I'm sorry that I put this question because I think that is simple but I don't know how to do this think because I am a beginner.
I made a database in sql server management studio 2008 express and now I need to send this database to somebody by email.Where is this database saved?
I need to send it with all tables I created and with the diagram.
Should I generate a script or the database is saved somewhere on my computer.
You can take backup of your database and you will get .bak file as a database backup copy then you can mail anyone and they can just restore it to use it.
In sql server management studio 2008 -> Right click on your database -> Task -> backup
To Restore the database right click on Databases then Restore database give the location
of .bak file.
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Probably this is the lamest question ><
I am developing an ASP.net web app with SQL Server database. When the client asked me to develop the system, he provided a file for the database.
I thought the file was a dumpfile (if you familiar with oracle or mysql, you can replicate database with dumpfile, which is basically bunch of queries inside a text file).
To my horror, plus with my noobity in SQL Server, I found out that it was NOT a dumpfile. The file is rename to .bak which is not really the correct extension for SQL Server. I tried to rename it to .mdf, but no luck.
What should I do? The client is out for vacation on some island and cannot be contacted at the moment?
This is backup file, you need to restore database from backup.
How to: Restore a Database Backup (SQL Server Management Studio)
This is SQL Server backup database file. You can restore it by following these steps: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms177429.aspx
Alex Aza has the right answer. But remember to create users for the database, before you restore the provided .bak file. A backup file only hold a user id -- the complete user definition is held in the server instance. Thus, it is better to create the users needed before restoring a backup from another server instance which is the case in your project.
i have a database (ms 2005 server). How to get bak or mdf file BUT; it is running windows 2008 server also over 600 stuffs is using this DB. if i get .bak file or mdf. i must close connection. i dislike it. is there any useful methods or method to get BAK or MDF? this method may be a EXE or ms sql property or tool?
You certainly do not need to drop users to make a backup. Just right click your database in SQL Server Management Studio -> Tasks -> Back Up
Even better, setup a regular backup schedule.
Here's further instructions on backing up SQL Server 2005.
I have a database in my sql management studio how can script the database schema to file so that I can put it in another device?
thanks
Open SQL Management -> Script Database As -> .... I think its the closest to what you mean.
Of course there are 3rd party tools for these kind of works. See RedGate.
Shutdown SQL Server, copy the MDF and LDF Files to a new server and attach them on that instance by right clicking on Databases and choosing Attach. Specify the location of the files.
Alternatively, you could also backup the database from the source and restore it in the destination.
The above two methods copy all data too. If you want only the schema, Right click on the database and choose Generate SQL Scripts and follow the instructions.
SQL Management Studio 2008 can make query to unload Schema and data from database, but older versions if Management studio can't do it. You can use another soft to do it like an EMS SQL Management studio
I'm trying to rebuild a web server in a virtual pc. Installed required software and Microsoft SQL Server 2005. I've had full backups of my databases but it is not possible to restore from those backups in this new installation. By the way, backups are fine, i can restore from them on original server.
In summary, how can I copy whole database to another computer? How can I backup a database and restore is fully on another computer?
Regards,
Burak
PS: The database I'm trying to restore is called "Some_db" and it does not exist on new server. I also tried to create a new one with defaults and restore on it but that gave an error on new db. I don't know any details of the database.
You have 3 Choises:
1) Restore DB as you tried
This failed for you for some reason
Here a tutorial: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms177429.aspx
2) Detach DB and Atach it to the new server
This is easy: Rightclick on the DB -> Detach.
Rightclick on the new Server -> Attach
Tutorial: http://www.databasedesign-resource.com/moving-the-database.html
3) Create Create-Scripts of the table schema and use insert into statements for the data.
For this, there are a bunch of tools, my favourit is "Redgate SQL Compare".
It creates you all nessecary scripts.
The link: http://www.red-gate.com/products/SQL_Compare/index.htm
Backup file
Copy .bak file to other server
Restore .bak file.
Works every time for me. You have to make sure the new instance of SQL is of a sufficient level to be able to host the database. You also have to recreate the users on the new server and remove and readd them to each database.
The alternative to the backup and restore approach is to detach the db, copy the mdf and ldf files over and then attach them on the new server
Or take offline, copy files, attach database, bring online..
open your current query browser window and run the query .The restore will happen automatically
BACKUP DATABASE AdventureWorks
TO DISK = 'C:\Backup\AdventureWorks.bak'
GO
for more details
This will create a .bak file after that copy the .bak to server.
restore the data base by right click on DataBase .Select restore database .Give the database name and location .And restore it .
I have a website I've created in Visual Studio 2008 and I need to take it live. How can I backup the database file to a .bak so I can hand it over to the hosting company to place on the server?
From a SQL prompt:
BACKUP DATABASE MyDatabase TO DISK='E:\MyDatabase.bak'
Go to Microsoft Server Management Studio and right click on your database name. Go to "Tasks" -> "Back Up..."
Then assign your properties, ensure that "Backup Type" is full.
Then at the right there is a button "Add" press that and set your filename, ensure that you place the extension .bak at the end of the file name.
Finally hit ok and wait for the backup to complete.
MSDN also has an article that explains this http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms187510.aspx
In ssms right click on the database, go to tasks, click back up. should be self explanatory from there.
You don't need a backup to do so (I assume you are using the AttachDbFilename model that Visual Studio uses by default). Just send them the mdf and tell them to attach it to their SQL server instance.
I assume you use SQL Server. This links will guide you:
How to: Back Up a Database (SQL Server Management Studio):
SQL Server 2008
SQL Server 2005