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Hello,

I have Visual Studio 2005 Professional.

I was wondering if there were any way to save the .dbo databases created in it to upload to my website? Do the databases must be save as a specific filetype according to the website configuration?

Do most people actually connect to their site's database to modify it or something? Or do they usually connect to an external database and then upload it to their site?

Sorry, but I am kind of new to all of this.

Thanks,

Eng

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Author: Brian Knight

DateChange DescriptionAuthor
8/15/2006Initial releaseBrian Knight

**/



SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER OFF

USE master
GO
SET NOCOUNT ON


DECLARE @dayofweek varchar(20)

SELECT
@dayofweek = CASE datepart(dw, getdate())
WHEN 1 THEN 'Sunday'
WHEN 2 THEN 'Monday'
WHEN 3 THEN 'Tuesday'
WHEN 4 THEN 'Wednesday'
WHEN 5 THEN 'Thursday'
WHEN 6 THEN 'Friday'
WHEN 7 THEN 'Saturday'
END

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DECLARE @DatabaseBackupFile varchar(500)
DECLARE @FolderName varchar(25)
DECLARE @DatabaseName varchar(25)
DECLARE @strSQL varchar(2000)
DECLARE @hostname varchar(255)

SET @hostname = (select replace(convert(varchar(255),serverproperty('SERVERNAME')), '','_'))
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DECLARE cur_Backup CURSOR FOR
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OPEN cur_Backup

-- Fetch the db names from Cursor
FETCH NEXT FROM cur_Backup INTO @DatabaseName

WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN


SET @DatabaseBackupFile = @OutputPath + '' + @hostname + '-' + @DatabaseName + '-' + @dayofweek + '.bak'
PRINT ''
PRINT ''
print @DatabaseBackupFile


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PRINT ''


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END

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DEALLOCATE cur_Backup


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----------------------------------------------------------------

Event Type: Error
Event Source: MSSQL$SQLEXPRESS
Event Category: (2)
Event ID: 3411
Date: 9/15/2006
Time: 8:16:36 AM
User: N/A
Computer: COPLEYNEWS
Description:
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Data:
0000: 53 0d 00 00 15 00 00 00 S.......
0008: 16 00 00 00 43 00 4f 00 ....C.O.
0010: 50 00 4c 00 45 00 59 00 P.L.E.Y.
0018: 4e 00 45 00 57 00 53 00 N.E.W.S.
0020: 5c 00 53 00 51 00 4c 00 .S.Q.L.
0028: 45 00 58 00 50 00 52 00 E.X.P.R.
0030: 45 00 53 00 53 00 00 00 E.S.S...
0038: 00 00 00 00 ....



Event Type: Warning
Event Source: SQLBrowser
Event Category: None
Event ID: 3
Date: 9/15/2006
Time: 8:16:36 AM
User: N/A
Computer: COPLEYNEWS
Description:
The configuration of the AdminConnectionTCP protocol in the SQL instance SQLEXPRESS is not valid.

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Event Source: Service Control Manager
Event Category: None
Event ID: 7024
Date: 9/15/2006
Time: 8:16:36 AM
User: N/A
Computer: COPLEYNEWS
Description:
The SQL Server (SQLEXPRESS) service terminated with service-specific error 3411.
C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL Server90ToolsBinn>sqlcmd -S.SQLExpr
COPLEYNEWSDATABASEscriptsMASTERFULLRESTORE.sql"
HResult 0x2, Level 16, State 1
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Sqlcmd: Error: Microsoft SQL Native Client : An error has occurred whi
shing a connection to the server. When connecting to SQL Server 2005,
re may be caused by the fact that under the default settings SQL Serve
allow remote connections..
Sqlcmd: Error: Microsoft SQL Native Client : Login timeout expired.

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This post is an extension onto the one below....
Please read my question at the bottom... cheers

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sept. 26th 2006




Hello all,

I use Visual Studio 2005 Standard. I would like to know the best way that I can create Sql Server 2005 Express databases visually since VS2005 Std. does not allow me to do it.
Any help is appreciated and thanks in advance,

- Noble Bell






I'd be interested in knowing how VS doesn't allow you to create a database. What error are you getting?
There are two ways to create databases, depending on your goal:

To just create a database on your server, do the following:


Open the Server Explorer
Right-click on Data Connections
Click Create New SQL Server Database
Specify Server Name and Database Name



Your database will be created and you can start working with it.

Embed a database in your project:


On the Project menu, click Add New Item.
Select SQL Database from the list and give it a name.
Click OK

This will run you thorugh a wizard to create the database.
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- Mike Wachel - MSFT

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


I am trying to create a similar project and I also recieve an error while trying to create a database...

"An error has occured 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."


Now let me explain what i am trying to do ...
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Event Type: Error
Event Source: MSSQL$SQLEXPRESS
Event Category: (2)
Event ID: 3411
Date: 9/15/2006
Time: 8:16:36 AM
User: N/A
Computer: COPLEYNEWS
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Time: 8:16:36 AM
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Computer: COPLEYNEWS
Description:
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http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms246989.aspx

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Do not copy








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This is rediculous!

This is the most vague and convoluted bunch of nonsince I've ever come accross!

Getting caught out on this issue for the 10th time!
And not being able to find an exact step-by-step solution.

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I've tried it and it doesn't work for me.

Please don't try what the article eludes to as I'm still sorting out exactly what is supposed to be happening.



If you have a step-by-step procedure that can be reproduced this properly please PM me.

I would like to test its validity then update this exact post as a solution rather than just another dicussion thread.

Many thanks.



This is the exact procedure I have come up with:

NOTE 1: DO NOT allow VB.net to copy the database into its folders/directorys.

NOTE 2: DO NOT hand copy the database to a folder/directory in your project.

Yes, I know its hard not to do it because you want your project nice and tidy.
I just simply could NOT get it to work.
You should NOT have myData.mdf listed in the Solution Explorer. Ever.

Create a folder for your data following NOTE 2.

Copy your data to that folder. * mine was C:mydatamyData.mdf



Create a NEW project.

Remove any Data Connections. ( no matter what)

Save it.

Data | View Data Sources

Add New Data Source

select NEW CONNECTION ( No Matter what, do it!

Select the database. * again mine was C:mydatamyData.mdf

Answer NO to the question:
Would you like to copy the file to your project and modify the connection?
- NO ( no matter what - ANSWER NO ! - Absolutely NO )
Then select the tables you want in the DataSet.
and Finish.



To Test ----------

From the Solution Explorer | click the table name drop down arrow | select details
Now Drag the table name onto the form.

The form is then populated with a Navigation control
and matching Labels with corresponding Textboxes for each field in the table.

Save it.

1) Run the app.

Add one database record to the database by pressing the Add(+) icon

Just add some quick junk data that you don't mind getting lost if it doesn't save.

YOU MUST CLICK THE SAVE ICON to save the data you just entered.

Now exit the application.

2) Run the app again.

And verify there is one record already there.

Now add a second database record to the database by pressing the Add (+) icon.

NOW add some quick junk data that you WILL intentionally loose.

*** DO NOT *** press the save icon.

Just Exit the app.

3) Again, Run the app.

Verify that the first record is still there.

Verify that the Second record is NOT there.
Its NOT there because you didn't save the data before exiting the app.

Proving that YOU MUST CLICK THE SAVE ICON to save the data you just entered.

Also proving you must add your own code to catch the changes
and ask the user to save the data before exitiing or moving to another record.

As a side note, since vb.net uses detached datasets,
(a copy/snapshot of the dataset in memory and NOT directly linked to the database)
the dataset will reflect all changes made when moving around the detached datasets.
YOU MUT REMEMBER TO SUBMIT YOUR CHANGES TO THE DATABASE TO SAVE THEM.
Otherwise, they will simply be discarded without notice.

Whewh!

I hope this saves me some time the next time I want to start a new database project.

Oh, and uh, for anyone else reading this post.

Thanks,
Barry G. Sumpter

Currently working with:
Visual Basic 2005 Express
SQL Server 2005 Express

Developing Windows Forms with
101 Samples for Visual Basic 2005
using the DataGridView thru code
and every development wizard I can find within vb.net
unless otherwise individually stated within a thread.

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