Visual Web Developer 2008 Express + SQL Server 2005

Last post 07-06-2009 2:16 AM by Mikesdotnetting. 5 replies.

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  • Visual Web Developer 2008 Express + SQL Server 2005

    07-04-2009, 5:51 PM
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    • SidGBF
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    Hi! Im starting with Asp.NET and Im really excited due to the powerfull MVC organization it has.

    Unfortunelly I need use SQL Server 2005 to the project, so, I would like to know how to add it in VWD to easilly create the databases with SQLServer 2005 instead of 2008.


    Thanks in advance

  • Re: Visual Web Developer 2008 Express + SQL Server 2005

    07-05-2009, 2:12 AM

    You would do it in exactly the same way as if you were using Sql Server 2008.


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  • Re: Visual Web Developer 2008 Express + SQL Server 2005

    07-05-2009, 7:00 AM
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    Seem that I wasn't clear...

    For instance this Movie App Tutorial, I want to work with this, but being sure that the mdf is in 2005 not in 2008.

    I already have both SQL servers in my pc.

  • Re: Visual Web Developer 2008 Express + SQL Server 2005

    07-05-2009, 7:24 AM

    Right.  The approach shown in the tutorial only works for Sql Server Express.  If you have two version of Sql Server Espress on your machine, I am not sure how VWD will decide which one to pick, or whether it asks you to decide.

    To be honest with you, I don't like the database tools in VWD/VS.  I use Sql Server Management Studio to build a database, and then connect to the database from VWD/VS after I have built it.


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  • Re: Visual Web Developer 2008 Express + SQL Server 2005

    07-05-2009, 10:39 PM
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    Mmm... I see... Is there a tutorial explaining this?

    Or could I just create an empty project, then create the database inside the project, and then get back to the project as if it was created into VWD?


    Thanks for all this attention, by the way

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    07-06-2009, 2:16 AM
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