Migrating from Enterprise to SQL Server 2000 Standard

We are migrating a browser based application developed
with the Enterprise version to a server running the
standard edition. There will be some development on the
standard version before a new vresion of the application
is deployed. Can anyone help me to understand what
issues/problems we should look out for?Since most of the difference between Standard Edition and Enterprise Edition
involves scalability and availability features (>4 processors, large memory
support, clusters) there generally will be no problems migrating
applications from Enterprise to Standard. The few small gotchas include
Transparent Materialized Views and Distributed Partitioned Views, both of
which are only included in Enterprise Edition. (For completeness, Analysis
Services has some similar differences between Standard and Enterprise). If
you have not used these few scalability-related features then you will not
notice application level differences between these editions.
See "Features Supported by the Editions of SQL Server 2000" in Books Online.
--
Hal Berenson, SQL Server MVP
True Mountain Group LLC
"rez" <rezam@.go.com> wrote in message
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> We are migrating a browser based application developed
> with the Enterprise version to a server running the
> standard edition. There will be some development on the
> standard version before a new vresion of the application
> is deployed. Can anyone help me to understand what
> issues/problems we should look out for?

migrating from crystal report 8.5 to 10.0 using vb .

I am working in migrating my cr application to 10th ver from the existing 8.5 where we have to explicitly make a query in query builder and then attach it. I was using dsn in ms odbc for oracle driver to connect the DB. Now in 10.0 i have removed the query file created using 8.5 query builder and trying to write directly to command editor. the report as stand alone is working fine. but when i try to generate the pdf using my vb application then on .export option it is giving error as "Logon failed.
Details: 01S00:[Microsoft][ODBC driver for Oracle]Invalid connection string attribute". i think the problem might be with cddb_oracle.dll or crdb_oracle.dll file as i am using a evaluation version of crystal report 10. as input to dsn i am providing
1.dsn
2.usid
3.database
4.password
what else is missing . plz help....The next is code I use in VB6 to display in CRViewer10 a CR10 report that read data thru ODBC

Set CRReport = CRApplication.OpenReport("Report.rpt", 1)
For MEnt2 = 1 To CRReport.Database.Tables.Count
Set CRTabla = CRReport.Database.Tables(MEnt2)
Set CRConProp = CRTabla.ConnectionProperties("Provider")
CRConProp.value = "MSDASQL"
Set CRConProp = CRTabla.ConnectionProperties("Data Source")
CRConProp.value = "DSNname"
Set CRConProp = CRTabla.ConnectionProperties("Initial Catalog")
CRConProp.value = "Datapath"
Set CRConProp = CRTabla.ConnectionProperties("User ID")
CRConProp.value = ""
Set CRConProp = CRTabla.ConnectionProperties("Locale Identifier")
CRConProp.value = "2058"
Set CRConProp = CRTabla.ConnectionProperties("OLE DB Services")
CRConProp.value = "-5"
Next MEnt2

frmReport.Show vbModal

Migrating From Access 2000 To SQl Server 2000

Hi,

I have developed an application using VB 6 (SP 5), MS Access 2000 and
Crystal Reports 9. I migrated from from access to SQl Server 2000.
This wasn't a problem as i could import all the tables to SQL Server.
Also, i could make VB6 talk to SQl Server.

The problem arsies when i run my application. The sql syntax for
access seems to be different than that for SQL Server. A simple
example being: In access boolean datatype is true/false ,whereas in
SQL Server the boolean equivalent is bit (numerical 1 or 0). These
kind of issues are causing problems and most queries don't run.

Would i need to go and change all the queries in accordance with SQl
Server syntax ,which would be very time consuming or is there any
function which will convert the access datatype into its equivalent
SQl Server datatype??

Any input/thoughts/suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks
JatinThere is a big problem with ODBC JET Linked tables when it comes to boolean
fields in Access that get turned into BIT fields in SQL Server.

Basically, JET thinks of boolean TRUE as (-1) where SQL thinks of it as (1).
The ODBC driver switches the values for you in Access, so that when you look at
the table it shows (-1)...but if you look at the table in SQL Server it says
(1).

The bottom line is that the ODBC driver does NOT understand what TRUE or FALSE
means, so the short answer is YES, you have to change all of those refrences to
(-1) or (0) respectively.

The standard, quick answer to this problem is to use a find/replace tool (in
NOTEPAD) to change all

= TRUE

to

= -1

and = FALSE

to

= 0

WARNING: This is only true for JET-based ODBC queries. If you create a view on
SQL Server, you'll have to use = 1 for TRUE!!!!

For that reason, I normally use =0 for FALSE, and <>0 for TRUE!!! That way, it
always works.

Another option is to change the BIT datatype on SQL Server to INT
(integer)...that way a (-1) WILL BE STORED by the ODBC driver, and it'll be
consistent.

Hope this helps!

Migrating form access to SQL

I am facing problems in migrating my application from Access to SQL.
Few of the fuctions like CBDATE (userdefined functions) are not working.
Please let me know how to overcome this problem.
ThanksHi Manas. I am unaware of a function within Access called CBDATE...is it something you designed and coded (in VBA possibly)? There are a many things you can do in SQL to get the same functionality, but could you post an example code snipet for what that function does?|||

Note he stated it was a user defined function.

You will have to migrate that function into SQL, along with the rest of the database.

|||Did you define the function in the database itself (can you do that in Access?), or in the front end?|||In access you can write functions in VBA that can be called from queries...I'm assuming that's what was being done...|||Ah yes, you are most probably correct. In that case, I presume he will have to write an analagous function in SQL to correct that, with the same name and return type?|||Yeah, I would assume that to be the case...problem would be if the VBA function is doing anything you can't do in T-SQL...then it would be more difficult...

Migrating ext drive array

Please consider the following scenario
I have sql 7 NT server the application is on the C:\
and the databases are stored on a external drive array
i.e D:\
What i want to do is migrate the external drive array
from the above server to a new sql7 NT server of higher
spec.
Has anyone attempted this before or any ideas on how to
do this. I believe that i will have to start sql in
single user mode after the arrray is attached and run a
attach comand within query analyzer.
Any help would be much appreciated.You won't have to start the server in single-user mode... But you will have
to put the database in single-user mode to detach it (if that's how you
choose to get it over to the new server.) Your options are to detach it
from the old server, copy it, and re-attach it, or back it up and restore it
on the new server... Pretty much equivalent options except that backup will
double the disc space required (as you will have the database files as well
as the backup file to deal with); detach/attach, on the other hand, will
require you to A) put the database into single-user mode, and B) take it
offline while you copy the files, which you will not have to do with a
backup. So weigh your options carefully...
"Jonathan Gray" <jonathan.gray@.exel.com> wrote in message
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> Please consider the following scenario
> I have sql 7 NT server the application is on the C:\
> and the databases are stored on a external drive array
> i.e D:\
> What i want to do is migrate the external drive array
> from the above server to a new sql7 NT server of higher
> spec.
> Has anyone attempted this before or any ideas on how to
> do this. I believe that i will have to start sql in
> single user mode after the arrray is attached and run a
> attach comand within query analyzer.
>
> Any help would be much appreciated.

Migrating Crystal Reports from 8x to 11x

Hi All,

I have an application in Crystal Report 8x version which needs to be migrated to 11x. Also assume that the Database is also changing. Maybe from one server to another server or one RDBMS to other RDBMS.

My questions are as follows.

1. How to migrate from version 8.x to 11.x, what are all the steps?
2. How to do database changes in the Crystal Reports?
3. Is there any client version for Crystal Reports? If so, how to view that and what are all the changes in the client version that needs to be done.
4. How do we access the crystal reports externally where we don't install the software? Is there any external components that will be used? If so, what is that?

Kindly clarify me the above questions ASAP.See if you find answer here
www.Businessobjects.com|||Hi,

Can you be more specific about how your reports are currently deployed? I'm moving Crystal 8 reports deployed in ASP using the Web Component Server to ASP using RAS (Report Application Server). The steps are as follows:

Open the version 8 report in 10 and save as a 10 report

Rewrite the ASP to call the report using RAS

Currently I'm running 8 and 10 on the same server and am migrating one report at a time, because the newer versions of Crystal will run side-by-side with previous versions.......of course you want to test that carefully before deploying both versions on a production server!

Changing the database "shouldn't" be a big deal, depending again on what you end up with. I go to set location inside the report designer and handle it there. If you change RDBMS' and your table/field names change, you may as well plan on rewriting the reports.

Hope that helps!

Linda

Migrating an app from one cluster to another .. with the same name

Currently migrating a SQL application from an old Win2k cluster to some new
hardware.
The new hardware will run as a Win2K3SP1 cluster.
The App people would like to keep the names the same for all servers and
virtual services so that clients are not affected.
Downtime is not an option.
Whats the easiest way to do this?
Consider a DNS alias.
Tom
Thomas A. Moreau, BSc, PhD, MCSE, MCDBA
SQL Server MVP
Columnist, SQL Server Professional
Toronto, ON Canada
www.pinpub.com
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Currently migrating a SQL application from an old Win2k cluster to some new
hardware.
The new hardware will run as a Win2K3SP1 cluster.
The App people would like to keep the names the same for all servers and
virtual services so that clients are not affected.
Downtime is not an option.
Whats the easiest way to do this?
|||Agreed, because you can't rename a SQL machine.
Cheers,
Rod
MVP - Windows Server - Clustering
http://www.nw-america.com - Clustering Website
http://www.msmvps.com/clustering - Blog
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> Consider a DNS alias.
> --
> Tom
> ----
> Thomas A. Moreau, BSc, PhD, MCSE, MCDBA
> SQL Server MVP
> Columnist, SQL Server Professional
> Toronto, ON Canada
> www.pinpub.com
> .
> "Rory Niland" <RoryNiland@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:DDCB983B-3F22-4360-8E07-91B02887ABB3@.microsoft.com...
> Currently migrating a SQL application from an old Win2k cluster to some
> new
> hardware.
> The new hardware will run as a Win2K3SP1 cluster.
> The App people would like to keep the names the same for all servers and
> virtual services so that clients are not affected.
> Downtime is not an option.
> Whats the easiest way to do this?
>

Migrating a db from SSE 2005 December CTP to SSE 2005 Release Version

I have a developer who built an application using the SSE 2005 December CTP and I would like to bring the db's into the official SSE 2005 released version. I have attempted the following:

1. Create the db's in the released version, detach and re-attach the CTP db's. I got an error telling me they were incompatible.

2. Installed CTP version on one server, backed up the db's and then attempted to restore the db's on another server running the official released version of SSE 2005. Got an error attempting that too.

3. Installed the Management Studio for SS 2005 Developer edition thinking that I could connect to the two seperate instances of each server and like I could in EM 2000 run the transfer wizard to move the db's and data from one server to the next. Problem with this is that I can't get an object browser connection established. I have TCP/IP all config'd correctly, too.

Any other ideas where I can go with this at this time?

Thanks in advance.

Bill

Often the easiest way to move databases is to do a Backup and Restore.|||

As you can see from # 2 of my attempts at this, that didn't work. Actual error was:

Database 'xyz' cannot be upgraded because its non-release version (590) is not supported by this version of SQL Server. You cannot open a database that is incompatible with this version of sqlservr.exe. You must re-create the database. (.Net SqlClient Data Provider)

|||

December CTP of what year? 590 is a pre-RTM version of SQL Server from well over a year ago. There is no way to upgrade this database to the current SP2 version, in fact I don't believe you could even open this database in RTM. The only way to move this database would be to go back to the version where it was created, script the database out to T-SQL and run the scripts on a released version of SQL Server.

Mike

sql

Migrating a db from SSE 2005 December CTP to SSE 2005 Release Version

I have a developer who built an application using the SSE 2005 December CTP and I would like to bring the db's into the official SSE 2005 released version. I have attempted the following:

1. Create the db's in the released version, detach and re-attach the CTP db's. I got an error telling me they were incompatible.

2. Installed CTP version on one server, backed up the db's and then attempted to restore the db's on another server running the official released version of SSE 2005. Got an error attempting that too.

3. Installed the Management Studio for SS 2005 Developer edition thinking that I could connect to the two seperate instances of each server and like I could in EM 2000 run the transfer wizard to move the db's and data from one server to the next. Problem with this is that I can't get an object browser connection established. I have TCP/IP all config'd correctly, too.

Any other ideas where I can go with this at this time?

Thanks in advance.

Bill

Often the easiest way to move databases is to do a Backup and Restore.|||

As you can see from # 2 of my attempts at this, that didn't work. Actual error was:

Database 'xyz' cannot be upgraded because its non-release version (590) is not supported by this version of SQL Server. You cannot open a database that is incompatible with this version of sqlservr.exe. You must re-create the database. (.Net SqlClient Data Provider)

|||

December CTP of what year? 590 is a pre-RTM version of SQL Server from well over a year ago. There is no way to upgrade this database to the current SP2 version, in fact I don't believe you could even open this database in RTM. The only way to move this database would be to go back to the version where it was created, script the database out to T-SQL and run the scripts on a released version of SQL Server.

Mike

Migrating

Hello People,

I currently have a MS Access database that will eventually be migrated to MS SQL Server. There won't be an application now, just the database and the reports. My doubts are on how easy this transition will be.
1 - After I build all the database with tables and relationships, is there a tool that helps me to import data?
2 - Is there a way to insert the data on the database other than writing the SQL codes, I mean maybe creating some 'forms'?
3 - Once the data is in, it there a way for me to create report on the SQL Server itself or do I need a report generator like Cristal Reports for example;
4 - If yes, then how easy it is to integrate them;
5 - Is it complicated to generate these reports or it is pretty much the same interface as in Access or Delphi?

Thanks a lot

Atha1 - After I build all the database with tables and relationships, is there a tool that helps me to import data?
The DTS Wizard that comes with sqlserver can help you out a lot here.

2 - Is there a way to insert the data on the database other than writing the SQL codes, I mean maybe creating some 'forms'? The DTS Wizard is a full wizard and easy to use, it will confront you with the tables from access though.
3 - Once the data is in, it there a way for me to create report on the SQL Server itself or do I need a report generator like Cristal Reports for example;SQLServer does not have reports ready to run or supports forms suchs as Access. Crystal Reports or any other reporting tool can help you out.
4 - If yes, then how easy it is to integrate them;
5 - Is it complicated to generate these reports or it is pretty much the same interface as in Access or Delphi?SQLServer can be accessed using ADO making it easy for tools as Crystal Reports, the same goes for Access. I'm not sure what you mean by Delphi, but Delphi supports ADO very well.

Migrated from SQL 2k5 Express to SQL Server - Profile doesn't work

I recently created an application that stores 3 variables in the web.config in the "Profile"configuration:

<profile>
<properties>
<add name="Department" defaultValue="" />
<add name="UserName" defaultValue="Anonymous" allowAnonymous="true"/>
<add name="AL" defaultValue="" />
</properties>
</profile>

By doing this my web.config automatically configured itself to create a database in my app_data folder and also filled in all the table rows as necessary. Then I moved the code to my sql server running SQL Server 2005 Standard and found out that it won't generate that database in either the app_data folder or the SQL Server Data directory. I've gotten so desperate to get this database created that I've (temporarily) given "Everyone" full permissions to both directories. I then double checked that my named pipes to that server were enabled, and then also tried moving my database from my working sql express app from a different computer to the server. I still cannot get it to work.

If I have no database in the folders that worked on sql express i get this error:

"SQLExpress database file auto-creation error:
The connection string specifies a local Sql Server Express ..."

If I have a database in the folder it says it can't communicate with it or can't find it.

My web.config shows:

<add name="LocalServer" connectionString="server=SERVERNAME\West;database=ASPNETDB.MDF;uid=UserName;pwd=Password;" PoviderName="System.Data.SqlClient" />

Is there a way to successfully generate this database with sql server? Please Help!!!

I figured the problem out...

For those of you interested, here is the solution. I found on google groups early on when i had this problem, but it didn't work and I never payed attention to the error I got, I just assumed it couldn't work. Then I figured i'd give it another shot. The trick is to make sure you don't include the line breaks in your web.config when replaceing the suggested code. Anyway, below is the link (solution provided by Brad Hammond):

http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.sqlserver.programming/browse_thread/thread/5370c080936fda9b/5d39f0c6bf9f45dd?lnk=st&q=%22sql+server+2005%22+profile&rnum=9#5d39f0c6bf9f45dd

My machine.config solution:
<add name="LocalSqlServer" connectionString="data source=.\West;Initial Catalog=ASPNETDB;User ID=UserName;password=Password" />

Thank you Brad, Hope this helps other people out!

Migrate subset of data from 2000 to 2005

First a little background.

Production server is SQL Server 2000. Various clients will be installing a desktop version of our web application. The desktop app will be running SQL Server 2005 Express (MSDE replacement, correct?). When the client downloads the package, the installer will import their data from the SQL Server 2000 production database into the SQL Server 2005 database. The production database contains numerous clients, so it doesn't make sense to migrate ALL of the data, only the data that belongs to the client.

My question is what method(s) would allow this to be done? The databases will NOT be connected to one another so using DTS packages is not an option.

After doing some research I came to the conclusion that the only way I could see this working, would be to output each tables data (just the data that belongs to the particular client) into its own text file and then import them individually on the SQL Server 2005 side.

Does anyone have any other ideas?

Kevin - I have the same dilemma currently and wondered if you had found a solution to this?

migrate SQL server 2000 DB on hosted environment to SQL 2k5 express

I have web application and sql server 2k database in hosted environment. How can migrate my database to another server where I have SQL Server Express 2005.
I cant take backup or I cant stop the server as it is hosted environment sharing many databases. Note that I dont want to loose single transaction in this process..Is there any way to do this.

Thanks in advance

I suspect you're going to have to accept some window of downtime to accomplish the upgrade. You might post a question to the database engine forum about ways to minimize the downtime, as this is a common sort of request.

migrate SQL server 2000 DB on hosted environment to SQL 2k5 express

I have web application and sql server 2k database in hosted environment. How can migrate my database to another server where I have SQL Server Express 2005.
I cant take backup or I cant stop the server as it is hosted environment sharing many databases. Note that I dont want to loose single transaction in this process..Is there any way to do this.

Thanks in advance

I suspect you're going to have to accept some window of downtime to accomplish the upgrade. You might post a question to the database engine forum about ways to minimize the downtime, as this is a common sort of request.

sql

Migrate Access2000 to SQL2000 database

I am working on new project that migration Access database and its ASP.NET
application to SQL2000 database. Please give me the guide and strategy how to
do it from beginning to the end.
Thank you very much and Happy New Year.Kevin,
Microsoft suggests that you use the Upsizing wizard in Access 2k to
accomplish this. I have posted a url for you below that has a link to a very
detailed white paper that explains how to use this wizard.
I hope this helps.
--
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=241743&product=acc2000|||That request is beyond the scope of a simple newsgroup question.
Migrating the data shouldn't be too difficult -- for best results,
create the schema and database objects in SQLS and migrate the data
using DTS or the Access upsizing wizard. As far as ASP.NET goes, take
a look at the ASP.NET security best-practices whitepaper,
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/release.asp?ReleaseID=44047. That
will get you started about thinking of your overall application and
security architecture. Also visit the ASP.NETand SQLS developer
centers at http://msdn.microsoft.com/asp.net/ and
http://msdn.microsoft.com/sql/, respectively.
--Mary
On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 07:50:25 -0800, "Kevin"
<Kevin@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>I am working on new project that migration Access database and its ASP.NET
>application to SQL2000 database. Please give me the guide and strategy how to
> do it from beginning to the end.
>Thank you very much and Happy New Year.|||Thanks Brian.
Do you know which one is better between Upsizing or DTS approach?
"Brian Brown" wrote:
> Kevin,
> Microsoft suggests that you use the Upsizing wizard in Access 2k to
> accomplish this. I have posted a url for you below that has a link to a very
> detailed white paper that explains how to use this wizard.
> I hope this helps.
> --
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=241743&product=acc2000|||Thanks Mary.
"Mary Chipman" wrote:
> That request is beyond the scope of a simple newsgroup question.
> Migrating the data shouldn't be too difficult -- for best results,
> create the schema and database objects in SQLS and migrate the data
> using DTS or the Access upsizing wizard. As far as ASP.NET goes, take
> a look at the ASP.NET security best-practices whitepaper,
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/release.asp?ReleaseID=44047. That
> will get you started about thinking of your overall application and
> security architecture. Also visit the ASP.NETand SQLS developer
> centers at http://msdn.microsoft.com/asp.net/ and
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/sql/, respectively.
> --Mary
> On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 07:50:25 -0800, "Kevin"
> <Kevin@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >I am working on new project that migration Access database and its ASP.NET
> >application to SQL2000 database. Please give me the guide and strategy how to
> > do it from beginning to the end.
> >Thank you very much and Happy New Year.
>

Migrate / Read Access data file(s) in SQL Server

Dear Experts,
I have some Access .mde files from a custom application.
The runtime version of Access is 2002. I don't have
a developer's version of Access. I also don't have the
schema design of the app.
I'd like to import or migrate the data file into SQL Server
schemas (databases) somehow. Or, another database
like Oracle.
Is it possible to do this from SQL Server?
What is the buzzword that I can search on?
Is there a link you can forward?
Thanks a lot!
Migrating Access databases to SQL Server can be done different ways from
both sides. Also, depending on the version of SQL Server that you target you
can use different tools too.
Here are a few links that will give you a good start:
SQL Server Migration Assistant for Access (for migrating databases from
Microsoft Access versions 97 through 2003 to Microsoft SQL Server 2005):
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/solutions/migration/access/default.mspx
Moving Your Access 2002 Database to SQL Server 2000 (look at the Data
Transformation Services section for importing Access data to SQL Server):
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa902657(SQL.80).aspx
How to use the Upsizing wizard in Access 2002:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/330468
Access 2002 Upsizing Tools white paper:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/294407
In the past I have used many times the Data Transformation Services in SQL
Server 2000 to import data from Access databases and it has been working
very well. Recently I used the SQL Server Import and Export Wizard in SQL
Server 2005 to import a few tables from .mde files and no problems there
too.
Regards,
Plamen Ratchev
http://www.SQLStudio.com
|||I tried the simplest method I could. In SQL 2000, using enterprise manager,
I imported the mde. In source, I chose the Access type. I then chose the
file (after changing the file filter from *.mdb to all files). After
accepting the SQL Server data source, I checked all of the tables in the mde.
The import wizard created my tables and imported the data.
Russel Loski, MCSD.Net
"dba_222@.yahoo.com" wrote:

> Dear Experts,
> I have some Access .mde files from a custom application.
> The runtime version of Access is 2002. I don't have
> a developer's version of Access. I also don't have the
> schema design of the app.
> I'd like to import or migrate the data file into SQL Server
> schemas (databases) somehow. Or, another database
> like Oracle.
> Is it possible to do this from SQL Server?
> What is the buzzword that I can search on?
> Is there a link you can forward?
> Thanks a lot!
>
|||<dba_222@.yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1169516295.667810.162270@.51g2000cwl.googlegro ups.com...
> Dear Experts,
> I have some Access .mde files from a custom application.
> The runtime version of Access is 2002. I don't have
> a developer's version of Access. I also don't have the
> schema design of the app.
> I'd like to import or migrate the data file into SQL Server
> schemas (databases) somehow. Or, another database
> like Oracle.
> Is it possible to do this from SQL Server?
> What is the buzzword that I can search on?
> Is there a link you can forward?
> Thanks a lot!
>
|||you should use DTS or something similiar in order to import all of your
Access Databases into SQL Server
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Migrate / Read Access data file(s) in SQL Server

Dear Experts,
I have some Access .mde files from a custom application.
The runtime version of Access is 2002. I don't have
a developer's version of Access. I also don't have the
schema design of the app.
I'd like to import or migrate the data file into SQL Server
schemas (databases) somehow. Or, another database
like Oracle.
Is it possible to do this from SQL Server?
What is the buzzword that I can search on?
Is there a link you can forward?
Thanks a lot!Migrating Access databases to SQL Server can be done different ways from
both sides. Also, depending on the version of SQL Server that you target you
can use different tools too.
Here are a few links that will give you a good start:
SQL Server Migration Assistant for Access (for migrating databases from
Microsoft Access versions 97 through 2003 to Microsoft SQL Server 2005):
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/soluti...ss/default.mspx
Moving Your Access 2002 Database to SQL Server 2000 (look at the Data
Transformation Services section for importing Access data to SQL Server):
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa902657(SQL.80).aspx
How to use the Upsizing wizard in Access 2002:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/330468
Access 2002 Upsizing Tools white paper:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/294407
In the past I have used many times the Data Transformation Services in SQL
Server 2000 to import data from Access databases and it has been working
very well. Recently I used the SQL Server Import and Export Wizard in SQL
Server 2005 to import a few tables from .mde files and no problems there
too.
Regards,
Plamen Ratchev
http://www.SQLStudio.com|||I tried the simplest method I could. In SQL 2000, using enterprise manager,
I imported the mde. In source, I chose the Access type. I then chose the
file (after changing the file filter from *.mdb to all files). After
accepting the SQL Server data source, I checked all of the tables in the mde
.
The import wizard created my tables and imported the data.
--
Russel Loski, MCSD.Net
"dba_222@.yahoo.com" wrote:

> Dear Experts,
> I have some Access .mde files from a custom application.
> The runtime version of Access is 2002. I don't have
> a developer's version of Access. I also don't have the
> schema design of the app.
> I'd like to import or migrate the data file into SQL Server
> schemas (databases) somehow. Or, another database
> like Oracle.
> Is it possible to do this from SQL Server?
> What is the buzzword that I can search on?
> Is there a link you can forward?
> Thanks a lot!
>|||<dba_222@.yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Dear Experts,
> I have some Access .mde files from a custom application.
> The runtime version of Access is 2002. I don't have
> a developer's version of Access. I also don't have the
> schema design of the app.
> I'd like to import or migrate the data file into SQL Server
> schemas (databases) somehow. Or, another database
> like Oracle.
> Is it possible to do this from SQL Server?
> What is the buzzword that I can search on?
> Is there a link you can forward?
> Thanks a lot!
>|||you should use DTS or something similiar in order to import all of your
Access Databases into SQL Server
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>

Migrate / Read Access data file(s) in SQL Server

Dear Experts,
I have some Access .mde files from a custom application.
The runtime version of Access is 2002. I don't have
a developer's version of Access. I also don't have the
schema design of the app.
I'd like to import or migrate the data file into SQL Server
schemas (databases) somehow. Or, another database
like Oracle.
Is it possible to do this from SQL Server?
What is the buzzword that I can search on?
Is there a link you can forward?
Thanks a lot!Migrating Access databases to SQL Server can be done different ways from
both sides. Also, depending on the version of SQL Server that you target you
can use different tools too.
Here are a few links that will give you a good start:
SQL Server Migration Assistant for Access (for migrating databases from
Microsoft Access versions 97 through 2003 to Microsoft SQL Server 2005):
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/solutions/migration/access/default.mspx
Moving Your Access 2002 Database to SQL Server 2000 (look at the Data
Transformation Services section for importing Access data to SQL Server):
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa902657(SQL.80).aspx
How to use the Upsizing wizard in Access 2002:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/330468
Access 2002 Upsizing Tools white paper:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/294407
In the past I have used many times the Data Transformation Services in SQL
Server 2000 to import data from Access databases and it has been working
very well. Recently I used the SQL Server Import and Export Wizard in SQL
Server 2005 to import a few tables from .mde files and no problems there
too.
Regards,
Plamen Ratchev
http://www.SQLStudio.com|||<dba_222@.yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1169516295.667810.162270@.51g2000cwl.googlegroups.com...
> Dear Experts,
> I have some Access .mde files from a custom application.
> The runtime version of Access is 2002. I don't have
> a developer's version of Access. I also don't have the
> schema design of the app.
> I'd like to import or migrate the data file into SQL Server
> schemas (databases) somehow. Or, another database
> like Oracle.
> Is it possible to do this from SQL Server?
> What is the buzzword that I can search on?
> Is there a link you can forward?
> Thanks a lot!
>|||you should use DTS or something similiar in order to import all of your
Access Databases into SQL Server
"la playa mas bella" <thepadrino_1@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:eSt2kaXgHHA.588@.TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> <dba_222@.yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1169516295.667810.162270@.51g2000cwl.googlegroups.com...
> > Dear Experts,
> >
> > I have some Access .mde files from a custom application.
> >
> > The runtime version of Access is 2002. I don't have
> > a developer's version of Access. I also don't have the
> > schema design of the app.
> >
> > I'd like to import or migrate the data file into SQL Server
> > schemas (databases) somehow. Or, another database
> > like Oracle.
> >
> > Is it possible to do this from SQL Server?
> > What is the buzzword that I can search on?
> > Is there a link you can forward?
> >
> > Thanks a lot!
> >
>

Migrate

I have developed a web application using MSDE. I do not have sql 2000. I now have to transfer this database to an asp host.
Is there a DTS package or osql commands that I can export the entire database sp and all to a sql script file.

Regards
S(:You can create scripts for all of the database objects (tables, view, sprocs, etc.) but I don't believe you can create scripts for the data too. You can use DTS to copy the data, however, after you create the objects.

I haven't tried this with MSDE but with Sql Server databases you can detach them from your local database and physically copy the database files to the remote destination and then re-attach them there. The database has to be compatible with where you are attaching it and whether it considers MSDE files compatible is the question.

Microsoft.Data.SqlXml not found

I keep getting the error that: File or assembly name Microsoft.Data.SqlXml, or one of its dependencies, was not found from a c# application.
I have VS.net 2003 and the .Net framework 1.1. Are there any other dependencies.
Thanks.
You need to install SQLXML 3.0
(http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...33a9-cf10-4e22
-8004-477098a407ac&DisplayLang=en)
Cheers,
Graeme
Graeme Malcolm
Principal Technologist
Content Master Ltd.
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> I keep getting the error that: File or assembly name
Microsoft.Data.SqlXml, or one of its dependencies, was not found from a c#
application.
> I have VS.net 2003 and the .Net framework 1.1. Are there any other
dependencies.
> Thanks.