SQL Server Samples : SQL Server 2005

SQL Server 2008R2 Sample Databases Updated

bonniefe — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:13:00 GMT

The AdventureWorks sample databases for SQL Server 2008R2 have been updated and are available at http://msftdbprodsamples.codeplex.com/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=24854. This version includes both the AdventureWorks 2008R2 schema and data, and the original AdventureWorks schema and data which shipped with SQL Server 2005. With this one installation package you get the databases you'll need to run most samples, and also the databases you can use to explore the new features in SQL Server 2008. Several bugs have been fixed including one community submitted one. The installer now functions better when there are multiple instances of SQL Server with different SQL Server versions. Please try the latest installer out and let us know what you think on the Community Sample forums at http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-us/sqlserversamples/. Thanks!

--Bonnie

The transition to community based development

bonniefe — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:49:00 GMT

The times they are a changin'

When I first started working on code to share with the SQL Community that code shipped in the box with very little community participation. Over the years my job has changed and so has the processes we use to create open source samples and tools that we share with you. So much has changed, much of it in the last few months. We now keep our master sources for all samples on CodePlex itself, rather than publishing the source code to CodePlex. We now also keep all our bugs on CodePlex as work items. Instead of scattering forums across many different CodePlex projects, we now have a single samples forum (http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-us/sqlserversamples/threads) where all open source issues related to SQL Server can be and are being discussed. I'm very excited about these changes because they raise the level of interaction among many diverse community members both within and outside of Microsoft, and in my book that is a very good thing. This approach also provides much more transparency into what we are doing, and gives community members much more opportunity (if you choose to participate) in what we do together.

Thank you all very much for your help in building a vibrant SQL Server community.

SQL Server 2008 Samples are here!

bonniefe — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:44:00 GMT

SQL Server 2008 samples are now available at http://codeplex.com/SqlServerSamples. That's our portal page to many different product and community projects on CodePlex with samples for SQL Server. On the releases tab of the portal page you'll find installers for downloading all the code samples. If you're looking for the sample databases for SQL Server 2008, you'll find the project at http://www.codeplex.com/MSFTDBProdSamples/. Please look over the content on that page carefully before proceeding to the releases tab for the sample database project (or navigate to http://www.codeplex.com/MSFTDBProdSamples/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx) to download the sample databases and sample database scripts. We have a lot of sample database installers and now zip files for those who have trouble with using the MSI based installers, or who would prefer to inspect the contents before installation. The advantage of using the MSI based installers is that they place the files in an appropriate directory (by default), optionally create shortcuts, and optionally install the databases. A change from SQL Server 2005 and early SQL Server 2008 CTPs is that we now install database backups which are then optionally restored rather than delivering MDF/LDF files which were attached. The backups greatly simplify the deployment of some of the new, exciting features we've put into the v2008 AdventureWorks OLTP sample database which demonstrates cool new features only found in SQL Server 2008. The v2005 sample databases are compatible with the versions we shipped with SQL Server 2005 which can be important if you are running a sample which hasn't been upgraded to use the new schemas we're shipping in the v2008 sample databases. The v2005 and v2008 sample databases use different database names so you should be able to tell by looking at the USE statement in scripts or or the connection string in the sample as to which version of the sample database to use. For example, the v2005 OLTP sample database is named AdventureWorks and the v2008 version of the sample database is named AdventureWorks2008. You can install v2005 and v2008 side by side. There are schema diagrams published which you can use to see the new schema designs. Note that although the v2005 installers are schema compatible with the schemas we shipped for SQL Server 2005, they are not binary compatible. The sample database installers for SQL Server 2005 are still available, and they are located at http://www.codeplex.com/MSFTDBProdSamples/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=4004. There is lots more to say about all the great community and product samples for SQL Server 2008. More blog posts to come!

FAQ Updated

bonniefe — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 04:27:00 GMT

Have you ever had problems installing CLR samples or the Storefront sample because you get an error like the one below?

Msg 15208, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
The certificate, asymmetric key, or private key file does not exist or has invalid format.

If so you might want to check out the Samples FAQ at http://www.codeplex.com/SqlServerSamples/Wiki/View.aspx?title=HowToUseCodePlex.

SQL Server 2005 SP2a Product Samples Released on CodePlex

bonniefe — Tue, 08 May 2007 23:21:00 GMT

SQL Server 2005 SP2a Product Samples are now released on CodePlex (http://codeplex.com/SqlServerSamples). The only change from the previous release is that the sample installers now have a EULA which is consistent with the MS-PL license we have on CodePlex. See the license tab in each project for the exact details.

This license change will make it easier for people who want to create derivative works from the samples to comply with the license and it cleans up the situation where CodePlex had one license and the installers had a slightly different one.

There are no changes to the samples themselves and there is no need to redownload them.

SQL Server 2005 SP2 is Here!

bonniefe — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 22:59:00 GMT

SQL Server 2005 SP2 released to the web today. You can find it here: http://www.microsoft.com/sql/sp2.mspx

Note that the serivce pack does not update the samples. You'll need to download the updated samples separately from here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=e719ecf7-9f46-4312-af89-6ad8702e4e6e&displaylang=en. There is a link from the SP2 page to this samples download. Be sure to delete and then uninstall old sample databases before installing the new ones.

There are a lot of bug fixes in this web refresh of the samples, plus there are several new samples. There are five new samples too. The information on the new samples, and all the old ones is in the samples readme file here: http://download.microsoft.com/download/d/8/6/d865cf0c-c44b-401b-b426-b3bf5c628112/SQLServerDatabasesAndSamplesOverview.htm

There is also a new member of the AdventureWorks family of sample databases, AdventureWorksLT. This is a highly simplified and somewhat denormalized version of the Adventure Works OLTP database focused exclusively on a simple sales scenario. There will be more information about this latest member of the sample database family soon.