i just installed sql server 2008 express in order to learn microsoft sql.
why should i install sql management studio express? is it much easier to use this GUI?
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If you installed SQL Server 2008 Express and got a GUI, that is the SQL Management Studio Express which was included in the installation.
They have a seperate installation fo the Management Studio Express, which will install just the client GUI without the database server, in case you want to use it to connect to a SQL Server database running on another machine.
Mike Mooney
2010-03-01 18:52:06
i dont have the management studio! it didnt come with the 2008 for some reason
I__
2010-03-01 18:56:39
@every_answer_gets_a_point: it seems like you're saying that you do have some other GUI. if you don't have Management Studio, what GUI do you have?
Mike Mooney
2010-03-01 18:58:25
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2358397/how-to-force-installation-of-management-studio
I__
2010-03-01 19:19:39
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The default GUI for SQL Server is Management Studio, so you should already have it. If not, it is a free download here.
It gives you visual access to tables, stored procedure and many of the other features of SQL Server. Not to mention a nice SQL editor with syntax highlighting which also works as a SQL console.
Oded
2010-03-01 18:53:39