Finally SQL server 2012 is working and able to attach Northwind database to it. I am able to enable SQL authentication.
What are the out coming bugs I will find??? Stay tuned.
You can download the Northwind.mdf from my skydrive if you want to play with it.
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Hi Ming, Thanks for the post. When I tried to download the NORTHWIND MDF 2012 from the link provided above from skydrive, it does not take me to the right location. Please do the needful. Thanks
you didn’t include the log file, or am I missing something?
Sorry, didn’t realize you could just delete the the attach for the log. It installed and so far so good. Thanks for making this available.
hey mate, i am unable to attach your file too in server 2012 😦 help me plz
Is this https://chanmingman.wordpress.com/2012/08/20/unable-to-open-the-physical-file-cdatabasedatabase-mdf-operating-system-error-5-5access-is-denied/ similar to your problem?
Im getting this error… i removed the log file when im attaching the database and still…please help Thanks.
TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio
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Attach database failed for Server ”. (Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo)
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
An exception occurred while executing a Transact-SQL statement or batch. (Microsoft.SqlServer.ConnectionInfo)
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Could not open new database ‘northwind’. CREATE DATABASE is aborted.
File activation failure. The physical file name “D:\Database\NORTHWND_log.ldf” may be incorrect.
The log cannot be rebuilt when the primary file is read-only. (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 1813)
Try check this.
My thanks good sir. I wanted to add Northwind to SQL 2012 and its done!
Could you please help me? I see that you have the file that i need. I am looking for the northwind sample database for sql 2012. i have been trying to update the northwind file to be 2012 but just keep running into headaches. If you have 2012 compatiable version that i can download off your skydrive i would love to download it. i have clicked on your link above but it doesn’t seem to take me to your skydrive. so any help in retriveing it from you drive would be helpful. thanks in advance for all you hard work in getting this file in the first place and thank you for any help you can give me in getting it to me. thank you!!
You can get it here:
http://archive.msdn.microsoft.com/northwind/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=1401
Thank you for your link. I downloaded your sample database and I still get the same error. i am pasting the error info here to see if i can get some more guidance. I am trying to attach the northwind database in sql2012. heres the error:
Attach database failed for Server ‘KKENNEDY-LAPTOP\MSSQLSERVERGSK’. (Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo)
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For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&ProdVer=11.0.2100.60+((SQL11_RTM).120210-1917+)&EvtSrc=Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.ExceptionTemplates.FailedOperationExceptionText&EvtID=Attach+database+Server&LinkId=20476
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Program Location:
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Server.AttachDatabase(String name, StringCollection files)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.SqlManagerUI.AttachDatabaseData.PrimaryFile.Attach()
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.SqlManagerUI.AttachDatabase.SendDataToServer()
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An exception occurred while executing a Transact-SQL statement or batch. (Microsoft.SqlServer.ConnectionInfo)
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Program Location:
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Common.ServerConnection.ExecuteNonQuery(String sqlCommand, ExecutionTypes executionType)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Common.ServerConnection.ExecuteNonQuery(StringCollection sqlCommands, ExecutionTypes executionType)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.ExecutionManager.ExecuteNonQuery(StringCollection queries)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Server.AttachDatabaseWorker(String name, StringCollection files, String owner, AttachOptions attachOptions)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Server.AttachDatabase(String name, StringCollection files)
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Database ‘Northwind’ cannot be upgraded because its non-release version (539) is not supported by this version of SQL Server. You cannot open a database that is incompatible with this version of sqlservr.exe. You must re-create the database.
Could not open new database ‘Northwind’. CREATE DATABASE is aborted. (.Net SqlClient Data Provider)
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For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft%20SQL%20Server&EvtSrc=MSSQLServer&EvtID=950&LinkId=20476
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Server Name: KKENNEDY-LAPTOP\MSSQLSERVERGSK
Error Number: 950
Severity: 20
State: 1
Line Number: 1
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Program Location:
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Common.ConnectionManager.ExecuteTSql(ExecuteTSqlAction action, Object execObject, DataSet fillDataSet, Boolean catchException)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Common.ServerConnection.ExecuteNonQuery(String sqlCommand, ExecutionTypes executionType)
Upgrade the database and see
you can get “a little bit modified version that included some features of SQL 2005+”
or for the other Databases too .
http://code.google.com/p/northwindextended/downloads/list
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