Launching Microsoft SQL Server

To launch Microsoft SQL Server, click Start -> Programs -> Microsoft SQL Server 2005 -> SQL Server Management Studio

!hen it starts, it "ould #resent a dialog $o% that e%#ects &ou to log in

Introduction to Code
'lthough &ou "ill #erform man& of &our data$ase o#erations visuall&, some other o#erations "ill re(uire that &ou "rite code To assist "ith this, Microsoft SQL Server #rovides a code editor and various code tem#lates To o#en the editor) *n the main menu, &ou can click +ile -> ,e" -> Quer& !ith -urrent -onnection *n the Standard tool$ar, click the ,e" Quer& $utton .n the *$/ect 0%#lorer, right-click the name of the server and click ,e" Quer&

This "ould create a ne" "indo" and #osition it on the right side of the interface

Executing a Statement

.n the ne%t sections and lessons, "e "ill learn various techni(ues of creating SQL statements "ith code 1& default, "hen a ne" (uer& "indo" a##ears, it is made of a "ide "hite area "here &ou "rite &our statements)

'fter "riting a statement, &ou can e%ecute it, either to make it active or sim#l& to test it To e%ecute a statement) 2ou can #ress +5 *n the main menu, &ou can click Quer& -> 0%ecute *n the SQL 0ditor tool$ar, &ou can click the 0%ecute $utton 2ou can right-click some"here in the code editor and click 0%ecute

!hen &ou e%ecute code, code editor $ecomes divided into t"o hori3ontal sections)

!hether &ou have alread& "ritten code or not, &ou can save the document of the code editor at an& time To save it) 2ou can #ress -trl 4 S *n the main menu, &ou can click +ile -> Save SQLQuer&5 s(l *n the Standard tool$ar, &ou can click the Save $utton

.n the *$/ect 0%#lorer, right-click 7ata$ases and click ,e" 7ata$ase

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Creating a Table
6 2 .n the *$/ect 0%#lorer, e%#and the 1-8 node 9click its 4 $utton: ;nder 1-8, right-click Ta$les and click ,e" Ta$le

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's the cursor is $linking in the first em#t& field under the -olumn ,ame column, t&#e name and #ress 0nter To save &our ta$le, on the Standard tool$ar, click the Save $utton

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.n the -hoose ,ame dialog $o%, t&#e Emplo ees and #ress 0nter 'fter saving the ta$le, close it $& clicking its s&stem -lose $utton -lick the arro" of the com$o $o% under the 7ata T&#e column

Scroll do"n and select varchar from the list

-lick the first em#t& field under +irst,ame and t&#e MI

60 Press the do"n arro" ke& to #osition the cursor under MI 66 T&#e Last!ame and #ress the do"n arro" ke& 62 T&#e "ate#ired 6< Press Ta$ and t&#e d 6= ,otice that the datetime data t&#e is selected 65 Press 0nter three times to #osition the mouse cursor under "ate#ired 6> T&#e Emplo ee!umber and #ress the do"n arro" ke&

6? -om#lete the ta$le as follo"s)

6@ Save the ta$le

#o$ to bac%up and restore database on Microsoft SQL Server &''(

This #ost sho"s a ste#-$&-ste# guide to $acku# and restore a data$ase $et"een t"o Microsoft SQL Server 2005 instances 1& using $acku#, &ou can $acku# a data$ase "ithout interru#t an& transactions on the data$ase .n the e%am#le $elo", . "ill $acku# a data$ase from SQL Server 2005 and restore the data$ase to another SQL Server 2005 0%#ress 0dition ,o" . "ill $acku# 'dventure!orks data$ase on 1BBSQL2005 "hich runs Microsoft SQL Server 2005 to a file 6 -onnect to source server *#en Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio and connect to 1BBSQL2005

8ight-click on the 'dventure!orks data$ase Select Tasks -> 1acku#C

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!ait for a "hile and &ouDll see a #o#-u# message "hen $acku# is finished

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)estore the database*

,e%t, . "ill restore the 'dventure!orks data$ase from a file that .Dve created a$ove to 1B061.I006 "hich runs Microsoft SQL Server 0%#ress 0dition 6 -o#& the $acku# file from source server to destination server .Dve co#ied into the same director& as source server

-onnect to destination server *#en Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 0%#ress and connect to 1B061.I006 8ight-click on 7ata$ases Select 8estore 7ata$aseC

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8estore 7ata$ase "indo" a##ears *n Source for restore, select +rom device and click J K $uttton to $ro"se file

*n S#ecif& 1acku#, ensure that 1acku# media is F+ileH and click 'dd

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*n Locate 1acku# +ile, select the $acku# file This is the $acku# file that "as created in 1acku# a data$ase section and "as co#ied to this server -lick *B *B

1ack to 8estore 7ata$ase "indo" 6 *n 7estination for restore, select F'dventure!orksH Note: If you havent added the backup file on Source before (step 4-6), you ont see the database na!e on "estination *n Source for restore, check the $o% in front of the $acku# name 9in 8estore column: -lick *B

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!ait until restore finish and thereDll $e a #o#-u# message notif&

,o" &ouDll see the restored data$ase on the destination SQL Server