How can I 'copy' a SQL Express database to SQL Everywhere?

Now that SQL Everywhere can be used on the desktop, how can I create an
'Everywhere' version of a database that I have set up in Express or 2000?
Clearly, as' Everywhere' is a subset, the mobile version may not be
identical, but there must be a way to create the tables, columns and indexes.
Thanks,
--
John AustinHi,
Take a look into the SQLCMD utility in books online.
Thanks
Hari
SQL Server MVP
"John Austin" wrote:
> Now that SQL Everywhere can be used on the desktop, how can I create an
> 'Everywhere' version of a database that I have set up in Express or 2000?
> Clearly, as' Everywhere' is a subset, the mobile version may not be
> identical, but there must be a way to create the tables, columns and indexes.
> Thanks,
> --
> John Austin|||In management studio you should be able to script any objects you want. In
most cases the DDL commands are the same or should work with minor
modifications.
--
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
Use of included script samples are subject to the terms specified at
http://www.microsoft.com/info/cpyright.htm
"John Austin" <John.Austin@.nospam.nospam> wrote in message
news:BDE7588B-9EA7-4B2B-B1CC-4FB89FBF7109@.microsoft.com...
> Now that SQL Everywhere can be used on the desktop, how can I create an
> 'Everywhere' version of a database that I have set up in Express or 2000?
> Clearly, as' Everywhere' is a subset, the mobile version may not be
> identical, but there must be a way to create the tables, columns and
> indexes.
> Thanks,
> --
> John Austin|||Dear John,
From your description, I understand that:
You wanted to know how to create a SQL Everywhere database that you have
created in SQL Express or 2000.
If I have misunderstood, please let me know.
Unfortunately by now SQL Server Everywhere Edition support service may not
be available in newsgroup. For your concerns, I recommend that you contact
Microsoft Customer Support Services (CSS) via telephone so that a dedicated
Support Professional can assist you in a more efficient manner. Please be
advised that contacting phone support will be a charged call.
To obtain the phone numbers for specific technology request please take a
look at the web site listed below.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;PHONENUMBERS
If you are outside the US please see http://support.microsoft.com for
regional support phone numbers.
Also, I would like to share you my experiences on SQL Server 2005
Everywhere Edition.
From SQL Server 2005 Everywhere Edition Books Online (How To (SQL Server
Everywhere) - Performing Common Database Tasks), we can see there are five
ways to create an Everywhere database:
1. Create a SQL Server Everywhere database on the server
2. Create a SQL Server Everywhere Database on a Connected Device
3. Create a SQL Server Everywhere Database by Using the Engine Object
(Programmatically)
4. Create a SQL Server Everywhere Database by Using the Replication Object
(Programmatically)
5. Create a Database by Using OLE DB (Programmatically)
Practically I just tried the first and the third method, but I recommend
that you use the third method because I can just find "SQL Server Mobile"
in the "server type" list, not "SQL Server Everywhere".
You can use T-SQL as well as SQL Server 2000 and other editions to create
tables, columns and indexes. For more information, you can refer to SQL
Server 2005 Everywhere Edition Books Online (Especially the How To chapter).
If you have any other questions or concerns, please feel free to let me
know. It's my pleasure to be of assistance.
Charles Wang
Microsoft Online Partner Support
PLEASE NOTE: The partner managed newsgroups are provided
to assist with break/fix issues and simple how to questions.
We also love to hear your product feedback!
Let us know what you think by posting
- from the web interface: Partner Feedback
- from your newsreader:
microsoft.private.directaccess.partnerfeedback.
We look forward to hearing from you!
======================================================When responding to posts, please "Reply to Group" via
your newsreader so that others may learn and benefit
from this issue.
======================================================This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
======================================================|||Thanks, I will try your suggestion. My first attempt was to script a table
from the Express database and paste it into the SQL window for the Everywhere
database in VS 2005, but the script would not execute.
--
John Austin
"Charles Wang[MSFT]" wrote:
> Dear John,
> From your description, I understand that:
> You wanted to know how to create a SQL Everywhere database that you have
> created in SQL Express or 2000.
> If I have misunderstood, please let me know.
> Unfortunately by now SQL Server Everywhere Edition support service may not
> be available in newsgroup. For your concerns, I recommend that you contact
> Microsoft Customer Support Services (CSS) via telephone so that a dedicated
> Support Professional can assist you in a more efficient manner. Please be
> advised that contacting phone support will be a charged call.
> To obtain the phone numbers for specific technology request please take a
> look at the web site listed below.
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;PHONENUMBERS
> If you are outside the US please see http://support.microsoft.com for
> regional support phone numbers.
> Also, I would like to share you my experiences on SQL Server 2005
> Everywhere Edition.
> From SQL Server 2005 Everywhere Edition Books Online (How To (SQL Server
> Everywhere) - Performing Common Database Tasks), we can see there are five
> ways to create an Everywhere database:
> 1. Create a SQL Server Everywhere database on the server
> 2. Create a SQL Server Everywhere Database on a Connected Device
> 3. Create a SQL Server Everywhere Database by Using the Engine Object
> (Programmatically)
> 4. Create a SQL Server Everywhere Database by Using the Replication Object
> (Programmatically)
> 5. Create a Database by Using OLE DB (Programmatically)
> Practically I just tried the first and the third method, but I recommend
> that you use the third method because I can just find "SQL Server Mobile"
> in the "server type" list, not "SQL Server Everywhere".
> You can use T-SQL as well as SQL Server 2000 and other editions to create
> tables, columns and indexes. For more information, you can refer to SQL
> Server 2005 Everywhere Edition Books Online (Especially the How To chapter).
> If you have any other questions or concerns, please feel free to let me
> know. It's my pleasure to be of assistance.
> Charles Wang
> Microsoft Online Partner Support
> PLEASE NOTE: The partner managed newsgroups are provided
> to assist with break/fix issues and simple how to questions.
> We also love to hear your product feedback!
> Let us know what you think by posting
> - from the web interface: Partner Feedback
> - from your newsreader:
> microsoft.private.directaccess.partnerfeedback.
> We look forward to hearing from you!
> ======================================================> When responding to posts, please "Reply to Group" via
> your newsreader so that others may learn and benefit
> from this issue.
> ======================================================> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
> ======================================================>|||Dear John,
Appreciate your response.
I look forward to your resolving this issue.
Please feel free to let me know if you have any other questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Charles Wang
Microsoft Online Community Support|||I guess what would be really useful, would be a utility that generates an
everywhere compatible script from a SQL Server table.
The problem with using script is that the number of deletions and amendments
needed are quite huge.
--
John Austin
"Charles Wang[MSFT]" wrote:
> Dear John,
> Appreciate your response.
> I look forward to your resolving this issue.
> Please feel free to let me know if you have any other questions or concerns.
> Sincerely,
> Charles Wang
> Microsoft Online Community Support
>|||Dear John,
As you mentioned in email, you are just surprised that Microsoft have no
such migration tool.
I would like that you could give Microsoft feedback which will route to SQL
team so that this tool will be released in future.
You can submit your feedback via:
http://connect.microsoft.com/feedback/default.aspx?SiteID=68
Note: please logon before submitting a feedback.
If you have any other questions or concerns, please feel free to let me
know. It's always my pleasure to be of assistance.
Sincerely,
Charles Wang
Microsoft Online Community Support

How can I 'copy' a SQL Express database to SQL Everywhere?

Now that SQL Everywhere can be used on the desktop, how can I create an
'Everywhere' version of a database that I have set up in Express or 2000?
Clearly, as' Everywhere' is a subset, the mobile version may not be
identical, but there must be a way to create the tables, columns and indexes
.
Thanks,
--
John AustinHi,
Take a look into the SQLCMD utility in books online.
Thanks
Hari
SQL Server MVP
"John Austin" wrote:

> Now that SQL Everywhere can be used on the desktop, how can I create an
> 'Everywhere' version of a database that I have set up in Express or 2000?
> Clearly, as' Everywhere' is a subset, the mobile version may not be
> identical, but there must be a way to create the tables, columns and index
es.
> Thanks,
> --
> John Austin|||In management studio you should be able to script any objects you want. In
most cases the DDL commands are the same or should work with minor
modifications.
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
Use of included script samples are subject to the terms specified at
http://www.microsoft.com/info/cpyright.htm
"John Austin" <John.Austin@.nospam.nospam> wrote in message
news:BDE7588B-9EA7-4B2B-B1CC-4FB89FBF7109@.microsoft.com...
> Now that SQL Everywhere can be used on the desktop, how can I create an
> 'Everywhere' version of a database that I have set up in Express or 2000?
> Clearly, as' Everywhere' is a subset, the mobile version may not be
> identical, but there must be a way to create the tables, columns and
> indexes.
> Thanks,
> --
> John Austin|||Dear John,
From your description, I understand that:
You wanted to know how to create a SQL Everywhere database that you have
created in SQL Express or 2000.
If I have misunderstood, please let me know.
Unfortunately by now SQL Server Everywhere Edition support service may not
be available in newsgroup. For your concerns, I recommend that you contact
Microsoft Customer Support Services (CSS) via telephone so that a dedicated
Support Professional can assist you in a more efficient manner. Please be
advised that contacting phone support will be a charged call.
To obtain the phone numbers for specific technology request please take a
look at the web site listed below.
http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...US;PHONENUMBERS
If you are outside the US please see http://support.microsoft.com for
regional support phone numbers.
Also, I would like to share you my experiences on SQL Server 2005
Everywhere Edition.
From SQL Server 2005 Everywhere Edition Books Online (How To (SQL Server
Everywhere) - Performing Common Database Tasks), we can see there are five
ways to create an Everywhere database:
1. Create a SQL Server Everywhere database on the server
2. Create a SQL Server Everywhere Database on a Connected Device
3. Create a SQL Server Everywhere Database by Using the Engine Object
(Programmatically)
4. Create a SQL Server Everywhere Database by Using the Replication Object
(Programmatically)
5. Create a Database by Using OLE DB (Programmatically)
Practically I just tried the first and the third method, but I recommend
that you use the third method because I can just find "SQL Server Mobile"
in the "server type" list, not "SQL Server Everywhere".
You can use T-SQL as well as SQL Server 2000 and other editions to create
tables, columns and indexes. For more information, you can refer to SQL
Server 2005 Everywhere Edition Books Online (Especially the How To chapter).
If you have any other questions or concerns, please feel free to let me
know. It's my pleasure to be of assistance.
Charles Wang
Microsoft Online Partner Support
PLEASE NOTE: The partner managed newsgroups are provided
to assist with break/fix issues and simple how to questions.
We also love to hear your product feedback!
Let us know what you think by posting
- from the web interface: Partner Feedback
- from your newsreader:
microsoft.private.directaccess.partnerfeedback.
We look forward to hearing from you!
========================================
==============
When responding to posts, please "Reply to Group" via
your newsreader so that others may learn and benefit
from this issue.
========================================
==============
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
========================================
==============|||Thanks, I will try your suggestion. My first attempt was to script a table
from the Express database and paste it into the SQL window for the Everywher
e
database in VS 2005, but the script would not execute.
--
John Austin
"Charles Wang[MSFT]" wrote:

> Dear John,
> From your description, I understand that:
> You wanted to know how to create a SQL Everywhere database that you have
> created in SQL Express or 2000.
> If I have misunderstood, please let me know.
> Unfortunately by now SQL Server Everywhere Edition support service may not
> be available in newsgroup. For your concerns, I recommend that you contact
> Microsoft Customer Support Services (CSS) via telephone so that a dedicate
d
> Support Professional can assist you in a more efficient manner. Please be
> advised that contacting phone support will be a charged call.
> To obtain the phone numbers for specific technology request please take a
> look at the web site listed below.
> http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...US;PHONENUMBERS
> If you are outside the US please see http://support.microsoft.com for
> regional support phone numbers.
> Also, I would like to share you my experiences on SQL Server 2005
> Everywhere Edition.
> From SQL Server 2005 Everywhere Edition Books Online (How To (SQL Server
> Everywhere) - Performing Common Database Tasks), we can see there are five
> ways to create an Everywhere database:
> 1. Create a SQL Server Everywhere database on the server
> 2. Create a SQL Server Everywhere Database on a Connected Device
> 3. Create a SQL Server Everywhere Database by Using the Engine Object
> (Programmatically)
> 4. Create a SQL Server Everywhere Database by Using the Replication Object
> (Programmatically)
> 5. Create a Database by Using OLE DB (Programmatically)
> Practically I just tried the first and the third method, but I recommend
> that you use the third method because I can just find "SQL Server Mobile"
> in the "server type" list, not "SQL Server Everywhere".
> You can use T-SQL as well as SQL Server 2000 and other editions to create
> tables, columns and indexes. For more information, you can refer to SQL
> Server 2005 Everywhere Edition Books Online (Especially the How To chapter
).
> If you have any other questions or concerns, please feel free to let me
> know. It's my pleasure to be of assistance.
> Charles Wang
> Microsoft Online Partner Support
> PLEASE NOTE: The partner managed newsgroups are provided
> to assist with break/fix issues and simple how to questions.
> We also love to hear your product feedback!
> Let us know what you think by posting
> - from the web interface: Partner Feedback
> - from your newsreader:
> microsoft.private.directaccess.partnerfeedback.
> We look forward to hearing from you!
> ========================================
==============
> When responding to posts, please "Reply to Group" via
> your newsreader so that others may learn and benefit
> from this issue.
> ========================================
==============
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights
.
> ========================================
==============
>|||Dear John,
Appreciate your response.
I look forward to your resolving this issue.
Please feel free to let me know if you have any other questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Charles Wang
Microsoft Online Community Support|||I guess what would be really useful, would be a utility that generates an
everywhere compatible script from a SQL Server table.
The problem with using script is that the number of deletions and amendments
needed are quite huge.
John Austin
"Charles Wang[MSFT]" wrote:

> Dear John,
> Appreciate your response.
> I look forward to your resolving this issue.
> Please feel free to let me know if you have any other questions or concern
s.
> Sincerely,
> Charles Wang
> Microsoft Online Community Support
>|||Dear John,
As you mentioned in email, you are just surprised that Microsoft have no
such migration tool.
I would like that you could give Microsoft feedback which will route to SQL
team so that this tool will be released in future.
You can submit your feedback via:
http://connect.microsoft.com/feedba...aspx?SiteID=68
Note: please logon before submitting a feedback.
If you have any other questions or concerns, please feel free to let me
know. It's always my pleasure to be of assistance.
Sincerely,
Charles Wang
Microsoft Online Community Support

How can i connect to sql sever 2005 express from the command prompt.

Iam trying to connect to local copy of sql sever express from the command prompt with this command(sqlcmd) but i get the error below. What should i do to overcome the error. Basically what i want to do is to try out some commandline backup utilities and i deadly want to know how to do a backup from the command prompt. Help is greatly appreciated.

HResult 0x2, level 16, state 1

Named pipes provider: could not open a connection to sql sever [2]

sqlcmd: Error: Microsft sql native client: An error has occurred while estarblishing a connection to the sever. When connecting to sql sever 2005, this failure may be caused by the fact that under the default settings SQL sever does not allow remote connections..

Sqlcmd: Error: Microsoft sql native client: Login time out expired.

Assuming you have the server name correct I would check in the control panel --> administrative tools --> Services and make sure that sql express is running|||I got it right. Looks like it was a typing mistake. But i have one question here, backingup a database from the command prompt to me looks tiresome. What is likely to go wrong if i just copied my projects folder from the production sever to a nother machine where i want the backup to be insteady of going through all these good but confusing steps. I i just copied the folder to a nother location or computer, are the end results not the same with if i had follwed all these database backup procedures. Dont laugh at me, iam still new to this stuff.|||

Hi,

This might be caused since SQL Server 2005 does not allow remote connection under default configuration. Please enable this according to the following KB article.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/914277/en-us

HTH. If this does not answer your question, please feel free to mark the post as Not Answered and reply. Thank you!

How can I alter an int column to IDENTITY

Hi!
I have to copy complete table with auto increment column.
I create integer column, copy the data into it and want to alter it to
integer IDENTITY(1,1) PRIMARY KEY.
This SQL command cause an error : ALTER TABLE TableName ALTER COLUMN
ColumnName int IDENTITY(1,1) in Query Analyzer.
In SQL-DMO the identity property of the column is read only after the
creation.
This SQL command is good : SET IDENTITY_INSERT TableName ON
But I can insert rows only from SQL command not from an OLEDB recordset.
Exists the way to alter a column to IDENTITY not from Enterprise Manager?
I will be glad of any answer.
Regards,
Imre AmentNo, you can't alter a column to give it the IDENTITY property. You can drop
and recreate the column (if your table is empty). In the scenario you
describe, you can create the table _with_ the integer column with IDENTITY,
then SET IDENTITY_INSERT TableName ON, copy in the data, and then set
IDENTITY_INSERT off again.
Jacco Schalkwijk
SQL Server MVP
"Imre Ament" <ImreAment@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:77B40A32-3DF1-4543-8392-9D199EC0FCBA@.microsoft.com...
> Hi!
> I have to copy complete table with auto increment column.
> I create integer column, copy the data into it and want to alter it to
> integer IDENTITY(1,1) PRIMARY KEY.
> This SQL command cause an error : ALTER TABLE TableName ALTER COLUMN
> ColumnName int IDENTITY(1,1) in Query Analyzer.
> In SQL-DMO the identity property of the column is read only after the
> creation.
> This SQL command is good : SET IDENTITY_INSERT TableName ON
> But I can insert rows only from SQL command not from an OLEDB recordset.
> Exists the way to alter a column to IDENTITY not from Enterprise Manager?
> I will be glad of any answer.
> Regards,
> Imre Ament

How can I alter an int column to IDENTITY

Hi!
I have to copy complete table with auto increment column.
I create integer column, copy the data into it and want to alter it to
integer IDENTITY(1,1) PRIMARY KEY.
This SQL command cause an error : ALTER TABLE TableName ALTER COLUMN
ColumnName int IDENTITY(1,1) in Query Analyzer.
In SQL-DMO the identity property of the column is read only after the
creation.
This SQL command is good : SET IDENTITY_INSERT TableName ON
But I can insert rows only from SQL command not from an OLEDB recordset.
Exists the way to alter a column to IDENTITY not from Enterprise Manager?
I will be glad of any answer.
Regards,
Imre Ament
No, you can't alter a column to give it the IDENTITY property. You can drop
and recreate the column (if your table is empty). In the scenario you
describe, you can create the table _with_ the integer column with IDENTITY,
then SET IDENTITY_INSERT TableName ON, copy in the data, and then set
IDENTITY_INSERT off again.
Jacco Schalkwijk
SQL Server MVP
"Imre Ament" <ImreAment@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:77B40A32-3DF1-4543-8392-9D199EC0FCBA@.microsoft.com...
> Hi!
> I have to copy complete table with auto increment column.
> I create integer column, copy the data into it and want to alter it to
> integer IDENTITY(1,1) PRIMARY KEY.
> This SQL command cause an error : ALTER TABLE TableName ALTER COLUMN
> ColumnName int IDENTITY(1,1) in Query Analyzer.
> In SQL-DMO the identity property of the column is read only after the
> creation.
> This SQL command is good : SET IDENTITY_INSERT TableName ON
> But I can insert rows only from SQL command not from an OLEDB recordset.
> Exists the way to alter a column to IDENTITY not from Enterprise Manager?
> I will be glad of any answer.
> Regards,
> Imre Ament

How can I alter an int column to IDENTITY

Hi!
I have to copy complete table with auto increment column.
I create integer column, copy the data into it and want to alter it to
integer IDENTITY(1,1) PRIMARY KEY.
This SQL command cause an error : ALTER TABLE TableName ALTER COLUMN
ColumnName int IDENTITY(1,1) in Query Analyzer.
In SQL-DMO the identity property of the column is read only after the
creation.
This SQL command is good : SET IDENTITY_INSERT TableName ON
But I can insert rows only from SQL command not from an OLEDB recordset.
Exists the way to alter a column to IDENTITY not from Enterprise Manager?
I will be glad of any answer.
Regards,
Imre AmentNo, you can't alter a column to give it the IDENTITY property. You can drop
and recreate the column (if your table is empty). In the scenario you
describe, you can create the table _with_ the integer column with IDENTITY,
then SET IDENTITY_INSERT TableName ON, copy in the data, and then set
IDENTITY_INSERT off again.
--
Jacco Schalkwijk
SQL Server MVP
"Imre Ament" <ImreAment@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:77B40A32-3DF1-4543-8392-9D199EC0FCBA@.microsoft.com...
> Hi!
> I have to copy complete table with auto increment column.
> I create integer column, copy the data into it and want to alter it to
> integer IDENTITY(1,1) PRIMARY KEY.
> This SQL command cause an error : ALTER TABLE TableName ALTER COLUMN
> ColumnName int IDENTITY(1,1) in Query Analyzer.
> In SQL-DMO the identity property of the column is read only after the
> creation.
> This SQL command is good : SET IDENTITY_INSERT TableName ON
> But I can insert rows only from SQL command not from an OLEDB recordset.
> Exists the way to alter a column to IDENTITY not from Enterprise Manager?
> I will be glad of any answer.
> Regards,
> Imre Ament

How about a free one?

Surely not everyone that uses SQL on a shared server has to buy their own copy of SQL Server?

Is there a free utility to copy it from the host to local? I am assuming that SQL management express can not do this (after searching the help for a while... annoying)

You can use the 'free' version of SQL Server. It is called SQL Server 2005 Express. Here are some pertinent links.

(Or are you only asking about making a copy of the database files?)

SQL Server 2005 Express Books Online Express Edition
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms165706.aspx

SQL Server 2005 Express Edition (Advanced/SSMS/BI Toolkit)
http://tinyurl.com/yelwr9 (SSMS)
http://tinyurl.com/ovcx3(Advanced Services)
http://tinyurl.com/23hg7n (BI Toolkit)
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/sql/compare/default.aspx
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms365247.aspx

SQL Server 2005 Express –Installation Details
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143441.aspx

SQL Server 2005 Express Overview
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms345154.aspx
http://www.pcw.co.uk/personal-computer-world/software/2155087/review-microsoft-sql-server

SQL Server 2005 Express System Requirements
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/editions/express/sysreqs.mspx

|||

My main intention is to click a button or run a program to download the SQL DB from the shared server in order to keep a backup locally.

Can SQL server express accomplish this, or is there another way? I use asp/vbscript on the host.

Still a bit confused about what management express and sql server express differences are too.

|||

SQL Server Management Express is a client side tool with limited database 'management' capability. It is relatively useless without access to a database server.

SQL Server Express is a database server.

Check out the 'Copy Database Wizard' in Books Online.

You can get Books Online here:

SQL Server 2005 Express Books Online Express Edition
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms165706.aspx

|||

Check out this thread: http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=1436012&SiteID=1

How a parent report access datafields in its subreport

I am converting a crystal report to SQL Server Reporting Services report. In my crystal report copy, I have a parent report which will pass three parameters to a subreport (the subreport will use the params to retrieve data from database), then the parent report needs to access a calculated data field in its subreport. How can I do this using SQL Server Reporting Services? The subreport doesn't share data with its parent in SQL Server Reporting Services, right? Thanks.

I've never tried to do this and it sounds pretty complicated. But I wonder if you code put code into the Code tab of the sub report, something like:

Public Function GetValue() As String
Return First(Fields!MyField.Value, "MyQueryName")
End Function

And then from the parent call:

MySubReport.Code.GetValue()

--------------------

This could be a terrible idea but if you're completely stuck it could be worth a shot.

|||

I've never tried to do this and it sounds pretty complicated. But I wonder if you code put code into the Code tab of the sub report, something like:

Public Function GetValue() As String
Return First(Fields!MyField.Value, "MyQueryName")
End Function

And then from the parent call:

MySubReport.Code.GetValue()

--------------------

This could be a terrible idea but if you're completely stuck it could be worth a shot.!

how 2 know the most requested tables

Is there a way to know the tables the mostly requested in a database
How please?

Because we want to copy indexes from DB2 to SQl tables, but since there re so many tables in the DB we want to start with the most requested tables by the applications

Thanks

Do you want to know from the DB2 database or the SQL Server database?

If you are talking about SQL Server 2005 you can check the DMFs sys.dm_db_index_usage_stats and sys.dm_db_index_operational_stats.

WesleyB

Visit my SQL Server weblog @. http://dis4ea.blogspot.com

|||Hi,
I want to know the most used tables in SQL 2005 database, but now I have no indexes defined yet. That s why I need to know the most used tables so that we can start creating indexes for these tables first.

The thing is we have to fix the problemes as soon possible, that s why we need to start with the most important tables , that s the mostly used tables so that we create their indexes first

Thanks a lot
|||

If you are on SP 2 (install it if you aren't), you really want to look at the Performance Dashboard Reports. That will help immensily in what you are trying to do. They are meant for troubleshooting performance problems. Looking at just the most used tables may not get you there as quickly as using these reports. You can drill through on missing indexes and look at the gains, impact you get from different indexes. The index recommedations is what you are looking for anyway based on what you just posted. In addition, the problems you are having may be more than just indexes and these reports will help with that. Check the following article and link to the reports:

http://blogs.msdn.com/sqltips/archive/2007/03/29/sql-server-2005-performance-dashboard-reports.aspx

-Sue