Is this possible? It seems when I try and do this manually or via an SSIS task it does not work whereas it will be fines with other editions.
(I'm using my local developer edition as a test environment)
Fine with other editions on your local workstation?
Developer should be the same as enterprise, they say.
It is possible. Sql Server Developer edition has the same features as the enterprise edition
What error do you get?
Is the data source of your local cube pointing to the right db?
Solved this. I had to configure my analysis services instance to use my account rather than the built in account in SQL Server Configuration manager
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I have a spring batch application which reads data from SQL server. I would like to write an integration test against an embedded db which supports TSQL.
Exp: My main application has some queries which uses "for json path"
I am looking for an embedded db where I can test in memory.
PS: I tried H2 and looks like it does not support TSQL.
Please download this
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30709
Microsoft SQL Server Compact 4.0 is a free, embedded database that software developers can use for building ASP.NET websites and Windows desktop applications. SQL Server Compact 4.0 has a small footprint and supports private deployment of its binaries within the application folder, easy application development in Visual Studio and WebMatrix, and seamless migration of schema and data to SQL Server.
FYI -
Looks like Microsoft SQL Server JDBC Driver does not support connecting to SQL
Server Compact.
How to use SQL Server Compact Edition (CE) from Java?
https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/4d25a17f-6dda-4bec-8a92-f068594553ef/java-and-sql-server-compact-edition?forum=sqlce
Perhaps you can use SQL Server Express LocalDB.
I do not know about its technical details, however. I have personally not (yet) used it in a development project. Perhaps it cannot be considered to be an embedded database like SQL Server Compact Edition is. But a quick search on Internet does indicate that it could be accessed from/with Java.
Regarding managing LocalDB databases with SQL Server Management Studio... Contrary to what is stated in the official documentation, I did succeed to connect to LocalDB using SSMS (version 18.9.1). I only needed to enter (LocalDb)\MSSQLLocalDB as the server name in the connection dialog and use Windows Authentication.
Is it possible to do an in place upgrade of you SQL server edition, (for example upgrade 2012 Express to Standard), when it is running and used by a team foundation server 2015 instance? Will this need extra configuration or will we need to detach/attach the team project collections first?
I can't find any information about how to do this. It is only stated how to upgrade the team foundation server itself, or that it is no problem to do edition upgrades of sql server, but not the combination of the two.
Yes
You can:
Use the TFSServiceControl quiesce command to turn off your servers services.
Upgrade SQL Server in place following SQL Servers Instructions
Use the TFSServiceControl unquiesce command to turn on your servers services.
https://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/docs/setup-admin/tfs/command-line/tfsservicecontrol-cmd
As far as I can remember:
No.
You will need to detach your collection.
Make sure the SQL Server version is supported by your TFS Version
I want to install MS SQL Analysis Service Agent on my laptop.
I have downloaded latest SQL Server 2014 file -- SQLEXPRADV_x64_ENU (1).exe
But I am not able to install the Analysis Service feature. I have checked online and it shows that while installing in Features =, I could find Analysis Service as on of them, but I don't find that. Follwoing is the screen shot of the Feature Selection window.
Feature Selection Window - SQL Server 2014 Setup - Please view
SSAS is shipped with Enterprise, BI, Standard, and developer editions only. Once you get a right edition you will see option to select Analysis services, and its mode.
SQL Server Express with Advance Tool Service doesn't contain SSAS and SSIS
Check it here
You can use Developer Edition which is free from now on.
In his excellent and popular comparision chart, ErikEJ draws a distinction between SQL Server Express 2012, and SQL Server 2012 LocalDB. However, I can't find such a distinction anywhere else in the MSDN documentation ("LocalDB" isn't even mentioned in the official MS SS12 book or on the MSDN SQL Edition comparison page.) This leads me to suspect that Express and LocalDB aren't really two separate products as ErikEJ suggests, but rather just two different terms for the same thing (which would explain why, on this MSDN page, it is called "SQL Server 2012 Express LocalDB").
If there really is a difference between the products, can anyone point me to some official documentation comparing them?
OK, I think I have found the answer to my own question. (It was buried under the tabs on the SS Express product page.)
Here is a summary of the distinctives of LocalDB I found on that page:
LocalDB is a lightweight deployment option for SQL Server Express Edition with fewer prerequisites and quicker installation.
LocalDB has all of the same programmability features as SQL Express, but runs in "user mode"* with applications and not as a service.
LocalDB is not intended for multi-user scenarios or to be used as a server. (If you need to accept remote connections or administer remotely, you need SQL Server Express.)
"Express with Tools" (which includes SS Management Studio Express, Azure, etc) can be used with LocalDB or without. (The same goes for "Express with Advanced Services".)
UPDATE: I just found this useful description in Windows IT Pro (Jul '12, p.23):
LocalDB isn’t SQL Server Express, nor is it SQL Server Compact.
LocalDB uses the same sqlservr.exe engine as the other editions of
SQL Server, but it runs in user mode—not as a service. LocalDB is
used for offline development by tools such as SSDT to ensure that the
code you develop is 100-percent compatible with your production
SQL Server database.
If I am reading this correctly, LocalDB seems to be more like a configuration option of Express than an entirely separate product. So apparently if I download Express (or Express w/ Tools), I will have the option to install the LocalDB version, which is supposedly easier ("zero-configuration") than the full Express. (Update: with VS2012, LocalDB comes installed by default.)
One other important distinction, according to this post, is that "currently Visual Studio 2010 doesn't really work with LocalDB." (We have to use SS Management Studio instead, at least for now.)
*(The concept of "User Mode" or "User Instances" is a key distinctive of LocalDB. In fact, according to this post, "LocalDB can be seen as an upgrade of the User Instances feature of SQL Server Express." For more about User Instances, refer to the MSDN blogpost "What is a RANU?")
UPDATE - Feb 2021
LocalDB is SQL Server Express edition
From official documentation
Express edition is the entry-level, free database and is ideal for
learning and building desktop and small server data-driven
applications. It is the best choice for independent software vendors,
developers, and hobbyists building client applications. If you need
more advanced database features, SQL Server Express can be seamlessly
upgraded to other higher end versions of SQL Server. SQL Server
Express LocalDB is a lightweight version of Express that has all of
its programmability features, runs in user mode and has a fast,
zero-configuration installation and a short list of prerequisites.
The docs provides a very detailed comparison of features between editions.
I use a table from ErikEJ, which shows: the features and differences between SQL CE 3.5, SQL CE 4, Local DB and SQL Server 2012. According to this table the differences between Local DB and SQL Server 2012 are:
Installation size:
SQL Server 2012: 120 MB download size; 300 MB expanded on disk
Local DB: 32 MB download size; 160 MB on disk
Runs as Service
SQL Server 2012: Yes
Local DB: No (runs as process started by app)
FILESTREAM support
SQL Server 2012: Yes
Local DB: No
Subscriber for merge replication
SQL Server 2012: Yes
Local DB: No
Number of concurrent connections
SQL Server 2012: Unlimited
Local DB: Unlimited (but only local)
NB: Sorry this isn't "official documentation", but hope it's useful to the next bod as it answers the underlying query about the differences.
The major difference are Server Express run as a service while LocalDB doesn't need any server or intensive processing to run.
I'm developing a database-driven web application. I'm not always connected to the network so I'd like to setup a development environment on my laptop with a SQL Server database. The database won't be hit hard or anything, I just mainly need it so I can make sure my queries are setup correctly for my web pages.
I'm running Windows 7 locally. The actual database production environment is running SQL Server 2000. The web application is being built on Coldfusion8.
Visit SQL Server Downloads and download the Express edition
Yes, you can use Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 RTM - Express with Management Tools.
If you want to run SQL Server 2000, find an old copy of SQL Server 2000 Developer Edition.
You cannot install the full version of MSSQL Server on your computer for development purposes, but you can install MSSQL Server Express for this purpose.
Also, the developer edition for about $50 - this has all the features of the enterprise edition and is well worth the money.
Note that it should only be used for development and is not to be used in a production environment.
Yep, just pay £46 for a Developer's version (from the Microsoftstore) and you can enjoy all the features included in the enterprise version but you are limited to Dev and Test; you may not create for production servers using the Dev license.
I bought it a couple of days ago and have already created reports using Reporting Services.
NOTE: I've discovered that the report Builder is not compatible with Chrome (works fine with IE).