- SQL Express and Visual C# Express<DIV>I want to play with the CLR integration in SQL Express. I installed Visual C# Express, but I couldn't figure out how to connect to a database - creating a database didn't work, the command-line tools didn't work...</DIV>
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<DIV>So I ended up downloading the full package of SQL Express and installing it, after installing the Visual C# Express setup which also included it.. it works now.</DIV>
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<DIV>Once I got it installed, the Create Database UI in the IDE wasn't working for me, so I created the database using the command line tool OSQL.EXE:</DIV>
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<DIV> osql -s machinename -E</DIV>
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<DIV>It should give you a prompt, where you can type the commands to create a database:</DIV>
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<DIV> 1> create database foo</DIV>
<DIV> 1> go</DIV>
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<DIV>Now you can quit, and go back to the IDE and connect to database foo.</DIV>
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<DIV>Maybe this will help someone else who's having the same problem. Any other tips, post 'em as comments.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>Thu, 01 Sep 2005 19:17:07 GMT