I take 'export dump' from Plesk SQL Server.
I'm trying to import it to my localhost via Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio.
But files look like broken or encoded. Isn't there any way to import Plesk dump into the localhost?
I found the answer here How to import MSSQL database dump from Plesk into local MS SQL server?
Once you have the Plesk SQL Server dump .zip file on your local workstation and you've loaded it into your .zip utility, you'll see it has only one file inside the .zip.
Extract the file you find in the zip. It has no extension. The fact it has no extension adds some mystery to those of us doing this for the first time, because it effectively hides from us the fact that this file is a SQL Server backup file.
Rename the extensionless file as a .bak file.
Use SQL Server Management Studio's "Restore Database..." action to import the .bak file.
Set up local login to this new local database; you would typically make sure the login has dbo access to the new db.
Adjust the configuration on your local code to point at the new db. AND DONE.
I have a .mdf file in SQL Server 2017 Express, eg Myfirst.mdf.
I want to use this as a template for another database; how to create a copy of a .mdf using vb6 code.
I want to move my azure sql db to another host. However my new host allows to import sql db backup-files (.BAK) only;
I found out how to generate .BACPAK files with SQL Server Management Studio but I could not find a way to create a BAK-file from my azure sql db.
Please help.
However my new host allows to import sql db backup-files (.BAK) only;
SQL Azure doesn't provide a native way to generate '.bak' format backup file. If you did need this format file, you could import the BACPAC File to a local SQL Server which supports importing BACPAC File. After that, a new User Database will be created. Then you could generate a '.bak' format file from the local SQL Server.
In addition, you also could try a tool named SqlAzureBakMaker which could make '.bak' file for you easily.
Please help me in opening files with .mkd extension. I have tried to install ftp server and sql server but I'm not able to open it. I have tried to convert it into csv file so that I can import to phpmyadmin. Please help me in getting this?
MKD file is a Pervasive SQL Database.You need a Pervasive SQL engine to open .mkd file.
Pervasive SQL Database
I have created a database "test" with some tables in MS SQL Server 2008 R2 (i.e. MS SQL Server Management Studio).
Now, I need to export this database as a MDF file.
What should I do?
If you mean that you want to be able to attach the database on another server, then this is what you can do:
detach the database (right click the database and click Detach)
copy the mdf and ldf files to your backup location
attach the database (right click Databases and click Attach)
This is the path where you will find MDF file:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA\
right-click on database from Management Studio -> Detach. Then you have the MDF file you can export to wherever you want :)
I think the best way is to create a .bak file from SQL Server .
Right click on the database => Task => Back Up -> Choose the database in Source , and hit OK .
If what you want is a replica of your SQLEXPRESS/MDF local file- on a remote server (SQL Server 2005)
You can right click in the "Server Explorer" on your db.mdf file and press "Publish to provider..."
You can choose a variety of compatibilities with SQL Server 2005, 2008, etc.
The output is a .sql query file ..
Came across this question and thought this would be a good alternative answer, since I got here by searching for the exact same thing!
C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA\
This is the path where you will find MDF file
If you are in Visual Studio, go to SQL Server Object Explorer. Find the database you want, right click and select properties. In the properties tab, look for Data File, next to it will be the location for your mdf file.
In my experience, its easier to use the commands sp_detach_db (MSDN) and sp_attach_db (MSDN). I was trying to attach a database that was offline when detached and SQL Server Management Studio (2014) kept crashing when I used the Attach option from the right-click context menu. The commands worked - hope this saves someone some time.
NOTE: Run SSMS as an administrator if you see an access denied while trying to execute the attach command
Go to the path C:\Users\your pc name
then you will find mdf , ldf file here