sql server:saving changes to table created - sql

Hello everyone I'm using SQL Server 2008 Management Studio. When I change my database table and try to save changes I got this error
saving changes is not permitted.the changes you have made requires table to be dropped and re created.
And I found that by turning off the prevent saving changes option I can avoid this error. But my question is what are the problems I may face in future by turning off the prevent saving changes option? Is there any other method to avoid this problem?

If you turn off saving change i asume that no change will be made to the table. In my experience, SQL Server Management is not the best way to make changes to an existing table, especialy if got data on it. You will find many cases in wich gives you this error and you have to manualy write the ALTER TABLE to make the changes you want. So my advice is always to use ALTER TABLE. Hope this help.

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You often need to actually refresh your schema. If you are building it from the code editor side and migrating and you don't have any data in it yet, it's never a bad idea to just dump it and start fresh though. Are you in a situation where you are making migrations and expecting to see the changes?sample schema right-click refresh option

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Okay so I am working in Web Forms but the problem would also apply to MVC I am assuming since both have the option of creating a users database on project creation. I deleted a data table on accident and updated the database instead of deleting the database itself because I was trying to recreate it with the seed data. I didn't realize that deleting a data table would do something different from deleting the database itself. The only backup I have is pretty old, so I would prefer to use a different way to fix things if that exists. How would I fix things?
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Peculiar happenings in SQL Server

I have just started an internship in I've had to learn a lot on my own. I'm learning MS SQL Server, but having a strange problem. I have a DB that has four small tables. Each one has a script to drop the table, recreate the table (I've avoided FK dependencies for the time being), and execute a demo query.
Problem 1: When I first started SQL Server Managmenent Studio would execute the script, but one table didn't show up in the Object Explorer. If I tried to execute a demo query from the same .sql file, it executed with no problem. If I tried to access it from another .sql, the table didn't exist. After many times of successfully executing the script, it finally just showed up.
Problem 2: Similar problem. When I updated one table, the changes wouldn't be reflected in queries.
Problem 3: Queries will fail, but if I click execute again with no changes being made, it will usually work correctly.
Problem 4: When I use an alias for a field name, sometimes the alias is recognized and sometimes it isn't. I've literally had single query in which the alias would work in one place, but not work in another and I had to use a fully qualified name.
I've tried the refresh and refresh local cache, but those seem to have no effect. If I exit Management Studio, that seems to usually fix the first two problems.
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First of all, when you make a schema change you need to right-click on the "Tables" node for the database in management studio and hit refresh.
If you change a column or something in a table, right-click the table and refresh.
The refresh local cache only updates the intellisense stuff, and the refresh only updates the GUI. If you modify a table with SQL and do not refresh it in the UI, the query can still use the updated table.
If you query fails, you either have a bad query or it's not pointed at the database or connection you think it is.
For aliases, there are places where they will not work (update statements, for example) but if you don't post queries where they don't work we cannot read your mind and tell you what's wrong.
If you have specific queries that are failing, post them.

Referencing external database in a View?

In a project on which I am performing maintenance, I am referencing a database stored on another server. This reference was previously pointing at a database on the same server, but my testbed server isn't large enough to store both databases, so I'm having to refer back to the live database.
Anyway, whoever created this application made use of SQL Views, and I have found that when trying to edit the view, that it cannot reference an external database.
The existing reference is to myDatabase.dbo.tableName. When I try to change that to [MyServer.com].myDatabase.dbo.tableName moving away from the editor removes all of the square brackets, leaving me with MyServer.com.myDatabase.dbo.tableName which is not a proper table reference.
Any ideas what I can do to fix this?
It looks like you have added a linked server with the name "MyServer.com" I suggest you rename this to something without the dot, MyServerCom would be fine. Its ok if the details in the linked server point to a server that happens to be at that address.
Then the four part name can be MyServerCom.myDatabase.dbo.tableName
Don't edit the view definition in Enterprise Manager - use query analyser to script the view for ALTER, make the appropriate changes, and then run the script.
Enterprise manager does some fairly nasty things. I'd similarly recommend scripting an ALTER rather than using the "Design" option if you're using SSMS to manage your server/database.

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Im trying to get the most basic of examples to run in FnH. I started with the Examples.FirstProject. However, I did not use the SQL lite configuration. Instead, I set the configuration to SQL2005 and created the tables as was diagramed in the example.
When stepping through the code, there appears to be no problems when creating the session factory. I do receive an error however when the code reaches the "transaction.commit" line. The error reads:
Could not insert collection: [Examples.FirstProject.Entities.Store.Products#5][SQL:SQL not available]
Im wondering if there was an issue with the way the tables were created in SQL Server. The IDs were "int" type and the names and such were "varchar(50)." I set the PK of Store, Product, and Employee to its respective ID field. I also made the ID increment automatically by 1 (IdentitySpecification column property in SQL Server). StoreProduct is the many-to-many and is also there per the diagram.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
Have you modified the sample in any way other than changing the database provide? Have you been able to save any entities from the sample (ie if you remove the Products code and just save the Store)?
I developed this sample against SQLExpress, so I would imagine there wouldn't be any incompatibilities with SQL 2005.
Also, this question would probably be better be suited to the Fluent NHibernate mailing list, as Stack Overflow isn't great for these kind-of investigatory postings.
Thank you James. I'll look at using Fluent NHibernate mailing list. As a solution to my issue, I did simplify the example a bit and found that rebuilding the tables helped. In the previous attempt I built the tables in the Database diagram tool. That is where I think something was a little off. Just now I rebuilt them using the menus and still made the foreign key connections with the Database Diagram section. Worked like a charm. Thanks again and keep up the good work with FnH.
First thing to check: Are you sure that you have really created a correct table in SQL server, and that the schema is correct? You can verify this by using SQL Express management studio to view the sql database.