Trying to learn how to use Sql Server CE, Tutorial says to open server explorer, add connection, new connection, select data source as .net sql ce (words to that effect). On my visual studio, it ain't there and I can't figure out how to get it there. I have uninstall all of the Sql Ce stuff and reinstalled it. So I'm missing some key link. What are the magic incantations to get to first base?
Ed Warren
I have installed SQL Server 2005 CE on my computer, but when I try to add a data connection to a CE database in Visual Studio 2005, I cannot find the option "SQL Server 2005 Combact Edition". Why?
Should I be able to use a SQL Server Compact Edition sdf file as the data source for the SSIS Import and Export Wizard?
When I select the .net Framework Provider for compact Edition from the data source drop down, I get a message box with "An error occured which the SSIS Wizard was not prepared to handle. Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation. (mscorlib) Specified method is not supported. (System.Data.SqlServerCe)"
We have a user with a sdf file that will no longer sync, so we wanted to get her data from sdf file tables into SQL Server tables quickly and easily. Since the SSIS wizard wouldn't work with the sdf data source, we copied SQL Server Mgmt Studio query results into an Excel spreadsheet via the Clipboard, them imported those records with SSIS. But we need a repeatable process in case this happens in the future.
We tried to reinitialize her merge replication subscription with SQL Server Mgmt studio, and with C# code, but none of that would work.
How many MS data provider options are available for SQL Server compact edition? I see ".Net Framework Data Provider for Microsoft SQL Server Compact Edition" in the SSIS data source drop down, but shouldn't I also see an OLE-DB Provider for SQL Server Compact Edition?
This is all on my XP workstation where I can successfully write C# code for SQL Server Compact data access with Assembly = System.Data.SqlServerCe = C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio 8Common7IDEPublicAssembliesSystem.Data.SqlServerCe.dll. So I think I have the proper tools installed.
Thanks.
Hello,
we've got a SQL Server 2005 which replicates with an SQL Server Compact 3.5. Every 10 to 20 synchronisations we're getting the error mentioned above. A Soft reset of the device helps to make the synchronization working again.
Why is this error happening and how can we resolve this?
BTW, we've also running system that replicates with an SQL Server Compact 3.0 without having this problems.
Thanks,
Markus
I've got Windows XP Professional SP2 / VC++ 2005 Express SP1. SQL Server Compact Edition is not showing up as a data source when I try to create a new connection.
I can connect to SQL Server Compact Edition using SQL Server Management Studio Express, so I know it is installed and working.
Any help would be appreciated.
After I installed the SQL Server Compact Edition, I start a new VS 2005 Basic project. When I try to create a new connection I do not see the Compact Edition in the list of data sources.
I have installed previously SQL Server CE, Everywhere, Mobile, 2005 Mobile but I uninstalled them all.
Can anyone give me an idea why I can't see the Compact Edition as a data source?
Thanks.
Hi there,
everything is ok for first run. but i leave the program relogin
than that error occured ppc2003 second edition devices. Windows mobile 5.0 device works fine.
can anybody help me?
VS2005 ver 8.0.50727
SSCE31VSTools-ENU.exe loaded
SSCE31SDK-ENU.msi loaded
machine 1
SQL 2005 loaded
machine 2
http://192.168.20.22/ssce/sqlcesa30.dll
"Microsoft SQL Server Compact Edition Server Agent" looks fine
pocket pc side
C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL Server Compact Editionv3.1SDKinwce400armv4
.net cf 2.0 sp2
sqlce30.dev.ENU.ppc.wce4.armv4.CAB
sqlce30.ppc.wce4.armv4.CAB
sqlce30.repl.ppc.wce4.armv4.CAB installed too.
my code
---------------------------------------------
Dim RdaStr As String = "Provider=SQLOLEDB; Data Source=" + Server + ";Initial Catalog=" + DataBase + ";Integrated Security=SSPI"
Dim rda As SqlCeRemoteDataAccess
Try
rda = New SqlCeRemoteDataAccess "THIS LINE GIVES ME THAT ERROR
Catch ex As Exception
MsgBox(ex.ToString)
Application.Exit()
End Try
Try
rda.InternetLogin = [String].Empty
rda.InternetPassword = [String].Empty
rda.InternetUrl = "http://" + IP_no + "/ssce/sqlcesa30.dll"
rda.LocalConnectionString = ConnectString
Catch ex As Exception
MsgBox("Bağlantı hatası..")
Application.Exit()
End Try
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
i added the following code to very beginning of my code too.
that code lock my device
Declare Function LoadLibrary Lib "coredll" Alias "LoadLibrary" (ByVal lpLibFileName As String) As IntPtr
Dim pt As IntPtr
pt = LoadLibrary("\windowssqlceca30.dll")
pt = LoadLibrary("\windowssqlceoledb30.dll")
pt = LoadLibrary(\windowssqlcecompact30.dll)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hello
I have recently downloaded Orcas beta VS product and had no previous version of VS before. The install went clean and I have been able to generate Window apps and web apps with very little issues; however, I have one issue with running a web app using the "view in browser" option for checking an aspx page for validity. If I use the default Northwind database provided and generate an aspx form using the "DataSet" toolbox widget, the tool prompts for the datasource etc. required to generate the required code. I can select the Northwind database and select the desired columns from one of the tables. Once completed, I build the project (clean build) and then select the "view in browser" option to verify the results. The result is an error page indicating a server error ->
Failed to find or load the registered .Net Framework Data Provider.
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.
Exception Details: System.Configuration.ConfigurationErrorsException: Failed to find or load the registered .Net Framework Data Provider.
I created on odbc connection to an iSeries(as400) box and was successfull in displaying the table on the webpage! I looked into the web.config file and it appears that all the required XML data is present. Any help would be appreciated as I am fairly green when it comes the .NET world.
Thanks
After some weeks evaluating tools and platforms for developing an application, I decided to move to SQL Server 2005 Express Edition. Everything was fine till last night, when after creating my tables, I needed to populate them. I tried to find the Import and Export Data Wizard that SQL Server 7.0 and 2000 used to have, but great was my surprise when I found - in this forum - a post that said that it's not available in the Express Edition.
I'll have to move back in time (what I hate) to remember the way BCP worked. Can somebody post some examples to not start from zero ? Does anybody know a third party visual tool that can import/export data from text files to a SQL Server DB via ODBC ?
What's the reason it was not included in the EE ?
THanks !
Hi all.I use Visual Studio .NET 2002 and SQL Server 2005 Express Edition as database.I try to connect to database using server explorer.Test connection is OK. When I done with it and click OK, the message prompt that "Unable to connect to database".So, is it impossible to connect SQL Server 2005 Express Edition using the server explorer?But, the connection is ok when I connect through code cause I can retrieve and update database.
View 2 Replies View RelatedI have:
A server computer running SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition.
A industrial computer running SQL Server 2005 Express Edition.
And now also a Psion WorkAboutPro with CE 5 that should run SQL Server Compact Edition.
The industrial computer syncs its data with the server, basically saying "this has happened".
Now I want the Psion to sync with the industrial computer, but this sync must two-way.
I have tried to find a guide or something that can tell me "do this to sync" but the information i have found is sketchy at best.
If someone could point me in the right direction of a guide or something else it would be much appreciated.
Regards,
Björn
i just installed a copy of microsoft sql server 2005 in my pc and decided to follow the newbie's guide:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnppcgen/html/med302_msdn_sql_mobile.asp?frame=true
anyway, on the 5th exercise wherein i'm supposed to add a new data
connection through the server explorer.. when i chose the option of
adding a new data source and was prompted to select a data source i
couldnt find the Microsoft SQL Server Mobile Edition data source..
is there anything else that i need to download in order to have that data source?
Hi,
I am using SQLCE and VS 2005 to create a database named "student.sdf" (inside my projects folder, of course). When click on the button, it will test for connection of database.
Everytimes I run the program, it will pop up an error message "The database file cannot be found. Check the path to the database. [File name = .student.sdf]". How do I fix it?
Code Snippet
Imports System.Data.SqlServerCe
Public Class loginForm
Private _conn As SqlCeConnection
Private Sub ButtonLogin_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles ButtonLogin.Click
_conn = New SqlCeConnection("Data Source =.student.sdf")
Try
_conn.Open()
MessageBox.Show("Correct")
Catch ex As SqlCeException
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message, "Error", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Hand, MessageBoxDefaultButton.Button1)
Finally
_conn.Close()
End Try
End Sub
End Class
Hello all,
I'm new with SP v3 and the Reporting Services of SQL Server 2005.
I did a prototyp report and show it with "SQL Reporting Services
Report"-WebPart, but I can't find the WebParts Report Viewer and
Explorer in the WebPart Gallery.
Please, could somebody give me a clue where the problem could be, or
how I could isolate the problem area.
Cheers
Marc
I have a question about a problem that I cannot seem to tackle. I have installed the following programs on Windows Vista:
- SQL Server 2005
- Visual Studio 2008
- SQL Server Compact Edition 3.5
- SQL Server Compact Edition 3.5 Server Tools
I want to do the following:
1. I want to create a SQL Server Compact Edition 3.5 database in the SQL Server Management Studio
2. I want my SQL Express server in SQL Server 2005 to be a distributor and publisher
About 1. In SQL Server Management Studio I cannot choose SQL Server Compact Edition 3.5 .
ABout 2. I tried to setup my server to be a distrubutor by running a stored procedure with the following name: sp_adddistributor. I get the following error: This edition of SQL Server cannot act as a Publisher or Distributor for replication.
Does anyone have a solution to both problems.
SQL Server 2005 SP2 Replication
I am having problems installing the SQL Server Compact Server Tools on my
Vista laptop to allow me to connect my Mobile Device running SQL Server
Compact directly to my SQL Server 2005 database through IIS.
I have done this successfully with an XP machine so I'm not sure if it is
Vista problem or not.
I have installed SQL Server 2005 SP2. When I try to install the replication
server tools (Sqlce30setupen.msi), in "System Configuration Check" window I get a failure on "SQL Server requirement" that says: "You must first install the Replication Components for SQL Server 2000 SP 3a
or higher or the SQL Server 2005 Replication Components" and the client components are full instaled in my computer.
I need help for detect and correct the problem.
Sincereously,
Alonso Junior
Hello,
I just installed SQL Server Compact Edition, since I am considering using it instead of SQL Server Express for a local database in my application. The documentation mentioned that I could use SQL Server Management Studio Express to connect to the Compact Edition and create and manipulate databases.
To try to connect, I run Management Studio and bring up the "Connect to Server" dialog. Unfortunately, the pull-down list of "Server name"s does not include the SQL Server Compact Edition server. I do not know how to type in the server name manually, so I cannot connect.
To install Compact Edition, I downloaded it and ran "SQLServerCE31-EN.msi". This installed, and I assume registered, a number of DLLs in "C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL Server Compact Editionv3.1".
Is there perhaps an additional step that I left out to complete the installation?
Might I need an upgrade to some other components? My Management Studio Version is:
- Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Express 9.00.2047.00
I would appreciate any help you can provide.
Thank you,
WTW
Does Sql Server Compact Edition 3.5 support RDA synchronization with Sql Server 2000 database?
Hi,
I am using SQL Express 2005 server and sql compact edition for my PDA. For synchronization, which SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition Server Tools installation package do I use?
Is it Sqlce30setupen.msi or sql2kensp4.msi or sql2kensp3a.msi? I know for sql server 2005 its Sqlce30setupen.msi. Is it the same for the SQL Express 2005?
Thanks
Hi,
We are currently having a problem with a client running Vista business for a mobile application that uses SQLCE RDA with the Web Synchronization on IIS7.
I have run through the Configure Web Synchronization Wizard and it doesn't create a virtual directory. I manually create the virtual dir and point it to the new folder the Configure Web Synchronization Wizard created.
Browsing to the url "http://localhost/sqlce/sqlcesa30.dll" gives a valid test string.
Here is the ?diag response...
SQL Server Mobile Server Agent Diagnostics
2007/03/20 15:39:49
General Information
Item
Value
Server Name
localhost
URL
/sqlce/sqlcesa30.dll
Authentication Type
Anonymous
Server Port
80
HTTPS
off
Server Software
Microsoft-IIS/7.0
Replication
Allowed
RDA
Allowed
Logging Level
3
Impersonation and Access Tests
Action
Status
ErrorCode
Impersonate User
SUCCESS
0x0
ReadWriteDeleteMessageFile
SUCCESS
0x0
SQL Server Mobile Modules Test
Module
Status
ErrorCode
Version
SQLCERP30.DLL
SUCCESS
0x0
3.0.5300.0
SQLCESA30.DLL
SUCCESS
0x0
3.0.5206.0
Reconciler Test
Reconciler
Status
ErrorCode
9.0 Database Reconciler
SUCCESS
0x0
8.0 Database Reconciler
SUCCESS
0x0
SQL Server Module Versions
Module
Version
sqloledb.dll
6.0.6000.16386
9.0 replrec.dll
2005.90.3042.0
9.0 replprov.dll
2005.90.3042.0
9.0 msgprox.dll
2005.90.3042.0
8.0 replrec.dll
2000.80.2039.0
8.0 replprov.dll
2000.80.2039.0
8.0 msgprox.dll
2000.80.2039.0
When a Windows Mobile or Pocket PC device tries to do a ServerExecute or Push or Pull it gets this error message with SQLOLEDB ...
HResult = -2147467259
Message = " [ 600 ]"
NativeError = 29022
numericErrorParameters = {600,0,0}
Source = "Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition"
Which roughly translates to from the header file ...
#define SSCE_M_INCORRECTPROVIDERVERSION 29022 // The version of the Microsoft OLE DB Provider for SQL Server is not correct. Install MDAC 2.8 or later. [,,,Version,,]
When a Windows Mobile or Pocket PC device tries to do a ServerExecute
or Push or Pull it gets this error message with SQLNCLI ...
HResult = -2147467259
Message = " [ 9 ]"
NativeError = 29022
numericErrorParameters = {9,0,0}
Source = "Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition"
A very similar error.
From this it seems that both SQLCE 2 and 3 seem to want MDAC 2.8+ drivers. The drivers installed with Vista for SQL Native client seem to be versioned 6.0.* and the required versioning would seem to need to be in line with MDAC 2.8.
Are there installable drivers to bump the versioning of SQLNCLI or SQLOLEDB upto MDAC 2.8+ levels?
Or is there an alternative that will make it possible to run SQLCE RDA apps with Vista as the SQLCE server (i.e. sqlcesa30.dll)?
Cheers,
Jonathan
Hello everybody,
Wrote before but did not go any answer , try again.
I have two question about SQL compact edition (SQLCE) (.sdf) and SQL Express edition (SQLED) (.mdf).
I have been testing SQLED and have many tables and data in it.
I want know to test SQLCD and hopefully be able to communicate with the SQLED.
For this reason I was wondering the following:
1. IIs it possible to move all the tables and it constratints into the SQLCE from the SQED ?
2. Another possibility I was thinking about was to use some tables in the SQLED in the SQLCE and move data between these two databases through RDA .
However, does this two versions aloud this kind of communciation...between them....?
Thanks in forehand,
Matilde
I am writing an application that is designed for the desktop, or small group (3 or less) desktops. The application is being deployed using the Cassini web server as a complete "embedded" solution. I wanted to use SQL Server Compact because of its small footprint and because of the synchronization capabilities with SQLServer. Also, it is very easy to deploy vs. SQL Server Express. The idea behind this APP is that someone might use it locally and then decide to subscribe to the service and then connect the same application to a web services application.
That being said, and with knowledge of Microsoft's stance on SQL Compact under ASP.NET, I have most everything working and it works great except for one thing. When I add a SQLDataSource to the page and set the connection string to my file and the DataProvider to System.Data.SqlServerCe and then bind a data grid to the SQLDataSource, it runs fine on my development machine, but when I deploy to my clean test machine, I get an error when the page loads saying:
Unable to find the requested .Net Framework Data Provider. It may not be installed.
I can create a dataset in code (in fact,in several other places I do) and it works fine. It is just the SQLDataSource(s) that are throwing this error. I have a copy of System.Data.SqlServerCe.dll in the bin folder and I have all of the compact DLL's in the bin folder as well. I can't figure out what I need to do. I also have a reference to the System.Data.SqlServerCe in the web.config file.
Can anyone help?
Does the new SQL server Compact edition RC1 (release in Dec 2006) replace the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition Device SDK?
OR is this an additional database for specific requirements.
Currently developing against MS SQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition Device SDK;; if I switch to the Compact edition; is there a migration wiarzrd or Upgrade wizard available?
-jawahar
Dear Community,
The SQL Server Compact Edition RC1 has been released and is now available at download center http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=85E0C3CE-3FA1-453A-8CE9-AF6CA20946C3&displaylang=en
Please note that the RC1 page link is the same as CTP page link, we have updated it for RC1. This doesn€™t have ClickOnce files (Zip file) as the same is available with Tools for VS 2005 sp1 beta at download center at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=61289b5d-af86-45dd-8962-e7dcc5221796&displaylang=en
We have blogged about it at http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlservereverywhere/ .
Please check out the RC1 bits.
Thanks
Sachin, Program Manager, SQL Server CE Team
Hi, Is there a special jdbc driver for SQL Server Compact Edition (2005) available? I'm getting error messages when trying to run java application on Pocket PC (Mobile 5.0):
java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: java/sql/DriverManager.getCallerClassLoader()Ljava/lang/ClassLoader;
at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(Unknown Source)...
Mixxo
Is there a way to import the table definitions and data from an Access database into the 3.5 compact edition? I have no clue where to start. I have a .Net application that uses an Access database to store data. I want to create a windows mobile application for collecting the data and syncing with the PC application. Is the 3.5 compact edition the way to go? How do I get started? I don't even know how to open the interface for the database.
I'm certainly no newbie to programming, but the SQL Server and Windows Mobile stuff is like starting all over in some ways.
Hi,
I am looking for C++ example using SQL Server Compact Edition 3.5.
I managed to compile and run the "northwindoledb" c++ example, but still, I am looking for source code to 3.5 (And not 3.1).
Is it possible to connect to SQL Server Compact Edition with Visual Basic for Application?
I want to connect to *.sdf file from MS Access.
Hi to all,
I am new to VS, hence new to CF too,
Using VS2005 SP1, CF2.0, PocketPC Mobile 5.0 emulator.
Im looking for the most simple example I can get to create a db and a table just to understand the very basics of SQL Server Compact Edition.
I did some gui examples posted in MSDN, it worked fine, no problem.
But I don't want to use the toolbox dragging DataGrid, DataSourceBinding or Northwind.sdf, or any of that.
All I need is to be able to create a simple db, a table with two columns, and a connection to do very simple query,
I searched and searched, cannot find my simple guide.
Can anybody help me resolving this?
here is my test.
opened a new project, named MydbTest2
added a reference to System.Data.SqlServerCe
added a button to the form1
added a using directive System.Data.SqlServerCe
and this is the rest.
I get errors about
Error 1 The name 'myConn' does not exist in the current context F:My.VS.ProjectsMydbTest2MydbTest2Form1.cs 33 13 MydbTest2
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Data.SqlServerCe;
using System.IO;
namespace MydbTest2
{
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void menuItem1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
this.Close();
}
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
string connStr = "Data Source = myDbTest.sdf";
SqlCeEngine myEngine = new SqlCeEngine(connStr);
myEngine.CreateDatabase();
SqlCeConnection myConn = new SqlCeConnection(connStr);
myConn.Open();
SqlCeCommand cmd = myConn.CreateCommand();
cmd.CommandText = "CREATE TABLE myTable (firstCol int, secondCol nvarchar(10))";
cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
}
}
}
I'm unable to create a connection with code from VB.Net 2003 using SQL Server Compact Edition. Can anybody help?
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We are checking VB 9 (Orcas).
we connected to database created under with sql server 7. with this code
Public cn As New ADODB.Connection
Public Sub OpenDB()
cn.Open("Provider=SQLOLEDB.1;Integrated Security=SSPI;Persist Security Info=False;Initial catalog=Reservation;Data Source=.")
End Sub
this code worked well.
we know sql7 is not compatiable with vista. please tell us how to connect it wiith sql2005 . we downloaded orcas express edition beta. we created a database also. please let u know how to connect with Microsoft SQL Server Compact 3.5 (.NET Framework Data Provider for Microsoft SQL Server Compact 3.5).
Rgds
Pramod
Hi All ...I
have been following the MS on-line tutorials to get replication setup
between SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server Compact Edition. I get to the
point where I run the Configure Web Synchronization and it is running
through the process where it is doing the automated configuration of
the shared directory - assigning users etc.I have attempted
this step with a user account that I expressly created for snapshots
and with the Administrator account and get the following error message:* The operation completed successfully. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070000)At
first, I thought this was a rights issue due to the fact that I was
using an account that I manually created. However, by using the
Administrator account (test only until I can figure this out) that
should have removed any rights issues associated with accessing the
shared directory where the snapshot will reside.Any help in getting this figured out will be greatly appreciated.David L. Collison Any day above ground is a good day!
Hi,
Having read a lot about SQL Server 2005 CE, I decided, after seing that it was finally available, to start its installation.
1- I downloaded and installed SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition from following link:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=85E0C3CE-3FA1-453A-8CE9-AF6CA20946C3&displaylang=en
2- Also I downloaded and installed SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition books online from following link:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=E6BC81E8-175B-46EA-86A0-C9DACAA84C85&displaylang=en
==> Is there anything else missing if I intend to use it for development with Visual Studio 2005 (VC++)?
==> What is "Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition Developer SDK" compared to the one "SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition" I installed? Should I install it?
ref: (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=E9AA3F8D-363D-49F3-AE89-64E1D149E09B&displaylang=en)
3- There is also a link, which btw doesn't work at all, that should allow me to download following item:
"Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition Tools of VS 2005 sp1"
==> Not being able to have any infos about it, what is the use of it? Should I install it in my environment? If so, any working link where I can download it from?
4- I finally noted, while browsing through SQL Server 2005 CE books online, the following note:
The following programming models are supported by SQL Server Compact Edition:
ADO .NET, accessible by using C# or Microsoft Visual Basic
OLE DB, accessible by using Visual C++ option from within Visual Studio 2005
==> How come that CE is not accessible using ADO.NET model when using VC++?
Thanks in advance,
Stéphane