Sign in
 
SQL Server Developer Center > SQL Server Forums > SQL Server Samples and Community Projects > Could you just ZIP backups and publish them for download?
Ask a questionAsk a question
Search Forums:
 

QuestionCould you just ZIP backups and publish them for download?

  • Sunday, October 18, 2009 4:00 PMgebê Users MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
     
    Sign In to Vote
    0
    Sign In to Vote
    The download size, the installation problems, all that seems too much trouble just for install a sample db. Couldn't you publish db's backups for download?

    Thanks,

    GB
     

All Replies

  • Sunday, October 18, 2009 6:15 PMgebê Users MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
     
    Sign In to Vote
    0
    Sign In to Vote
    I've lost half a day trying to install AdvWorks on my SQL 2008 Express. For those of you that just want the OLTP database, download AdventureWorks DB SQL Server version *2005* . It's a MSI containing just the MDF and LDF files for the database. Then you attach the files to your SQL Server installation. :-) That´s it!
     
  • Monday, October 19, 2009 7:23 PMBonnieFeMSFTUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
     
    Sign In to Vote
    0
    Sign In to Vote

    There is a zip file already published at http://msftdbprodsamples.codeplex.com/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=34032.  It's called SQL2008.AdventureWorks_All_Databases.zip.

    Bonnie Feinberg [MSFT] This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights
     
  • Tuesday, October 20, 2009 12:52 PMgebê Users MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
     
    Sign In to Vote
    0
    Sign In to Vote
    Hi Bonnie, thanks for the answer, but that zip file has the same content as the MSI with the setup project. I just want the zipped MDF and LDF files so I can attach the DB to SQL Server. The 2005 MSI version is precisely that.