Tutorial: Create a SQL Server Database

This tutorial takes you through the process of using Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Management Studio to create a SQL Server database and to create the schemas and tables required to complete the OpenESQL Assistant tutorials.

  1. Go to CreateAndLoadOESQLDemo.txt.

    This SQL script creates the SQL Server database.

  2. Using your browser's Save As feature, save this as a flat text file on a local drive. Name the file CreateAndLoadOESQLDemo.sql.
    Note: If your browser adds any extraneous text, edit the script file to remove the extraneous text.
  3. Start the Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio.
  4. Connect to the server where you want to create your database.
    Note: The user ID and password you provide must log you on to SQL Server with dbadmin or sysadmin permissions that enable you to create a SQL Server database.
  5. Open and execute CreateAndLoadOESQLDemo.sql.

    This SQL script creates a SQL Server database named OESQLDemo, and creates the schemas and tables required to complete the OpenESQL Assistant tutorials.

  6. Close SQL Server Management Studio.
Note: As an alternative, you can create the SQL Server database from the command line as follows:
  1. At a command prompt, change to the directory where you saved the CreateAndLoadOESQLDemo.sql file.
  2. Enter:

    sqlcmd -S . -E -i CreateAndLoadOESQLDemo.sql

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