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BCM - Database Tool 2013 on SQL 2008r2

Im trying to setup a Database with the Business Contact Manager Database Tool -2013 on one of our server. The tool is able to detect the SQL intance but can't create the Database. I've gone through ...
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Importing data from database into Excel Web Services with parametres

I need to enable people to import the data they need from an SQL Server database into Excel Web Services in SharePoint. They should be able to choose certain parametres for the query. So, for example, ...
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How to: Database Model in Visio 2013

I am unable to find the "Database Model" in Visio 2013 and upon linking an existing database to Visio, there is no option to Reverse Engineer. Where do I find this functionality?
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how to connect to pervasive sql through odbc?

I am trying to add a linked server to a sql server 2012 database using ssms 2012. the linked server is pervasive sql. here's how i am trying to do it: EXEC sp_addlinkedserver @server = ...
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Visual Studio 2010 DON'T CLEAR Query if doesn't succed or syntax error

In VS2010 when you perform a query against database if the query itself has any syntax error the VS by default clears all text from screen. This makes you to type again the text and resolve syntax. ...
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SQL Server Management Studio ignores default DB

When I use SQL Server Management Studio to log in to databases, it ignores my default DB and always puts me in master. I checked that my Windows user has a login with the correct DB set, and I tried ...
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How do I connect to a database without seeing all the other databases on the host?

I'm using Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 2008 R2, I followed the instructions from my host and I'm successfully able to connect to my database, but I also happen to see all of the databases on ...
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Purging Expired SQL Server Backups

I have set up a SQL Server Agent job to execute a backup every night at 3am. The job appends the backup to an existing backup file, and sets the expiry of the backup to expire in 7 days time. It's ...
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How to convert Microsoft sql 7 database to Microsoft sql 2008 database?

Is it possible to convert an Microsoft SQL 7 database into Microsoft SQL 2008?
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How to determine sql server name

I'm trying to install sap business one on my computer. But I can't seem to connect to the database server which is ms sql. ![enter image description here][1] I get the notice: unable to connect to ...
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Starting a SQL server on fedora

I am a total databases noob, hence please be gentle. I am looking for tutorials how to create a SQL table, how to start a SQL server, and what software to use on fedora. Would anyone share links to ...
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Recover database (SQL Server) from Windows.old folder

I have just installed Windows 7 on a machine which previously ran Windows XP. The old installation had a database which I need a copy of, but of course I did not think far enough ahead to do a backup ...
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Database is full; what should be the strategy?

What if my database is full and I don't have any spare hard disk or memory space. What should my strategy to free up the space?
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MS Access vs MS SQL Server

These are two offerings from Microsoft - MS Access and MS SQL Server. What type of users/uses is Access meant for? Apart from the degree of usage (in terms of number of users), are these two products ...
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What are the best tools for modeling a pre-existing SQL database structure?

I have a MS SQL database that has been running strong for 10+ years. I'd like to diagram the database structure, without spending hours laying it all out in Visio or something similar... I've ...
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Copy a SQL Server 2008 database verbatim

I need to copy my entire SQL Server 2008 database including the schema and all data verbatim from one computer to another. How do I do that?
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Linux ODBC database driver for MS SQL Server?

Where can I get an ODBC database driver for MS SQL Server? I need to publish data from a perl script in Linux to an MS SQL Server.
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How do I find out what my SQL Server database audit records contain?

I need to find out if my SQL Server 2005 database audit records contain the required information that I need. Where or how can I find this out?
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Is there a way to restrict direct write access to the database in Microsoft Access 2007?

I'd like to set up an Access (2007) project that contains queries on a database (actually in MS SQL Server 2005), but I don't want to allow any direct writing to the database. How can I make it ...