How to copy database and all tables pks triggers etc as well as data from SQL Server Express to SQL Server 2005 ?
Using Backup/Restore
Backup the database on SQL Server Express
Restore the database to SQL Server 2005
Using Detach/Attach
Detach the database from SQL Server Express
Attach the database to SQL Server 2005
Note
This assumes the Express Edition is 2005 as well. Downgrading from 2008 to 2005 can be problematic.
Why do you need to copy anything?? Just detach the database (MDF + LDF) from your SQL Server Express, copy the files to the full server, and re-attach the database - and you're done!
You could create an Database Backup, or Drop the Database as Query.
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create a database in SQL Server 2014 can be mounted in SQL Server 2005?
If you have a DB in SQL SERVER 2014 (with data) and you want to restore in a SQL SERVER 2005 you need to "migrate" all data (tables, indexes, constraint, views, etc). A great tool to do that is Visual studio Data Tools. You can use Schema and Data Sync. It worked very well for me.
Currently, one of our product running on the SQL Server 2008R2.
For new installation client want to go for SQL Serer 2014 because at this location Microsoft is not selling licence for the SQL Server 2008R2.
In SQL Server 2014, you can restore a user database from a database backup that was created by using SQL Server 2005 or a later version. However, backups of master, model and msdb that were created by using SQL Server 2005 through SQL Server 2012 cannot be restored by SQL Server 2014. Also, backups created in SQL Server 2014 cannot be restored by any earlier version of SQL Server.
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Yes.
Wen you restore database backup that created with older version of SQL Server in to new version, SQL Server automatically updated your database in new version. But don't change compatibility level of your database. You can change Compatibility level of your database after restore complete by following query :
ALTER DATABASE test SET COMPATIBILITY_LEVEL = 120
In SQL Server 2014 SP1 there are breaking changes to the restoreheader definition (3 new fields added).
If you use it, you should have a look at this thread:
breaking changes to SQL Server 2014 SP1 - restoreheader
I have SQL Server 2005 .mdf file and now I need to attached the same to SQL Server 2008
so how can I do the same.
Is any such tool is available , which convert 2005 .mdf file to 2008 .mdf file ?
As I do not have access to SQL Server 2005 at all .
Best practice is to backup the database using SQL Server Management Studio with SQL Server 2005, and then restore it on SQL Server 2008.
But you can simply attach the SQL Server 2005 .MDF file to SQL Server 2008. SQL Server will convert it for you - it is able to read data files from older versions of SQL Server.
I would suggest attaching to SQL Server 2008, performing an SQL Server backup, then restoring it back to SQL Server 2008. This will cause the database to be recreated, and will alert you to any data issues.
Cheers,
Peter
When you restore database backup(2005) to SQL Server 2008 , SQL Server restore your backup and update it's to new version. But SQL Server don't change compatible level of your database. you can change compatible level of your database by following query.
ALTER DATABASE test SET COMPATIBILITY_LEVEL=100;
I want to move my my database of a SQL Server 2008 to a SQL Server 2005 Express on another machine. Is this possible? How should I do this?
There is no "built-in" way to move a database from a newer SQL Server version to an older version.
The only way that I know if is to use SQL Server 2008's "Generate Script" wizard to script your whole database (tables and data) and execute these scripts on the SQL Server 2005 to insert the data there.
(Moving a database from a older SQL Server version to an newer version would be easier - just take a backup and restore, SQL Server automatically converts it to the new version)
I used SQL Server Migration Assistant to migrate a MySQL database to SQL Server 2008. I am looking for a way to move the migrated SQL Server tables to SQL Server CE, but there is no such option in the Migration Assistant. How to copy or move the migrated tables to SQL Server CE?
You can use my command line utiltiy Export2sqlce, as described here: http://erikej.blogspot.com/2010/02/how-to-use-exportsqlce-to-migrate-from.html