SQL Server Samples : community

AdventureWorks Community Sample Databases available for SQL Azure

bonniefe — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 04:06:00 GMT

It is a delight to announce the availability of the AdventureWorks Community Sample Databases for SQL Azure. You can download the scripts and data files from CodePlex. To install the databases on your SQL Azure server just follow the directions on the release page at CodePlex or in the ReadMe.htm file which is included in the zip file.

The scripts and data files in the zip file can be used to create the data warehouse (DW) and light (LT) sample databases in a SQL Azure server without SQL Server or Visual Studio being installed on the machine performing the installation. Currently the AdventureWorks OLTP database is not supported for SQL Azure and is not included in the zip file.

SQL Server 2008 SR4 sample database installer available

bonniefe — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:21:00 GMT

Based on the success of the new sample databases installer we created for SQL Server 2008R2, we've created a new samples refresh (SR4) for SQL Server 2008 on CodePlex at http://msftdbprodsamples.codeplex.com/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=37109. This is a much simpler and more robust installer which allows you to select the databases that can be successfully installed, and also provides advice when a database isn't available for installation. Thanks for your feedback and for helping to create a vibrant SQL Server development community.

Code Samples for SQL Server 2008R2 November CTP available

bonniefe — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:36:00 GMT

It is a delight to announce that SQL Server 2008R2 November CTP3 code samples are now posted to CodePlex at http://sqlserversamples.codeplex.com/. The wiki pages have been updated to reflect the availability of the new sample code installers. These installers join the already released AdventureWorks Sample Databases for KJ on CodePlex and complete the sample work for SQL Server 2008R2 November CTP.

Thanks for your contribution to creating a vibrant developer community for SQL Server.

--Bonnie

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

SQL Server 2008 (Katmai) October 2009 Samples Refresh 3 Available

bonniefe — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:08:00 GMT

SQL Server 2008 (Katmai) October 2009 Samples Refresh 3 is now available.

SQL Server 2008 (Katmai) Product Samples Refresh 3 is now live at http://sqlserversamples.codeplex.com/. There are numerous bug fixes and a new sample, RSPermissions which demonstrates how to write an application which manages Reporting Services permissions via the Reporting Services Web Service API. There is also a refresh of the AdventureWorks family of sample databases at http://msftdbprodsamples.codeplex.com/. There are no changes to the databases themselves, but the installers have been improved.

SQL Server 2008R2 (KJ) samples and sample databases are not yet available. We are working on that and we'll announce when they are ready in this blog.

Thanks to everyone who contributed to this release.

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.

Your feedback

bonniefe — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:15:00 GMT

We're currently creating plans around SQL community and samples for the next 12 months. As we build these plans we want to make sure we're addressing the issues that matter to you. If you have any feedback on your experiences with our community programs or samples now would be a great time to send us your requests, thoughts, or complaints. Feel free to file work items at http://codeplex.com/SqlServerSamples or at http://connect.microsoft.com/. Also, if you could browse existing bugs or suggestions and vote on the ones you would really like to see, we'd appreciate it very much. Thanks for all you do to help us build a better product and a better 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!

SQL Server 2008 November CTP is here!

bonniefe — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 02:03:00 GMT

SQL Server 2008 November CTP is here: http://connect.microsoft.com/sqlserver. A lot of cool features come online with this release. Maybe the most exciting for developers and DBAs alike with be the return of intellisense to SSMS! Other exciting features for developers include Filestream support and Geospatial support. You can see videos about all the new features at https://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/content/content.aspx?ContentID=5470.

Of course, we have samples updated for this CTP too. Check out our SQL Server Community samples portal page http://CodePlex.com/SqlServerSamples. Updated release notes for these samples are located at http://www.codeplex.com/SqlServerSamples/Wiki/View.aspx?title=SQLServerDatabasesandSamplesOverview&referringTitle=Home.

In the release notes you'll see the details on our two new Katmai samples (LookupTransformation for SQL Server Integration Services, and ConversationPriority for SQL Server Broker). We also have a new community project for End-To-End samples (http://www.codeplex.com/SQLSrvE2E) which includes a Filestream sample. You can find all the sample projects on our portal page.

If you are having trouble installing a sample database, specify the name of your machine instead of using the default server (local) in the installation dialog for the installer.

Thanks for trying out the November CTP!

Take SQL Server 2008 July CTP for a spin

bonniefe — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 02:06:00 GMT

SQL Server 2008 July CTP is now available at https://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/content/content.aspx?ContentID=5395. The samples for the July CTP are available at http://codeplex.com/SqlServerSamples along with your favorite SQL Server 2005 SP2 samples.

Some folks have been confused about how to download the samples either from the portal page or from various projects. You just click on the Releases tab and you'll find MSIs which are the best way to download the sample code and sample databases. On the portal project (http://codeplex.com/SqlServerSamples) the MSIs contain all the sample code for all technologies. If you go to a particular project page listed on the home wiki page of the portal project, the Releases tab will contain installers for that particular technology. For example, the Releases tab on the Analysis Services product sample project will have MSIs which just contain Analysis Services samples. The same goes for all the rest of the other technology areas. The AdventureWorks sample database project (http://www.codeplex.com/MSFTDBProdSamples) also has a Releases tab, and the MSIs there can be used to dowload the various kinds of sample databases. There are always separate installers for each hardware architecture (x86, x64, IA64). Select the installer which matches the type of hardware you are using. For the database samples there are different kinds of sample databases to choose from (OLTP, OLAP/DW, Light (LT), Scripts). One thing that's different about the SQL Server 2008 database installers is that they attach the database for you (except the scripts installers which are for building the database yourself if you want). For more information about how to use CodePlex take a look at http://www.codeplex.com/SqlServerSamples/Wiki/View.aspx?title=HowToUseCodePlex&referringTitle=Home. Thanks!

A New Day for SQL Server Samples

bonniefe — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 02:10:00 GMT

We’ve been discussing with customers and partners and with people inside Microsoft about how we can improve accessibility to the sample code, and move samples into a more community based approach. As a result of all these discussions, we’re moving to a new form of releasing samples, and a new way of including you into that process. You can find the result of our work at http://codeplex.com/SqlServerSamples. This is a toplevel project which links off to more specific projects. The projects fall into several different categories:

Product samples. These are the same samples that shipped in the SQL Server 2005 box, and we expect that most of them will continue to ship in future releases. They are more accessible because instead of shipping in one large monolithic installer, there is an installer per technology (Analysis Services, Integration Services, Reporting Services, Engine, Data Programming (data access), Service Broker, Scripts (administrative), XML, End to End (integrated, covering several different technology areas), and the sample databases. The source code for these samples is also available online without requiring installation. So if there is just a little snippet of code you need from a particular sample, you can drill into the source control system just using your web browser and see the code.
SQL Server Community Samples. These are samples we’ve published, but are not necessarily taking contributions on. They are a way for many different teams at Microsoft, MVPs, and other customers and partners to publish samples and share them with a broad community. Like all the sample projects on CodePlex (including the product samples) there are forums where ideas, questions, and concerns can be discussed. You can access that feature on the Discussions tab of the project. Also there is an Issue Tracker tab where you can file bugs and check the status of bugs.
Featured Community Projects. These are samples where it will be possible for customers and partners to start and lead their own projects and/or work with folks at Microsoft on sample projects. There is a VSTS based source code control system hosted on CodePlex that makes working together on projects easy. It is possible that samples from either of the two previous categories could migrate to this category if there is sufficient interest. Use the forums to request that a sample in a different category move to this one.

Every project at CodePlex that we highlight on the http://codeplex/SqlServerSamples page will have someone who is actively monitoring the forums and possibly the issue tracking area (if support is offered) to make sure that customers and partners have a great experience using this new interactive approach to samples. We value your feedback and we’ll work with you to deliver the best possible experience we can for the entire SQL Server community. Thank you for participating.