How to script out my .mdf database I have in Visual Studio?

I'm using Visual Studio 2005 Standard. I have an .mdf database inside my Visual Studio "Server Explorer" under "Data Connections."

How do I script out this database, including the stored procedures in it? In other words, I want to export a SQL script that will create this database.

I'm very much a newbie when it comes to working with database management. I thought I created this .mdf inside my local install of SQL Server 2005 Express, but maybe I did it somehow inside Visual Studio in the Server Explorer. When I open up SQL Server Management Studio Express I don't see this database. I did locate the .mdf on my local C drive but I haven't been able to get Mgt Studio to open it.

Hi hapax_legomenon,

I use the Database Publishing Wizard to script my databases. You can select schema, data, schema and data, and be selective about which database objects you want and don't want. Microsoft wrote it, it's free, and on my list of "must-have" utilities. Here's the URL:

http://www.codeplex.com/sqlhost/Wiki/View.aspx?title=Database%20Publishing%20Wizard

Joe

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That's a great tool. Thanks!

how to save stored procedures on sql express server

Hi Guys

I have visual web developer and sqlexpress 2005 installed on my windows XP pro.

I am creating stored procedures through VWD and works fine for me. However today I realize I do not know how to create stored procedures through sqlexpress server managment.

When I try it it wants to save it as file. And if I do that I am not able to see them until manually open each .sql file.

so, could you enlighten me little please.

thanks
Cemal

hi Cemal,

Cemal wrote:

Hi Guys

I have visual web developer and sqlexpress 2005 installed on my windows XP pro.

I am creating stored procedures through VWD and works fine for me. However today I realize I do not know how to create stored procedures through sqlexpress server managment.

When I try it it wants to save it as file. And if I do that I am not able to see them until manually open each .sql file.

the "disk" button states to actually save the text inside the query window... you can type (or cut&paste) some text, whatever thext in whatever language, and you can later save that text into a file...

when you have to create a stored procedure, you have to execute the data definition language statements defining that object.. so, say you have a text like

IF EXISTS (SELECT * FROM sys.objects WHERE object_id = OBJECT_ID(N'[dbo].[usp_my_stored_procedure]') AND type in (N'P', N'PC')) DROP PROCEDURE [dbo].[usp_my_stored_procedure]; GO SET ANSI_NULLS ON GO SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON GO CREATE PROCEDURE [dbo].[usp_my_stored_procedure] AS BEGIN /**/ /*Author:xxx yyy zzz*/ /*Date:14/07/2007*/ /*Modified:__/__/_*/ /**/ /*Please report suggestions/comments/bugs/feedback to:*/ /*me@.me.com*/ /**/ /* - */ /*this procedure perform these tasks...*/ /**/ DECLARE @.msg varchar(1000); BEGIN TRY SET NOCOUNT ON; SELECT col_list FROM [dbo].[my_table]; RETURN 0; END TRY BEGIN CATCH -- returns the occured exception DECLARE @.ErrorMSG varchar(2000); SET @.ErrorMSG = ERROR_MESSAGE() RAISERROR (@.ErrorMSG, 16, 1); RETURN -100 END CATCH END; GO

you have to execute it in order to "save" it within the database it belongs... to execute it, press the F5 key or the toolbarbutton with the "! Execute" mark...

regards

|||As this is a common misunderstanding, I once did a screencast for that, available on my site:

How to alter a stored procedure within SSMS: Difference between saving and executing a modified stored procedure

Jens K. Suessmeyer.

http://www.sqlserver2005.de

How to save image to SQL Server 2000

Hi,

I have to store images in database. I have a table which contains field picture which is an image.

How can I do this using C# ?

In Visual Studio .NET i found a code how to obtain BLOB values from the database but I do not know how to do upload an image to the database.

Thanks in advance for your help.

RafiIf you go to theData Access forum and search for BLOB you should be able to find the information you need.

Terri|||Thank you for information. I think I found there everything I needed

how to save a stored procedure with Management Studio?

Hi,

i can make and save a stored procedure in Visual Web Developer (via Database Explorer). It appears then in the list op stored procedure in Management Sudio.

But how to do the same in Management Studio? When i make a sp and i want to save it, Management Studio asks me a name, but put the file in a Projects directory in 'My documents'. It never appears in the list of sp.

Thanks

tartuffe

Simple execute the script. When you make a SP in SSMS, it generates the "Create" or "Alter" statement, so executing the script will not execute the stored procedure, it will create or alter it, accordingly.

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Hey,

Try clicking execute instead of the save icon, as the two work differently. Management Studio uses Execute to actually execute against the database, where VWD uses the save button to perform that action, for whatever reason that may be.

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Thanks, it works.

How to run solution from Visual Studio 2005

Hi.

Is it possible to run solution i have created by MS Visual Studio (filling table from file). I was thinking about schedueling job and launching the solution periodically from stored procedure.
Anyone has idea how these things work?

PKV

VS is used for designing a package. If you want to run your package on a schedule you should use SQL Agent to chedule a SSIS job to run the package.

how to run queries??

Hi,

I am using visual web developer2005 express edition and finding hard time to get my query run in this i am making my own login page as i have few more things to ask to user before they get logged in so i am not using the login control.

i want to write my own querywithout help ofsqlDataSource control from start something like

sqldatasource con=new sqldatasource;

con.connection String=""

then what all things will come...... ?

and please give me some poitners to some articles which help one to do the requested.

Regards,

Please checkheresql

how to run dts package from visual studio

Hi all,

Have tried running a dts package but Im unable to add the reference Microsoft.Sql.managedDts.

Is there any other way that i can do tat from Visual studio code behind page? I need to let the user to

trigger the package from the web application. Thks in advance.

Wei

For those looking for answers, check out this link.

http://forums.asp.net/t/1129202.aspx

How to return a Table to VS using Stored Procedure

i have a Stored Procedure like below but it can't seem to return any table to Visual Studio

Code Snippet

ALTER PROCEDURE dbo.SelectHWCategoryBased

(
@.title varchar /* Like Processor/RAM */
)

AS

SELECT Hardwares.HWID, Hardwares.Title
FROM Hardwares INNER JOIN
Category ON Hardwares.CategoryID = Category.CategoryID
WHERE (Category.Type LIKE '%Hardware%') AND (Category.Title = @.Title)

There is no issue on your SP.

You have to use the SQLDataAdapater to fill the dataset. Use the current command object as SelectCommand of the Adapter & call the Fill() method.. Check with ADO.NET forum

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@.title varchar /* Like Processor/RAM */

The default size for an incoming varchar parameter is one character. If your incoming parameter value is longer than one character, it is being truncated, and the WHERE clause is looking for a Category.Title that matches the single character.

Probably won't find one.

Change the parameter to varchar(n) -n being sized appropriate to your Title field.

|||Thanks, that works, missed out that.

How to retrieve large string from stored procedure?

Hello! This is my scenario...

Development - Visual Studio 2005
Database - MS SQL 2005

I have written a stored procedure that has a output parameter whose type is NVARCHAR(MAX). Then I use C# to wrap this stored procedure in OLEDB way. That means the OleDbType for that parameter is VarWChar.

This works fine if the string size is less than 4000. If more than 4000, the remaining part will be chopped off. The situation gets worst if I replace VarWChar with LongVarWChar. There is no error nor warning at compiling time. But there is an exception at run time.

So... Does anyone here can help me out? Thanks in advance.
Have you tried using a C# string datatype?|||Hello! Thanks for the reply. But for do you mean C# string data type here? Hmm... Let me show some codes here to clarify the question. :-)

OleDbParameter prm_Xml = new OleDbParameter("@.Xml", OleDbType.VarWChar, -1);

prm_Xml.Direction = ParameterDirection.Output;

OleDbParameter's constructor needs a OleDbType enumerator for second parameter. VarWChar has a limitation for 4K characters. If I change that to LongVarWchar, then will have a runtime error...
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Take a look at this link - http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/a1904w6t(VS.80).aspx

Hope this helps

|||Raj, thanks for your prompt reply. Sorry for the late reply.

The link you sent does give me a clear picture of how to store and retrieve data that larger than 8K. But I still wonder whether there is a way to get the data as a output parameter of a stored procedure in OLEDB way.
|||

I think there is an example in the link that uses stored procedure with output parameter and gives VB/C# sample to retrieve it - Was that not helpful?

Take a look at - http://www.dotnet247.com/247reference/a.aspx?u=http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=317016 and

http://www.dotnet247.com/247reference/a.aspx?u=http://www.kbalertz.com/Feedback_308049.aspx

Hope this helps

How to retrieve large string from stored procedure?

Hello! This is my scenario...

Development - Visual Studio 2005
Database - MS SQL 2005

I have written a stored procedure that has a output parameter whose type is NVARCHAR(MAX). Then I use C# to wrap this stored procedure in OLEDB way. That means the OleDbType for that parameter is VarWChar.

This works fine if the string size is less than 4000. If more than 4000, the remaining part will be chopped off. The situation gets worst if I replace VarWChar with LongVarWChar. There is no error nor warning at compiling time. But there is an exception at run time.

So... Does anyone here can help me out? Thanks in advance.
Have you tried using a C# string datatype?|||Hello! Thanks for the reply. But for do you mean C# string data type here? Hmm... Let me show some codes here to clarify the question. :-)

OleDbParameter prm_Xml = new OleDbParameter("@.Xml", OleDbType.VarWChar, -1);

prm_Xml.Direction = ParameterDirection.Output;

OleDbParameter's constructor needs a OleDbType enumerator for second parameter. VarWChar has a limitation for 4K characters. If I change that to LongVarWchar, then will have a runtime error...
|||

Take a look at this link - http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/a1904w6t(VS.80).aspx

Hope this helps

|||Raj, thanks for your prompt reply. Sorry for the late reply.

The link you sent does give me a clear picture of how to store and retrieve data that larger than 8K. But I still wonder whether there is a way to get the data as a output parameter of a stored procedure in OLEDB way.
|||

I think there is an example in the link that uses stored procedure with output parameter and gives VB/C# sample to retrieve it - Was that not helpful?

Take a look at - http://www.dotnet247.com/247reference/a.aspx?u=http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=317016 and

http://www.dotnet247.com/247reference/a.aspx?u=http://www.kbalertz.com/Feedback_308049.aspx

Hope this helps

How to retrieve Data from SQL SERVER 2000 ?

Hello,

Im using Visual Studio 2005 to code ASP.NET

How to query my MS SQL SERVER 2000 to retrieve data from my DataBase?

Ive tried some tutorials, but i kept giving me errors
Can you put a simple source code to retrieve something like "select userID, Name, Age from Users"

Thank you,

Are you able to connect to your database?
|||First have you tried the gridview control that auto creates your select statement by you defining options in VS 2005 wizards?

Check out this tutorial on how to do a grid with a simple select statement.
http://www.devx.com/dotnet/Article/22141