Getting started with SQL Server

New to SQL Server? Beginners just getting started - here's the place for help with simple questions. For installation or setup questions, refer to the Setup Forum. 

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  !!! Internal MSSQL product teams, employees & MVPs blogs list !!!

  
  Dannol Liu - MSFTMicrosoft EmployeeThursday, September 04, 2008 2:43 AM
  Last Reply Kumar VivekMicrosoft EmployeeThursday, March 14, 2013 12:43 PM
 
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  Table design question...

  
  johnwildes 41 minutes ago
 
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  Genetic Algorithm with SQL Management Server 2012

  
  TheGenetics Wednesday, April 10, 2013 9:00 PM
  Last Reply TheGenetics 10 hours 27 minutes ago
 
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  retrieve characters between two symbols

  
  Koteswararao Bellam 15 hours 46 minutes ago
  Last Reply rksqldba 15 hours 26 minutes ago
 
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  Query causing CPU and disk use to go nuts

  
  mcmatt11 Friday, May 17, 2013 8:04 PM
  Last Reply Rechousa Friday, May 17, 2013 9:29 PM
 
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  is sql std free in development and/or qa environments?

  
  db042188 Thursday, May 16, 2013 8:27 PM
  Last Reply db042188 Friday, May 17, 2013 7:26 PM
 
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  2005 SQL Import/Export

  
  Joe Partsinevelos Friday, May 17, 2013 4:52 PM
  Last Reply Russell FieldsMVPFriday, May 17, 2013 6:03 PM
 
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  how to resolve error 5171 in sql server

  
  pravinnagori Tuesday, May 14, 2013 6:33 PM
  Last Reply André CR Friday, May 17, 2013 3:57 PM
 
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  Entity Relationship

  
  Samsul hudha Wednesday, May 15, 2013 10:39 AM
  Last Reply Samsul hudha Friday, May 17, 2013 10:16 AM
 
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  Timeout expired in SQL Server 2012

  
  RaghuMohan Friday, May 17, 2013 4:10 AM
  Last Reply RaghuMohan Friday, May 17, 2013 5:53 AM
 
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  Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Policies version in Add/Remove Prorgams

  
  NESQL Thursday, May 16, 2013 10:37 PM
  Last Reply rksqldba Thursday, May 16, 2013 11:40 PM
 
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  Cannot connect to remote SQL Database with SQL Server Management Console (Error 53)

  
  E.Zero Wednesday, May 08, 2013 4:08 PM
  Last Reply Glenn Wilson Thursday, May 16, 2013 10:07 PM
 
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  Open Licenses

  
  tomasz2008 Thursday, May 16, 2013 4:10 PM
  Last Reply Olaf HelperMicrosoft Community ContributorThursday, May 16, 2013 4:24 PM
 
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  spid57,Unknown,Setting database option SINGLE_USER to ON for database ####

  
  Pawan Singh Parmar Friday, May 10, 2013 1:54 PM
  Last Reply Shanky_621 Thursday, May 16, 2013 1:50 PM
 
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  SQL Server 2005: "ß" is silently being converted to "ss" in the WHERE clause

  
  Faize Thursday, December 30, 2010 8:24 PM
  Last Reply Jitesh00JJ Thursday, May 16, 2013 12:30 PM
 
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  Sp works in SQL server 2000 and sql server 2008 r2 but not woks in server 2005

  
  Prashant Parit Thursday, May 16, 2013 10:12 AM
  Last Reply Latheesh NKMicrosoft Community ContributorThursday, May 16, 2013 10:29 AM
 
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  can not execute SqlCommand to create view

  
  Mao Zhi Thursday, May 16, 2013 7:01 AM
  Last Reply Mao Zhi Thursday, May 16, 2013 9:45 AM
 
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  SQL 2008 R2 can not login

  
  Bio3 Tuesday, May 14, 2013 11:02 PM
  Last Reply Glenn Wilson Wednesday, May 15, 2013 10:30 PM
 
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  How to create bat file to run back up of database in sql 2008r2

  
  Craig Nourie Wednesday, May 15, 2013 4:49 PM
  Last Reply Glenn Wilson Wednesday, May 15, 2013 9:49 PM
 
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  SQL & Visual Studio 2010 setup

  
  MrTrain Wednesday, May 15, 2013 7:30 PM
  Last Reply Sanil Mhatre Wednesday, May 15, 2013 8:10 PM
 
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  Porting SQL2008 DB to SQL2012

  
  expinch Wednesday, May 15, 2013 4:38 PM
  Last Reply expinch Wednesday, May 15, 2013 8:08 PM