I've previously in my setup installed SQL Server Express 2005. Now I've switched to SQL Server Express 2008. I updated the command line parameters to those documented for the latter. If the comp already has SQL Server Express 2008 installed, my installer should create a new instance. The command line parameters are as follows: /ACTION=...
Hello, What is the best way to encrypt columns in SQL Server 2005 Express edition so that no one can steal our database design? Thanks ...
I have a SQL Server Express edition with management studio and i'm trying to use the enterprise disks ("SQL Server 2005" Enterprise Edition 32-bit Server Applications") and I can't get it to give me the option of installing the server components or a server instance. What am I missing? ...
Hi folks ! I know my questions will sound silly and probably nobody will have perfect answer but since I am in a complete dead-end with the situation it will make me feel better to post it here. So... I have a SQL Server Express database that's 500 Mb. It contains 5 tables and maybe 30 stored procedure. This database is use to store a...
Seems like I'm missing something simple, but my attempts to connect to SQL Server Express have failed. I feel like I need to add privileges for my account but I'm not sure where to do it. Dev Env: VS 2010 (Web) SQL: Sql Server Express 2008 OS: XP Trying to open a connection to database returns: Cannot open database "|DataDirectory...
I have a big stored procedure on a SQL Server 2008 Express SP2 database that gets run about every 200 ms. Normal execution time is about 50ms. What I am seeing is large inconsistencies in this run time. It will execute for while, say 50-100 times at 40-60ms which is expected, then seemingly at random the same stored procedure will tak...
Hi, Which lightweight SQL Server type could I use on my Dev machine for a C# VS2010 project? (e.g. sql server express, sql server ce, full version etc). That is, I'm running on a VMWare fusion instance on my MacBook, and just want something to develop against for a C# VS2010 project. I'm planning on having a simple database (not man...
Hi, Just confirming -does VS2010 does not install SQL Server during installation? I'm assuming no. This being the case I therefore need to download a copy of SQL Express 2005 or something to develop against on my windows XP home PC? Is this correct? Or would the Dev edition of SQL Server 2005 run/install on Windows XP Home? thanks...
Is it possible to connect to a SQL Server Express 2008 database in ASP.NET with a server name of (local) like "server=(local);integrated security=SSPI;database=DBNAME"? I'm working with another developer on a project and it's getting annoying having to have 2 different version of web.config because he is using SQL Server 2008 and (local...
Hi, i'm trying to migrate from sqlexpress to mysql, and am having an issue with the DateTimeOFfset(7) field in one of my tables. MySQL is refusing to handle it.. Is there a way to get around this? ...
Hey, I've just finished writing a VB.NET application. Now I want to package the executable and the database ofcourse into a single installer file. I tried using QSetup, InstallShield to make SQL Server embedded into the setup file, and finally after hours of try&fail I have no idea. Anyone? ...
How is it possible to know how much of the "DB quota" imposed by SQL Server express edition (4GB in old versions, 10GB in 2008R2) is in use? Let's say I have a DB that is using 1GB, I want to know "9GB of free space". Is it there a T-SQL command for this? ...
I am working to implement a data connection between my C# application and a SQL Server Express database. Please bear in mind I have not worked with SQL queries before. I have the following relevant tables: ArticlesCommon ArticlesLocalized CategoryCommon CategoryLocalized The ArticlesCommon table holds language independent information...
I created an ASP.Net MVC 2 project, but I want it to use a SQL Server 2005 database instead of the express version. Is there a way to force VS 2010 to create the database in SQL 2005, or at least migrate the schema to the new database? Thanks! ...
I have a C# application that connects to a named SQL Express instance on the local machine using OleDBConnection: _connection = new OleDbConnection(_strConn); _connection.Open(); _strConn is something like this: "Provider=sqloledb;Data Source=.\NAMEDINSTANCE;Initial Catalog=dbname;User Id=sa;Password=password;" If I debug the applica...
Like i said in the topic: I would like to insert as a ClickOnce prerequisites sql server express r2 editions. I can do a similar package.xml and product.xml like that of sql server express that i took from vs2010 but i don't have the public key for SQLEXPRWT_x86_ENU.exe does anyone know how to find the public key ??? ...
how to pass column name with parameter in insert sql statment e.g. @name='name' insert into employees (id,@name) values(1,'a') is this possible? ...
I am considering the migration for 4 reasons: 1) SQLSERVER installation is a nightmare, expecially for 1-user software (Even if typically I have 3-20 users, sometimes I sell my software to single users: it is incredible to have troubles installing the DB, while installing the applicatino means copying an exe...). (note my max installati...
I have a windows service that hosts a WCF service which uses a sql server express database. I also have a setup project to intall the windows service. What are the steps I need to take to make sure SQL Server Express installs silently and that the database is setup correctly? ...
Looking into installing an instance of SQL Express for an app. I want to have a separate installer. (I need to run some Transact-SQL stuff afterwards) I've been referencing this article. It is recommended that you ship the Express package extracted on your media and then launch Setup.exe directly. To extract the Express package, ru...