint, but perhaps more a "mention", but I digress...)
I thought originally it was, perhaps, an object that I had not referenced correctly, but as it turns out, it is, I believe, referring to a global temporary table one of my procs creates. Upon further reflection/introspection, it makes sense to me that this is the case, since it won't HAVE the temp table object to kick around until it is created at run time.
Does this make sense? If so, I guess this is one of those times where the tool just makes reference to a possible issue, but it's up to the user to understand what the underlying cause of the "mention" is, and to determine if it is "OK" to have the recompilation occur.
Being still a relative newcomer to SQL Server (people may say I'm trying to take on too much being somewhat inexperienced once they read about the problem I'm trying to tackle, but alas...) I'm running into the following problem: I need to create tables in my user database on the fly (using Stored Procedures) so that each table can be created many times in the database but only once for every user. The tables should be named something like "username.Table1", "username.Table2" etc. as opposed to "dbo.Table1". I then want to use the stored procedure from .NET/C# in my web application, so that i can create the complete set of usertables for each of my clients.
Now, I tackled the stored procedure part (that is, it creates all the tables I need with all the parameters I want) and am able to use it from my web application (which took some time to learn but proved quite easy to do), but I cannot seem to get it coupled to the current user (instead of the dbo). Every time I trie, the tables are created as dbo.Table1 and when I try to create a new set, it gives a warning ("table with name such and so already exists..."). I made sure to log in as an authenticated user (using forms authentication) before trying to create the tables but this gives the aforementioned result.
What am I doing wrong? I use Visual Web Developer Express, SQL Server 2005 Express and IIS version 5.1
In my SQL Server Express (that is installed in my Windows XP Pro PC), SQL Server 2005 Network Configuration has Protocols for SQLEXPRESS. I tried to do "Enabling CLR Integration" in my SQL Server Express: (1) If I clicked on "Surface Area Configuration for Services and Connections", I got an error "An exception occurred in SMO while trying to manage a service, (Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo) Additional information: Failed to retrieve data for this request. (Microsoft.SqlServer.SmoEnum) The operation could not be completed. (WinMgmt). (2) If I clicked on "Surface Area Configuration for Features, I got a different error "Computer localhost does not exist on the network, or the computer cannot be configured remotely. Verify that the remote computer has the required computer has the required Windows Management Instrumentation components and then try again. (SQLSAC) Additional Information: An exception occurred in SMO while trying to manage a service. (Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo). Failed to retrieve data for this request. (Microsoft.SqlServer.SmoEnum) The operation could not be completed. (WinMgmt). Please help and tell me how I should do to get "Enabling CLR Integration" in my SQL Server Express done and how I can create SQLCLR Project in VB 2005 Express.
Hi, I'm looking for a tool to compare 2 sql server database and makes a script of the differences (like an added table or record). We want to use it to generate a script which we can send to our customers to update their database if a change has been made. Example: We send our customers database A. After half a a year they request some changes to be made to the application that affects the database, say a table has to be added. We want the tool to automatically detect the difference between database A when it was first released and after the changes has been made and generate a script. Anyone suggestions? T.I.A., ratjetoes.
I'm attempting to use SQL statement to create tables within a new database, and I'm somewhat lacking in experience for this. Normally I'd simply create them through the GUI, but I want to get the hang of DDL statements.
I have written what I think are scripts to create one table with a primary key, create a unique index on it, and then create another table with a primary key and constrain two columns in the second table to the non-primary unique index in the first.
Code: Use SKUTracking CREATE TABLE SKUTracking.dbo.tblOraUnits
I am trying to create a new Sql Express Database (.mdf file) from inside Visual Studio 2005. I did the following:
1) Created a Database Project in Visual Studio.
2) Choose Data Source to be Microsoft SQL Server Database File
3) Browse to a directory and enter a file name for the new database, say abc.mdf
4) When I click OK, Visual Studio prompts me if I want to create the database file, I click yes.
5) After a while, I get this error message:
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)
Then I opened SQL Server Configuration Manager, and I enabled Named Pipes and TCP/IP for both SQLEXPRESS and MSSQLSERVER. It prompts me that the settings will not change until the service is re-started.
When I go to Administrative Tools -> Services, I see that SQLServer (MSSQLSERVER) is started, and SQL Server (SQLEXPRESS) is stopped. I can stop the MSSQLSERVER service. But when I tried to start SQLEXPRESS service, I get the following error message:
Windows could not start the SQL Server (SQLEXPRESS) on Local Computer. For more information, review the System Event Lo9g. If this is a non-Microsoft service, contact the service vendor, and refer to service-specific error code 17058.
I have Visual Stuio 2005 and Sql Server 2005 Installed on my machine, and I believe I am logged on using an administrator account.
Can someone help me to figure out what's wrong please?
I have install the MSDE from Ofiice 2000 cd and my MSDE sql server is running fine that I can see from my tray bar with green arrow button. Now i want to create the database so can any body tell me how do i create database. Is there ne query analyser or enterprise manager by which I can create database. Also when i try to install starterkit it doen not allow me to install it. It ask me to select database from the dropdown list and when I select Localhost (only option available) and click on test connection it gives me error UnsuccessfullI am new at MSDN so please help me.