Forum Replies Created

Viewing 15 posts - 1 through 15 (of 16 total)

  • RE: What should the connection be - SQL Server 2014

    I believe it is working now because I do not get any window asking me to check to see if the connection works.

    I added initial "catalog=AdventureWorks2012" back into the...

  • RE: Newbie002

    More to say:

    When I press the Query Designer, I get a Query Designer display. It is divided into four sections.

    The top section contains the name of all six...

  • RE: Newbie002

    Jack,

    FYI: I got past the hurdle by eliminating "Initial Catalog=AdventureWorks2012" from the connection string.

    That should be ok, yes?

  • RE: Newbie002

    Restarted the laptop. Still the same results. Cannot find the data.

  • RE: Newbie002

    Yes, I restarted the SQL Server data tools.

    I am going to restart the laptop to see what that does.

  • RE: Newbie002

    OK. I did as you said; SQL Server Configuration Manager -> SQL Server Network Configuration -> Protocols for MSSQLExpress and enable either named pipes or TCP/IP.

    At the end, you...

  • RE: Newbie002

    Thank you for giving me that information.

    The name is TRACZEK-LAPTOP\MSSQLEXPRESS

    In the Data Source Properties, I replaced 'laptop' with TRACZEK-LAPTOP\MSSQLEXPRESS but is get the same error message: Unable to connect with...

  • RE: Newbie002

    I did. I ran CREATE DATABASE AdventureWorks2012 ON (FILENAME = 'C:\Users\traczek\tfr\job\SQL Server\AdventureWorks2012_Data.mdf') FOR ATTACH_REBUILD_LOG;

    The files were created in directory: I guess I do not know where the files were...

  • RE: Newbie002

    Twice I have posted and nothing shows.

  • RE: Newbie002

    I did. I ran CREATE DATABASE AdventureWorks2012 ON (FILENAME = 'C:\Users\traczek\tfr\job\SQL Server\AdventureWorks2012_Data.mdf') FOR ATTACH_REBUILD_LOG;

    The files were created in directory: I guess I do not know where the files were...

  • RE: Newbie002

    I executed: CREATE DATABASE AdventureWorks2012 ON (FILENAME = 'C:\Users\traczek\tfr\job\SQL Server\AdventureWorks2012_Data.mdf') FOR ATTACH_REBUILD_LOG;

    This was successful.

    Then I went back to my Visual Studio, selected the AdventureWorksDataset, which displays the Dataset Properties...

  • RE: Newbie002

    The AdventureWorks tables are in an .mdf file. Does that need to be in a certain place?

  • RE: Newbie002

    Thank you for that advice.

    The two RDL's are attached.

    FYI: The original question is really where should my adventure works files be? Maybe now I should relate is o what...

  • RE: Newbie002

    Reporting Services Configuration Manager - Is This what I need to work with?

    It does not connect if I want to change databases.

  • RE: Newbie002

    Thank you for sticking with me on this.

    I do not know how to put a pic of the config here so you can see it.

    I also made "localhost" one word...

Viewing 15 posts - 1 through 15 (of 16 total)