I know that the only stupid question is the one that you don't ask ... but even so this could be borderline :)
Is it possible to install SSRS 2008 [stand alone] on a site that has SQL server 2005 installed.
I know that you can store the SSRS 2008 Report and Temp databases on SQL Server 2005 [With some restrictions based on the SSRS edition and the SQL server edition].
If SSRS 2008 is an integral part of SQL Server 2008 and can't be separated then our SQL Server 2005 customers will have to upgrade to SQL Server 2008.
Its closely related to here
Reporting services 2008 on Sql Server 2005
but I would like some further clarification.
Thanks in advance,
Liam
Is it possible to install SSRS 2008 [stand alone] on a site that has SQL server 2005 installed.
No. There is no SSRS-only installation.
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I need to dump a software to a clients server. The problem is that my software is using SQL server 2008 and the client is using SQL Server 2000. So could anyone please suggest how I can make the clients SQL server 2000 compatible with my queries of SQL server 2008?
Thanks for the suggestion
But my concern is that software is already developed with SQL server 2008, then is there any way to use it with SQL server 2000?
You should have developed your software against SQL 2000, or demanded your client upgrade to at least 2005. Did
you ask the client which version you would deploy to before starting development? That is part of standard requirements gathering.
SQL 2008 queries may or may not be compatible with SQL 2000 due to
many new features in 2005 and 2008. There is no shortcut.
At best, make sure to use SQL 2000 documentation from MSDN when writing queries. Use the lowest common denominator.
If you are supporting a product that must deploy to multiple SQL Server versions, you may consider using an ORM that supports SQL 2000. Checkout the Nuget gallery of ORMs: http://staging.nuget.org/packages?q=Tags%3A%22ORM%22 - I believe something simple like Dapper supports 2000.
At minimum you should set your SQL 2008 compatibility level down to 2000 during development.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb510680.aspx
ALTER DATABASE database_name SET COMPATIBILITY_LEVEL = 80
I recommend you setup a virtual machine, install the older OS that your client uses as well as SQL Server 2000. Otherwise there are unforeseeable differences.
Does the current iteration of fluentmigrator work with SQL Server 2012? Its not listed under the supported databases.
There is no official support for Sql Server 2012 yet. But it should work if you specify SqlServer2008 as the database type. The differences between Sql Server 2005, 2008 and 2012 are not so significant when using FluentMigrator (Sql Server 2000 is a different story). Some features like the new sequence object have no support so in the meantime will have to be run using Execute.Sql.
UPDATE: I tested FluentMigrator against Sql Server 2012 Express with database type specified as SqlServer2008 and it worked fine.
UPDATE: FluentMigrator now officially supports Sql Server 2012 and Sequences.
I have a database created on a box using SQL Server 2008 Express and am developing a website between that and another box (set up by a friend a while back) using 2008 R2. Unfortunately, I've hit two problems.
The first is that on the R2 box, while it will load in the database from 2008, it won't allow me to add tables (it gives the well worn and completely useless Specified module cannot be found HRESULT: 0x8007007E) - I can do everything else but add tables.
The second is that when the file is accessed and updated to SVN, the other box cannot use it as the version numbers differ (655 [2008 Express] on one 661 on the other with no downgrade path). Grrr!
My plan is to do this - copy the SQL file on the 2008 R2 box to an SQL script. Remove R2 from the machine completely and just do a default install of 2008 and reimport the script. Only problem is that I'm clueless on how to do it.
Can anyone recommend a piece of kit that will do this or point me in the direction of a website that may help? Google produces masses of hits, but doesn't always help on this one.
Thanks
Paul
From your description, it appears that you've got SQL Express 2008, not SQL Express 2008 R2;
Have you considered upgrading the SQL Express to SQL Express 2008 R2 http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=23650
SQL Express isn't a version, but is just an Edition. It might be easier to upgrade the SQL Express 2008 to SQL Express 2008 R2.
But... this is probably what you are looking for if you are set on exporting the database to a script.
http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2011/05/07/sql-server-2008-2008-r2-create-script-to-copy-database-schema-and-all-the-objects-data-schema-stored-procedure-functions-triggers-tables-views-constraints-and-all-other-database-objects/
I have a database currently in SQL Server 2008 to be moved to SQL Server 2005. I would like to backup the 2008 db to a bak file and import it to 2005, but couldn't find any options in SSMS 2008 while taking backup. Has anyone had a similar need in the past? How did you manage this through?
To restore the backup to an older version of SQL Server you can use third party tools, ApexSQL Diff and ApexSQL Data Diff.
You can read detailed explanation of the process in this article: Restoring SQL Server database backup to an older version of SQL Server
Hope this helps
Disclaimer: I work for ApexSQL as a Support Engineer
You could try the Publish Database Wizard.
From the link:
The source database must be on an instance of SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2005 Express Edition, or SQL Server 2008. The target database must be on an instance of SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2005 Express Edition, or SQL Server 2008.
I don't think you can restore 2008 backup on 2005 server. Try 3rd party schema/data migration tool, like SQL Examiner Suite or RedGate's SQL Compare
You cannot do this. You never could restore a more recent SQL Server database to an older version.
Your only option is to script out the data you need to insert, or use a data comparison tool like Red-Gate SQL Data Compare to compare the two databases (and update your older one from the newer). SQL Data Compare will also work comparing a backup (any version) to a live database on a server.
It's easier than that, since (assuming your db isn't using any 2008-only features) they use the same format (*.mdf). Simply detach your database from your 2008 server, copy the mdf file to the 2005 server, and attach the copy to the 2005 server. Look for the Attach/Detach option when you right click on a database in sql server management studio.
Can you import (or migrate) SQL Server 2005 databases to SQL Server 2008?
Is it possible to have the same 2005 and 2008 running on the same machine without complications?
Yes. You can restore a backup from SQL 2005 in SQL 2008. You can also have instances of both on the same machine.
Edit: This question has been asked before (more or less). See here
Yes, and Yes.
The fastest way to move from one to the other that I have found is just to do a backup from SQL 2005 and a restore to SQL 2008.
I have both running side-by-side on my dev box without issue.