Hello guys,
Now its whole day ended and i am stuck where i was in morning..
I tried mostly lot of management tool and mysql workbench to connect to sql azure database so i can manage import / export database , tables and i can create dump of sql file for future use with my work and php projects.
but it was all helpless.. it does not connect to the db and to the azure server it seems azure are worst option.. :(
any suggestion will be helpful.
Always i get a new error code whenever i tried with SQL management tool 2005 and with MySQL workbench 5.x
Is your port 1433 open?
I would rather recommend a newer version of SQL management tool. Maybe an express version. SSMS 2012 Express supports special Azure SQL options like "Deploy Database to SQL Azure" etc, whereas SSMS 2005 seems very out of date.
I am not sure but does MySQL Workbench supports MSSQL anyways? I don't think so, but have not tried yet!
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I need to connect oracle and SQL server databases using ODBC by the following application.
Toad
SQL Developer
SSMS
CMD
Is there a way to connect these applications thru ODBC. If yes could you please help me with this.
I have already created DSN for both oracle and SQL, but other steps are unknown since I don't if I can connect these applications to a database using ODBC
I think you are misunderstanding and mixing things.
Toad is a product of Quest Software, an IDE ( Integrated Development Environment ) based on OCI. The best known version is the one which is designed to interact with Oracle databases..
SQL Developer is also an IDE, though less powerful than Toad, but
free. It is based on Java and it can connect to Oracle, MySQL, Postgres .
SSMS is SQL Server Management Studio , which is the client IDE to interact with Microsoft SQL Server.
CMD is also know as the command prompt for windows which it does't make any sense in this context.
If you want to connect Oracle to SQL Server you have two options:
Oracle HS or Heterogeneus Services
SQL Server Linked Server
I am connecting to an Azure hosted SQL Server using SSMS and am getting an error I can't track down. This happens when I open the connection and try to select a database to use or try to refresh the database list.
Reference to database and/or server name in 'msdb.dbo.syspolicy_configuration' is not supported in this version of SQL Server.
For the best experience with Azure SQL Database please download for free the latest version of SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). Please download it from here.
The latest version of SSMS is compatible also with SQL Server 2008 and later.
SSMS 2012 is not compatible with many changes and improvements Azure SQL Database has received the last 6 years.
Recently, I purchased a licence for a Microsoft Azure SQL Server 2012 (packet "S0" - Standard, 250 GB)
When I connect with SQL Server Management Studio 2012 to this database, then all the user interface dialogs for creating tables, setting up users, etc. are gone.
You can only script and execute pure SQL statements.
Even the table editor is gone, so you even cannot edit the data in a table!
If I connect to a local database, then everything works. So the problem must be related to the Azure Database. Can anyone help ?
If this is Azure SQL Database, then keep in mind that this is not the same as SQL Server 2012 although you can use the same tools to connect to it. This behavior is therefore correct and normal. If you have installed or used an image for SQL Server on a VM then you should have everything as you expect.
I was wondering if we could backup the database that we currently host on regular SQL Server, and put it onto our clients computer when we setup SQL Server Express for them.
Is this possible?
Thanks,
Matt
Yes, it's possible to restore a database backup from the Standard edition to the Express edition. It's not possible to restore a SQL Server 2008 to a SQL Server 2005 version, though.
However, there a some minor differences between versions. I've noticed an issue in SQL Server Express 2005 when calling .NET SQL CLR functions across databases, so your mileage may vary. I haven't been able to find a good overview of the exact differences between the various SQL Server editions.
It's always best to keep the development platform as close as possible to the release platform. I can only recommend that you use the Express edition of SQL Server for development as well; and re-test your application.
I've been trying to work out whether it's possible to manage (i.e. add tables, modify them, create stored procedures) a SQL Azure database using some kind of GUI like SSMS and I keep coming up against different answers.
I found a post from the end of 2009 saying that it would be supported in SSMS but I'm not sure if that includes the Express version? Does anybody know what the most recent update of the express version is and whether it supports it?
I think I'm right in saying that it can't be done in Visual Web Developer 2010 (and I can't afford the full fat VS2010).
I'm prepared to consider alternatives though if anybody knows any full features GUI tools that work with SQL azure and I don't mind paying for a commercial license if it's not too expensive.
Thanks.
Yes, SQL Server 2008 R2's Management Studio does support working with SQL Azure databases.
See:
Getting Started with SQL Azure Development
There are a couple of options
1) You can use SSMS (get the free version by downloading SQL Express v2008 or greater) with advanced services. This will give you SSMS. You can then connect to SQL Azure using SSMS. However - there is a limited set of functionality available via this tool.
2) You can use SSDT (stand-alone for free) or from within VS2010 SP1 or greater. Again, you can connect to SQL Azure, but there are some restrictions on what you can do.
I am using the SQL Express on AWS RDS (free usage tier) myself lately (and connecting via SSMS or SSDT). I prefer their implementation of SQL Server in the cloud to Microsoft's implementation of SQL Azure.