Questions tagged [ssms-2005]
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cannot connect to pc-name\SQLEXPRESS
While trying to connect to SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition through SQL Server Management Studio 2005 I get the following error:
I put all my effort to solve this problem but there is no solution. On stack overflow in the following post I found…

Waleed Ehsan
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How to get DOMAIN name from SQL Server?
I tried using EXEC sp_who2; to find the server's domain name, but it gives host, users, etc.
I need to know my SQL Server's domain name, so I can install a plugin to the SQL Server Management Studio.

Fandango68
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SQL Server Management Studio equivalent for CTR+L keyboard Shortcut from Visual Studio
I have not been able to find the equivalent shortcut key to Ctrl+L used in Visual Studio (to cut and copy a line) in SQL Server 2005/2008. I find Ctrl+L to be very handy.
Does anyone know a keyboard shortcut to cut and copy a line in SQL Server…

NewUnhandledException
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Regex find not working in SSMS query window?
I'm trying to find the next BEGIN or END without missing any, so I want to search with a regex in the find. I want to find the next BEGIN or END.
For some reason it's not working. What's wrong with what I am doing?

richard
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SQL Managing Database copies at change of year
Microsoft SQL Server 2005.
I have quite a lot of experience with day to day writing of SQL scripts, but am less familiar with SQL Admin tasks.
I have inherited a couple of 3rd party systems that require databases to be copied at the end of financial…

MiguelH
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SQL Server Compact Edition and SQL Server 2008 Management Studio
I've been googling for hours now. I installed:
SQL Server Compact Edition version 4.0
SQL Server 2005 Management Studio
I could connect to SQL Server CE with 2005, but had no Data Import Wizard to get my Access 2007 DB into SQL Server CE. So - I…

cb seo
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Integrating CVS with SSMS 2005?
Currently, I produce various .sql scripts (sprocs mainly) and have to copy them to another location where I had originally checked out a CVS project before I can add/update/remove the CVS repository accordingly (using TortoiseCVS). It's tedious, so…

OMG Ponies
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Error while connecting to external SQL Server with an IP using SQL Management Studio 2005
Error while connecting to external SQL Server IP using SQL Management Studio 2005 address
TITLE: Connect to Server
Cannot connect to 1.2.3.4\SQLEXPRESS.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while
…

D Infosystems
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SSMS: Bit column defaults to Expression when Group By is desired
(Tested in SSMS 2005 & 2014)
When I have a table or view open in Query and View Designer and I turn the Group By feature on, any bit columns defaults to Expression.
Is there any way to change this (by options/settings, registry tweak, or other) to…

InigoMontoya
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SSMS Run a specific Query in SQL Query Editor Based on Highlighted Table / View
When writing SQL, I constantly find myself checking the structure of a table / view or selecting the top 100 rows to get a preview of the data.
For instance, when I have something like this (and I have forgotten the structure of…

JoeFletch
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Relationship Diagram / Schema with selected tables
I am wondering how on Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 2005 can i create a relationship schema with selected tables i am using on a certain part of a website i have built. I want to see what fields they have and how they are connected.

Paul Kirkason
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SQL Server 2005: Arithmetic overflow error converting int to data type numeric
I have to filter a column called [Order] (data type = decimal(3,1)) in my final view for 1.0.
List of unique values for [Order] are:
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
7.0
8.0
9.0
11.0
12.0
13.0
My SQL Statement is as follows:
SELECT
[Order]
FROM
…

InigoMontoya
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Cannot connect to Reporting Services 2005 Server from SSMS
We have SQL Server Reporting Services 2005 (SSRS) installed and running just fine. I can connect via SQL Server Management Studio 2005 using "Connect -> Reporting Services" and "Windows Authentication".
When I am connected, I can bring up the server…

Tod Birdsall
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