Use this tag for questions specific to scaled down, free edition of SQL Server 2008 R2.
Questions tagged [sql-server-2008r2-express]
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How to Install SQL Server 2008 R2 Configuration Manager
I'm trying to install SQL Server 2008 R2 Express with SP2 from a command line.
Everything works fine, but the Configuration Manager is not being installed.
The file I'm using is SQLEXPRWT_x64_ENU.exe
the command line is
sqlexprwt_x64_ENU /q…

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How do I get a substring value from a Sql column of varbinary type?
I am trying to get a substring, FIRST_NAME, attribute value from ADDRESS_XML column in a table using a simple select query. The column type is varbinary(1000).
GetXml is a custom method defined elsewhere which works fine.
My where clause is…
user3393933
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SQL Server Error 26 When Using TableAdapter.FIll
When I am in the Dataset Designer and I ask to Preview Data on a Fill query all is well and data is displayed. When I try to use the TableAdapter.Fill method inside a program I get an exception for Error 26. This code was copied down from Team…

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How to deal with DATE column of multiple tables
I have 5 tables namely transaction, receipt, payment, wutran, mydates.
mydates table contains dates.It has only one single column that is dt.
and all remaining tables have two columns namely date,amount.
Now I have to calculate sum of the amounts…

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Schedule Stored Procedure in Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2
I have to run a stored procedure on a daily basis at a particular time. I have struggled with Windows Service and after unsuccessful attempts I started looking into schedule a SQL job or schedule an event.
In order to schedule a SQL Server job I…

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Confused about creating mdf file
I have a window project. I am required to add Service based database. I have also added one.
After that I created a new table with few records. Visual studio prompted me where to store it. Then I saved it on the desktop.
But it's not a .mdf file,…

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Need to transpose Table Data with adding 0 for non existing column
I have data as follows -
FieldValue FiledID UnqiueID
Name1 13 1
Address1 14 1
NAme2 13 2
Address2 14 2
Name3 13 …

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Storing XML file in SQL Server 2008 R2 express
I am trying to store XML data into a SQL Server 2008 R2 Express database, every xml file has different data. What is the easiest way to do this?
What are the best options please explain with example.

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Exporting data from SQL Server 2008 r2 Express Edition
Is it possible to export data from a SQL Server 2008 r2 Express edition to a Standard edition?

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SQL Case Statement Synax Error
I am new to SQL Server and doing a tutorial, but cant seem to find the error. It's exactly as the tutorial suggests, but won't execute. See error below. Does certain functionality need to be turned on? I am using SQL Server 2008R2 Express. Does that…
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Handling Intermittent SQL Timeout/Network Errors
I am working on an MVC application that connects to MS SQL Server 2008 R2. The development server is the Express Version - I don't know if that is a contributing factor...
Intermittently, when I run the application from Visual Studio (so it opens in…

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Stop reboot after installing SQL Server Express 2008 R2 SP2
We have a Wix Customer Bootstrapper which installs SQL Server Express 2008 R2 SP2 as an ExePackage.

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How to Restore database automatically and periodically without Jobs?
I am allowing guest users to log onto my database and so I want to restore the database once a week to wipe it of the quest users details, etc.
I am using SQL Server 2008 R2 Express. This version does not have Jobs.
Is it possible to automatically…

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SQL Server 2008 R2 Express and nightly C# database update job needs to "rollback" entire database on failure
I have a C# program that will run nightly. It reads in records from flat files and does many different inserts and updates to a SQL Server database depending on the contents of each record.
Despite using transaction blocks and Try...Catch in stored…
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Sharepoint 2010 central administration empty page displaying after installation of ADDS on Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
I have installed SharePoint 2010 on Windows Server 2008 R2. To make server as Domain Controller and to install Active Directory i have installed ADDS using dcpromo.exe command. I have installed ADDS successfully but SharePoint 2010 Central…

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