I'm looking to upgrade from the Express editions and I was wondering if Visual Studio Pro edition came with SQL server 2008 R2 developer edition.
Thanks.
Nope, you have to buy them separately, but you can work with SQL Express in the meantime.
Edit: I don't know why but SQL Server 2008 r2 Dev edition is just $47.99 on amazon.
and also SQL Server 2008 R2 Developer can easily be upgraded to SQL Server 2008 R2 Enterprise, web, standard etc., without reinstallation.
Edit 2: Ok, as #Infotekka says, YES it is included on the MSDN Subscription with some other software which comes in the purchase of VS2010 Pro :)
YES.
If you buy Visual Studio 2010 Professional with MSDN it comes with SQL Server 2008 Developer Edition, along with developer licenses for several other editions of SQL Server, Windows, and Windows Server.
This is the edition I bought and have sitting on my desk in front of me, it includes media for:
Visual Studio 2010 Professional
Windows 7 Ultimate
Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Developer
Again, those are developer licenses. You also have download access to ISOs for older versions of each though MSDN.
the Visual studio 2010 installation comes with the following: C#, Visual basic, C++ and sql server express 2008 R2 engine (you can customize the installation to only install 1 Language + SQLSR2). It does not come with the sql management tool though (given you can do almost everything from the VS main IDE)
If you need it, you can download the server management tool (any will work for any SQL Server Engine) and as stated before, upgrades are sequential withou need to reinstall.
The basic levels used to come with SQL Server Developer Edition. With SQL Server 2012 and above, these are no longer included in the Visual Studio Professional (MPN) level.
It appears that Microsoft would rather that Visual Studio developers target another platform.
While you can use the express edition if you start to debug client databases in excess of the 10GB limit you are stuck and will be unable to restore them.
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I have sql server compact file in 3.5 version which I need to use in desktop application which is in Vs 2013.But I found that this feature has been not supported in vs 2013.Is there any way I can use the .sdf file of version 3.5 in vs 2013.
Yes, you can use my free Visual Studio extension: SQL Server Compact Toolbox, just got to Tools, Extensions and Updates, Online
I have Visual Studio 2008 Business Intelligence version that was installed along with Reporting Services for SQL Server 2008 R2. I want to work with C#, but there are no options to create a C# project. I haven't been able to find any way to install a C# package or something.
Is there a way to add on C# functions, are they already built in but hidden, or should I just download a full version?
Thanks
UPDATE:
So I finally managed to find a download of Visual Studio 2008 Express, and installed the C# version. After installing I launched visual studio and it was the same thing, only the sql server projects came up as templates.
I found a forum that said to go into import and export settings and to reset my settings to general development settings, but I still cannot make a c# project.
UPDATE2:
I'm going to try installing VS 2012 Express to see if that works for me, since its the only download microsoft has that you can easily find now.
UPDATE3:
VS 2012 Express has been working just fine for me, and I still don't have the project templates in VS 2008 though.
You'll need to install one of the stand-alone editions of Visual Studio. Business Intelligence Studio, bundled with SQL Server, doesn't allow you to work with C# or other language projects.
SQL Server 2008 Business Intelligence Development Studio ("BIDS") is just an add-on over standard Visual Studio (VS 2008 in this case).
If you hadn't had Visual Studio installed before deploying BIDS, the most basic VS shell was installed along BIDS that does not allow you to work with projects other than the SQL Server BI family.
For you to work with .Net projects, despite being able to edit basic C# files already, you will need to reinstall any version of regular Visual Studio 2008 (e.g. licensed, express). This won't break your BIDS.
If I want to install a full fledged developer edition of SQl Server 2012 with my existing VS2012 Pro installation, do I have to get rid of the express edition of Sql server that comes in bundled with VS2012 Pro edition? I plan to use the developer edition instead of the one that comes in packaged with VS2012.
No, you can have both installed.
I was having some problems with SQL Server Express 2008 as for some reason I had several conflicting versions. I was told to go through and uninstall them, but I ended up installing all programs relating to SQL. Now, a previously functioning windows service on VS2010 no longer compiles as it is missing its SQLCE reference, and I can't re-add it as it's not in the GAC. How do I go about fixing this?
I think I'm a bit over my head with this task as I don't really have database experience. I need to take an .sql file and import it into Microsoft SQL Server Express 2008. Are there VERY beginner SQL tutorials to help me accomplish this?
If you end up having to uninstall all of it and reinstall, there is a specific order in which Visual Studio and SQL tools are best installed:
Visual Studio 2008
Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1
SQL Server 2008 or SQL Server 2008 R2
SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1 or SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1
Visual Studio 2010
Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1
SQL Server 2012
Note that for the Express editions of SQL there is no separate Service Pack. The Service Pack is integrated with the Express edition installer.
I see from the comments that you're already trying a repair install. Make sure that you reinstall the approriate Service Pack(S) after you complete the repair.
Make sure you do some good searching before you post a question. I googled "import .sql file into sql server 2008" and came up with some good entries in the top ten.
How to import .sql file into SQL Server Express
Is is possible to create silverlight content in C# using Visual Studio 2005 Professional or Visual Studio 2008 Express Edition? I can't find an answer on Microsoft's web site. Thanks for any help!
I belive you can with 2008 express.
Make sure you install SP1 to 2008 then install everything else from here (it has the SP1 download as well)
Yes if the express edition is Visual Web Developer 2008 Express Edition. Here is a quote from this blog post from the guy who runs the development team for Silverlight at Microsoft:
Developers can use either VS 2008 or
the free Visual Web Developer 2008
Express to open and edit Silverlight 2
projects, and get a powerful
code-focused .NET development
environment.
I think you should take a look at Visual Web Developer Express and the Silverlight Tools
2005 i think you can only create 1.0 project ; and yes you can create SL 2.0 projects in VS 2008 express(visual web developer) but you will need SP1 and the tools everything you need is here