I'm having problems setting up the database described in Apress's Pro Business Applications with Silverlight 4. I have SQL Server 2008 R2 Express which doesn't support Full Text Search, and I can't install the database from codeplex (AdventureWorks2008 OLTP) because it requires Full Text Search. The book suggests getting this exact version of SQL Server (Express and everything). I'm just wondering if anyone knows of a way to install a database into SQL Server when a feature is not provided. Is there anything else I can do. I'm stuck for the time being.
Thanks.
SQL Server 2008 R2 Express with Advanced Services supports full text searching - you probably don't have that version.
http://www.microsoft.com/express/Database/InstallOptions.aspx
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I've been doing this for 3 days. I couldn't find the solution. Normally it was supposed to have features like the following.
What is the cause of this problem? And how do I solve it?
You're using SQL Server Express. SQL Server Express is a very cut down version of SQL Server and does not provide anywhere near as many features as Standard and Enterprise; such as database mail (Additional Database Services). If you need features, you need to purchase SQL Server and pay for the edition licences that have the features you need.
If you are using SQL Server for development purposes only, you can use SQL Server Developer Edition, which is allowed to be used for non-production environments only. Developer edition has all of the features that Enterprise does.
You can find the full list of features supplied by each edition here: Editions and supported features of SQL Server 2017
I'm currently in the process of coming up with our upgrade plan for our migration from SQL Server 2005 to SQL Server 2012, and some of our business units still use ProClarity.
I'm aware that this is essentially a "dead" application; where Microsoft isn't upgrading it anymore, and it's scheduled to be EOL'ed in the future.
After googling and digging around on Microsoft's forums, I still can't come up with a definitive answer as to whether the 2012 upgrade will be incompatible with Proclarity. (Business users are on 6.2; which is one minor revision behind)
Has anybody tried this out and been successful? Would we need to keep this portion of the BI tools on SQL Server 2008?
Upgrade was successful, and the users were able to connect to 2012 Analysis Services using ProClarity
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.
A while back, I installed SQL Server 2008 Express with Advanced Services, which installed SQL Server 2008 Management Studio (SSMS) Express as well. Now that we have SQL 2008 Standard on the network some months later, I want to confirm that I don't have to reinstall SSMS 2008 on my desktop. This blog post I found seems to suggest that I'm fine with the version of SSMS that came with SQL Express:
http://weblogs.asp.net/markwisecarver/archive/2008/09/02/sql-server-2008-management-tools-basic-vs-complete.aspx
...but I want to confirm. Unfortunately, the About dialog doesn't give details about an Express vs. a "Full" version of the tool. Anyone know?
Thanks.
They are different. SSMS Express appears to be somewhat of a hybrid of several standard SQL 2008 applications, each paired down to some extent and packaged together. Read more here. You can get more details on SSMSE here. If I were you I would install the full set of tools from the standard addition.
No, they are different. The Express edition of SSMS will work just fine with any higher edition of SQL Server, but it lacks some more advanced features (like the replication designers, etc.) of the higher-end editions.