I have a database that was given to me, but is in a file format (.sql). I want to open it in my SQL Server, but I don't know how, because it says i need a .mdf file?
Can someone help?
Open up the .sql file - if it contains SQL code in plain text, you have most likely received the database as a create script. Run it in SQL Server Management Studio.
A .sql file is (usually) just a series of SQL commands that you execute on the SQL server using your preferred GUI or CLI. Try opening it in Notepad to see what I mean.
Click on the data base.
Right click displays drop down menu.
Select execute SQL file.
Search for your .SQL file
Click on start button
Click close.
Press F5.
.Sql file is just a random file holding some SQL queries. While .mdf and .ldf are Microsoft SQL Server Database files which hold an entire database.
Run your file in SQL Server Management Studio.
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I have exported database from Oracle SQL developer tool into .sql file. Now I want to run this file which is of size 500+ MB.
I read about running scripts here, but I didn't understand the way. Is there any command or query by which we can run this sql script by providing path?
You could execute the .sql file as a script in the SQL Developer worksheet. Either use the Run Script icon, or simply press F5.
For example,
#path\script.sql;
Remember, you need to put # as shown above.
But, if you have exported the database using database export utility of SQL Developer, then you should use the Import utility. Follow the steps mentioned here Importing and Exporting using the Oracle SQL Developer 3.0
You need to Open the SQL Developer first and then click on File option and browse to the location where your .sql is placed. Once you are at the location where file is placed double click on it, this will get the file open in SQL Developer. Now select all of the content of file (CTRL + A) and press F9 key. Just make sure there is a commit statement at the end of the .sql script so that the changes are persisted in the database
You can use Load function
Load TableName fullfilepath;
I have a .sql file. How can I convert this .sql file to a .mdf SQL Server database file?
I know that .sql file is nothing but a script file if I open the .sql file in notepad it will show me the db code I can simply copy those code and paste into SQL Server Management Studio.
Is there any other way to convert .sql to .mdf file?
Unless your SQL file contains the script to create a database, your question wouldn't make any sense. If it does contain such script you need an environment to execute it. There are many tools that will allow you to do that. For example, many IDE tools that integrate with SQL Server have such capability.
So to answer your question: it is impossible to convert SQL file to MDF. You, however, can sometimes use an SQL file to build MDF.
Is it possible to export my database that i created in SQL Server 2008 Express?
I'm asking this because I need my group mate to be able to work on the same one. I know you can generate a script for the database but it give a bunch of errors when we try to run it.
You can right click the dbase then Task->Backup
This will generate a .bak file which you can
Task->Restore to a new database
You can refer here
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us//library/ms187048.aspx
Yes. You can export your sqlserver database by using these steps.
Right click on your database and hover on Tasks, you got another dropdown, Select Back Up.
You got a pop-up like this.
Click on OK button.
Navigate to path on your local PC (C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\Backup\your database)
You got your exported database.
Back it up on disk, give a copy of the file to your friend and tell him to restore a database from that copy.
See this article for more help
Yes,export database from sql server 2008 express is possible..
create backup file and export it.
What I tried so far is to go to server explorer:
connect to a database
choose server name
and tried to attach a database file but it asks for an .mdf file and I don't know what is this and how to create it. My database is a .sql file
A .sql file, is a file that contains statements that can be executed. They can contain statements that create database and tables (and other stuff) or that manipulate the data in an existing database (like inserting records).
If you want to execute the .sql file, you can open it in Visual Studio and then run it. It will ask you for a connection to a Sql Server instance and then the statements will be executed.
Here is the MSDN documentation that explains this.
I have a .sql file I need to enter in to my database, but I can't find how to do it.
I'm using SQL Server Management Studio R2, but haven't found any options on how to add it.
When I try to attach it, I'm told that this file isn't a primary database file, so I can't do it...
EDIT: okay, I had the script execute. That worked.
A .SQL file is a script file that contain SQL commands. To run those commands you need to go to the menu: FILE, then OPEN and FILE..., browse and select the .SQL file and it will open it, you can then run it (F5). Make sure the current database is the one where you want those commands to occur within.
A .sql file is a script, not a database.
Will this work for you?
In Management Studio, click on menu File -> Open -> File -> navigate to the file.
After the file has opened, you can click F5 to run the SQL.
A .sql file is usually a script (DML, DDL, other commands) which can be run against a database. It may create objects, databases, add or remove data. You can open it (File...Open) in SSMS (or view it in any text editor) and then execute it (after carefully reviewing the script).
File->Open, browse to the file, load it. Make sure the right database is selected in the drop-down box above the editor. F5 to execute.