I created a few databases within a large hosting provider network. When I use Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 2008 R2 to connect to the SQL instance I see a list of every SQL database on the server. Is there a way I can tell Management Studio to only display the tables I have access to?
I found a few articles online that said to deny my user the permission to view the other databases. That wouldn't be an issue, except I don't think I can do that from my end. I'd like to solve my problem without having to call my hosting provider. Regards.
Unfortunately what you are asking is NOT possible at this time. I know this is NOT what you are looking for :-)
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I need to install any Sofware for the use of SQL. I'm just a begginer and started an online course. We have a account at work called Administrator and the only account has acces to SQL Managment studio 2014. Inside there are multiple databases linked to the external objects for stock contol purposes to collect data and view data, database was created by another company not us. Id like to download an SQL Software to run simple queries. But would need to know if it would affect any other databases or servers inside our network?.. just need to set it up for my local use.
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I would like to ask your help to re-sync old AD user (let's say AD\username) with new AD user (AD\username - the same name but different SIDs) in SQL Server 2008 R2.
I looked at the question "SQL Server Windows Login - Same Name Different User (SID)" but in my case the old user owns schema and tables in multiple DBs and cannot DROP the old username.
Can anyone help, please?
Thank you in advance
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You can use a few methods:
sp_help_revlogin was created for SQL Server 2005 and is still used quite often. This support article explains it in-depth and shows how to use it.
dbatools.io is an open source community tool suite created in PowerShell by some very generous folks. There are a few blogs showing how to use their scripts, but here is one to handle the logins.
Find other scripts which do the same thing, like this one which is for AGs but still applies.
I understand that this is painfully generic and broad. Nonetheless, all the answers on wikipedia and yahoo (none here that I can find) are pretty useless.
I know T-SQL, C#, etc to some degree. I understand the idea of a database. However, I have NO idea what I created when I made a "server" on my computer through Msft SQL Server. Now I can make databases on that server, and I can connect to them with Visual Studio (sometimes) to use with LINQ or "raw" calls.
Please help me understand (or direct me to an article) of what this myComputerName\SQLEXPRESS (SQL Server xx.x.xxx) thing is. I assume the databases are stored locally...somewhere. SQL Server provides access to the DB files? Why can't they be accessed directly?
Thank you if you even read all this. I really can't narrow the question down.
I guess one specific question is "Can I access the databases without SQL Server running?" Where do I even get the connection string?
You are asking multiple questions, here.
However, I have NO idea what I created when I made a "server" on my
computer through Msft SQL Server. Now I can make databases on that
server, and I can connect to them with Visual Studio (sometimes) to
use with LINQ or "raw" calls.
Please help me understand (or direct me to an article) of what this
myComputerName\SQLEXPRESS (SQL Server xx.x.xxx) thing is.
The layout of a database server is as follows:
Server
Instance a
database aa
database ab
...
Instance b
database ba
database bb
...
...
So, when you install MS SQL Server, you install a MS SQL Server "instance". In this "instance", you can create a number databases. Each database has database files, the exact location of these depends on the settings you chose during installation.
I guess one specific question is "Can I access the databases without
SQL Server running?"
You do not usually open dbf(mdf -ldf) files (the database data files) without MS SQL Server, why would you want to ? You should use the backup/restore features inside MS SQL Server.
Where do I even get the connection string?
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.data.sqlclient.sqlconnection.connectionstring%28v=vs.110%29.aspx
The "server" is a process/service running on your computer which can be connected to over the network and provides the API to access your database.
"Why can't they be accessed directly?" Is like asking why do I need Word to view Word files, can't I use Notepad for that. Sure you can, but not really.
Another reason is - imagine multiple processes need to access the database. If each reads and writes to the same files, something WILL break if they don't coordinate. Having a separate server process encapsulates all this.
"Can I access the databases without SQL server running?" I mean yes but actually no.
If you want a database that your program accesses directly (or let's say, your program is also the database server in a sense) - then you can use sqlite, or for simple tasks there are also ODBC drivers for CSV, so you can use CSV files as if they were a database. A dedicated SQL server is always better for bigger more complex tasks and data models though.
I am using WSS 3.0 and trying to restore a mdf. I attached the database in SQL Management Studio, created a new web application, and associated the database to it. When I go into Central Administration-> Application Management -> Content Databases I see the WSS_Content and it says Sites: 2. One of the sites looks more similar to the other. I was able to log into the Sharepoint web app that has the db attached to it, and while it gives me the basic structure of the backed up site, the content of lists is blank, that was the data I was really after (Announcements, tasks, etc exist as lists but are empty). How do I get access to this?
Kindly remove your old database and make newly added database as a default/only database for your webapplication
I'd link to the the data from SQL Server into an Access database.. and then use MS Access to write these values back into sharepoint.
I've written a LOT of data to sharepoint using MS Access.. and I love the functionality.
the data is in SQL server.. but it's got different guids, or it's not wired up from what I'd assume.
You have the data posted to the SQL Server instance.. I'd just link to it in MS Access, write a couple of queries.. recreate a couple of lists.. and then push it from queries based on Access linked tables (to sql server).. and then jam it into Access linked tables (to sharepoint).
Open Access. right-click link basically. times two. and write a couple of queries.
If it was me, and it was just a couple of lists, I'd do this in a couple of minutes I swear.
I'm currently working on a reporting tool for a company that conducts the same survey at different clients. So the analysis and report would be the same, except for the conclusions. The ultimate goal of the project would be a tool that automatically extracts, analyses the data and creates the report. SQL Server and Visual Studio are mandatory programs.
I'm completely new to all of this except for the SQL-language. After reading up on this and asking around the usage of stored procedures seemed the best option. If I interpret correct these should be stored in SQL Server and could then be envoked in Visual Studio
However, my problem is, I can't figure out how to connect to the external ODBC-server that holds the data in SQL Server 2005. It seems to me there is no way to connect to a remote server in SQL Server 2005. On the other hand, in Visual Studio 2005 I did manage to connect and extract data from the server.
Is this the right way to achieve my goal (repeatable/automated report)? If so, what am I doing/thinking wrong? If not, please enlighten me.
Thx in advance
Another way to do this is to use bcp...you can check this article to see if there are any answers here for you. There would be no remote server connections if you are able to run the command and the local box that contains the sql server.
You might be able to set up a linked server in SQL Server 2005 to connect to your remote server/database.