SQL Server 2005 Databases and Samples Overview

Updated: December 2006

AdventureWorks Database

The AdventureWorksDB.msi contains the AdventureWorks OLTP database files. Completely remove previous installations of the database before running the MSI to extract the database files.

To remove a previous download of an AdventureWorks database

1. Drop the AdventureWorks or AdventureWorksDW database.

2. From  Add or Remove Programs, select AdventureWorksDB or AdventureWorksBI and click Remove.

 

To remove an AdventureWorks database installed by using setup

1. Drop the AdventureWorks or AdventureWorksDW database.

2. From Add or Remove Programs, select Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and click Change.

3. From Component Selection, select Workstation Components and then click Next.
4. From Welcome to the SQL Server Installation Wizard, click Next.
5. From System Configuration Check, click Next.
6. From Change or Remove Instance, click Change Installed Components.
7. From Feature Selection, expand the Documentation, Samples, and Sample Databases node.
8. Select Sample Code and Applications.
9. Expand Sample Databases, select the sample database to be removed and select
Entire feature will be unavailable. Click Next.

10. Click Install and finish the installation wizard.

If you are using more than one instance of Microsoft® SQL Server™ on the machine where you want to install the database you may need to change the directory where the contents of this MSI is installed in the installation wizard to match the directory where the master database file is located. To determine where the master database file is located, from either Express Manager or SQL Server Management Studio, connect to the instance where you want to install the AdventureWorks database. Execute the following query:

select physical_name from sys.database_files where name = 'master'

To use this sample database and the following samples, you must attach the files to an instance of either Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition or Microsoft SQL Server 2005. In either SQLCMD or SQL Server Management Studio, execute a script similar to the following:

exec sp_attach_db @dbname=N'AdventureWorks', @filename1=N'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1\MSSQL\Data\AdventureWorks_Data.mdf', @filename2=N'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1\MSSQL\Data\AdventureWorks_log.ldf'

If you have installed these files to a different drive or directory, you must  revise the paths appropriately before you execute the sp_attach_db stored procedure.

AdventureWorks Data Warehouse Database and Analysis Services Project

The AdventureWorksBI.msi contains the AdventureWorksDW data warehouse database files and the Analysis Services projects for the Standard and Enterprise editions. AdventureWorksDW and the Analysis Services projects are not supported in SQL Server Express.

Remove previous installations of the AdventureWorksDW database and Analysis Services projects before running this MSI. See the above instructions on how to remove previous installations of the database. Also see the above instructions about how to install these files if you have multiple instances on your server.

To use this sample database and the following samples, you must attach the files to an instance of either Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition or Microsoft SQL Server 2005. In either SQLCMD or SQL Server Management Studio, execute a script similar to the following:

exec sp_attach_db @dbname=N'AdventureWorksDW', @filename1=N'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1\MSSQL\Data\AdventureWorksDW_Data.mdf', @filename2=N'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1\MSSQL\Data\AdventureWorksDW_log.ldf'

If you have installed these files to a different drive or directory, you will have to revise the paths appropriately before you execute the sp_attach_db stored procedure.

Note that you must detach the database in order to uninstall it.

By default the Analysis Services projects are installed to [drive:]\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Tools\Samples\AdventureWorks Analysis Services Project. To deploy the project, perform the following steps:

1.       From the SQL Server Business Intelligence Development Studio tool bar, click File, point to Open and then click Project/Solution

Browse to [drive:]\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Tools\Samples\AdventureWorks Analysis Services Project, select the file Adventure Works.sln in either the Enterprise or Standard folder and click Open. Use the solution in the Standard folder if you are using the Standard edition of SQL Server, otherwise use the solution in the Enterprise folder for other supported editions.

3.       From Solution Explorer, right-click Adventure Works DW and select Deploy or Process.

 

SQL Server 2005 Samples

The SqlServerSamples.msi contains samples for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition. Most of the samples have been developed in both Microsoft Visual C#® and Microsoft Visual Basic® .NET. Samples that do not work on SQL Server Express are noted in the description of the sample.

Run the MSI to extract the samples. Unless you specify otherwise, the samples are installed in [drive:]\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Samples.

To execute the Transact-SQL scripts on SQL Server Express, use the following parameters with SQLCmd:

SQLCmd –S servername\instancename –E –I –i filename.sql


Note: If you are executing samples in a named instance as is the default for SQL Server Express you may need to modify some of the scripts in order to run the sample correctly. Some samples assume they are being executed in the default instance.

Note: To run the SMOPing sample, make sure you pass in the server name and instance with no space, for example: SMOPing.exe –Sservername\instancename.

The December 2006 web refresh provides support for Vista for most samples except as otherwise noted.


New or significantly updated samples added for the July 2006 web refresh include

Analysis Services:


Data Access (ODBC):


Transact-SQL:

New samples added for the April 2006 web refresh include

Analysis Services:


Data Access (OLEDB)


Data Access (ODBC)


Common Language Runtime (CLR) Integration:


Integration Services


Replication



New samples added for the December 2005 webrefresh include

Common Language Runtime (CLR) Integration:


Server Management Objects (SMO):


Integration Services:


Replication:


Reporting Services



The following is a complete list of samples, with their descriptions, organized by technology.


ADO.NET

Sample name

Description

Reading and Writing Large Binary Data

Programmatically reads binary data from a file into a database. Also retrieves binary data stored in the database and writes the contents to a file.

MARS

Demonstrates issuing multiple commands in parallel on the same connection.


Data Access (OLEDB)

Sample name

Description

BulkCopyRecords

Illustrates the use of IRowsetFastLoad for bulk copying of the records into a table.

FetchColumns_A

This sample shows how to fetch a single row using IRow.

FetchColumns_B

This sample shows how to use the IRow interface to allow direct access to columns of a single row in the result set.

FetchRowsFromResultSet

Shows how to fetch rows from a result set.

GetFastForwardCursor

This sample shows how to set the rowset properties to obtain a FAST_FORWARD cursor.

GetRowsUsingBookmark

This sample shows how to fetch rows using a bookmark.

InitializeAndEstablishConnection_A

This example shows processing a rowset, a return code, and an output parameter using ODBC Call syntax.

InitializeAndEstablishConnection_B

Demonstrates processing a rowset, a return code, and an output parameter using RPC syntax.

InitializeAndEstablishConnection_C

Executes a user-defined function and prints a return code.

ListDataSourcesWithEnumerator

Shows how to use the enumerator object to list the data sources available.

WorkingWithBLOBs

Shows how to set binary large object (BLOB) data, create a table, add a sample record, fetch that record in the rowset, and then set the value of the BLOB field.

 


Data Access (ODBC)

Sample name

Description

BulkCopyFormatAndData

This sample shows how to use the ODBC bcp_init function with a format file.

BulkCopyFromVariables

This sample shows how to do a bulk copy from program variables bound with bcp_bind; data sent with bcp_sendrow.

BulkCopyNativeMode

This sample shows how to bulk code without a format file.

BulkCopySelectResult

This sample shows how to bulk copy and write the result set of a SELECT statement.

BulkCopyWithFormat

This sample shows how to create a bulk copy format file.

CreateAndDisplayPerformanceLog

This sample shows the SQL Server ODBC driver-specific options to record performance statistics.

LogLongRunningQuery

This sample shows the SQL Server ODBC driver-specific options to log long-running queries. When run, creates Odbcqry.log, which contains a list of queries whose execution exceeds an interval set by the application.

ProcessODBCErrors

The sample shows a simple error handler that calls SQLGetDiagRec for the standard ODBC information. It then tests for a valid connection, and if there is, it calls SQLGetDiagField for the Microsoft® SQL Server™ ODBC driver-specific diagnostic fields.

ProcessReturnCodes

This sample shows processing a return code and output parameter.

UseDataAtExecutionColumns

The sample shows how to read a SQL_LONG variable character data using SQLGetData.

UseDataAtExecutionParameters

The sample shows how to read SQL_LONG variable character data using SQLParamData and SQLPutData.

Mirroring Failover

This sample demonstrates the mirroring failover feature in SQL Server 2005 SP1. This sample is not supported in SQL Server Express.

 


Common Language Runtime (CLR) Integration

Sample name

Description

AdventureWorks CLR Layer

The AdventureWorks CLR Integration Layer sample for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 provides some useful utilities that form an extra layer of functionality on top of the base AdventureWorks sample database.

The first utility creates contact records for various types of people involved in the AdventureWorks database. The contact information is specified by using XML and is passed to a C#-based stored procedure.

The second utility defines a Currency user-defined data type by using C#. This user-defined data type encapsulates both an amount and a culture, which helps determine the correct way to render the amount as a currency value in that culture.

The third utility provides a currency conversion function that returns an instance of the Currency user-defined type. If the AdventureWorks database has a conversion rate from USD to the correct currency associated with the specified culture, the conversion function returns a Currency user-defined type that has the converted rate and a culture that matches the requested culture. Otherwise, a Currency user-defined type is returned with the original amount (which should be in USD) with the en-us culture.

The utilities also demonstrate how to unregister and register common language runtime (CLR) methods and assemblies by using Transact-SQL.

ArrayParameter

Demonstrates how to pass an array of information from a client to a CLR integration stored procedure on the server using a CLR integration user-defined data type.

AssemblyCleanup

The AssemblyCleanup sample contains a .NET Stored Procedure, written in C#, that cleans-up unused assemblies in the current database by querying the metadata catalogs.

Calendar-Aware Date/Time UDTs

The CADatetime sample defines two user-defined data types (CADatetime and CADate) which provide calendar-aware handling of dates and times.

CurrencyWebService

The Currency Web Service sample for SQL Server 2005 demonstrates how to invoke a Web service from server-side common language runtime code. Suppose that there is a Web server available somewhere which can supply current currency exchange information. This sample demonstrates how to expose the result of calling that Web service as a common language runtime-based table valued function (TVF). This table valued function could be used, for example, to periodically insert new rows into the Sales.CurrencyRate rate table in the AdventureWorks database. A simple implementation of the Web service is provided to demonstrate the complete scenario, but the data used in the sample is fictitious.

Hello World

The Hello World sample demonstrates the basic operations that are involved in creating, deploying, and testing a simple CLR integration-based stored procedure. This sample also demonstrates how to return data via an output parameter and via a record, which is dynamically constructed by the stored procedure and returned to the client.

Hello World Ready Sample

The Hello World Ready sample demonstrates the basic operations that are involved in creating, deploying, and testing a simple world ready CLR integration-based stored procedure. A world ready component can be easily localized into different languages for different markets around the world without changing the component's source code. This sample also demonstrates how to return data through an output parameter and through a record, which is dynamically constructed by the stored procedure and returned to the client.

Handling LOB using CLR

Demonstrates using CLR stored procedures to transfer large binary objects between a SQL Server 2005 database and files accessible to the server. It also demonstrates registering and dropping CLR stored procedures and assemblies, invoking CLR stored procedures, performing data access from CLR stored procedures, invoking Transact-SQL stored procedures from CLR stored procedures, and using a file to log errors during processing of server-side code.

Impersonation Sample

The Impersonation sample demonstrates how to use impersonation to use the credentials passed from the client to access operating system protected resources, such as files, when you are using integrated security.

In-Process Data Access Sample

This sample contains several simple functions that demonstrate various features of the CLR Integration in-process data access provider.

Oracle TVF (December 2005)

Demonstrates how to invoke the managed code interface to Oracle to expose the results of any Oracle query as a table-valued function.

Result Set Sample

This sample demonstrates how to use server-side cursors to get around absence of Multiple Active Result Set (MARS) support for server side programming.

Send DataSet (December 2005)

Demonstrates how to return an ADO.NET based DataSet within a server side CLR-based stored procedure as a result set to the client.

Spatial

This sample demonstrates how to use SQL Server 2005's CLR based Table Valued Functions to implement spatial indexing which enables complex high performance spatial queries. This same technique may be used to index many other kinds of data which is not natively indexed by SQL Server for many different types of applications.

String Manipulate

This sample shows the implementation of five Transact-SQL string functions that provide the same string-manipulate functions as built-in functions, but with the additional surrogate-aware capability to handle both Unicode and surrogate strings. The five functions are: len_s(), left_s(), right_s(), sub_s(), and replace_s(). Using these functions is the same as using LEN(), LEFT(), RIGHT(), SUBSTRING(), and REPLACE() in string type functions.

String Manipulation (UTF8)

This sample demonstrates the implementation of a user-defined data type. This sample shows the implementation of a UTF-8 user-defined data type that extends the type system of the database to provide storage for UTF-8 encoded values. This type also implements code to convert Unicode strings to and from UTF-8.

String Split Table-Valued Function

This sample contains a streaming table-valued function, written in C# that splits a comma-separated string into a table with one column. It also contains an aggregate function that converts a string column to a comma-separated string.

Transaction (December 2005)

Demonstrates controlling transactions by using the managed APIs located in the System.Transactions namespace.

TimeSeries

This sample demonstrates techniques for analyzing time-varying data using CLR integration.

User-defined Type Sample

This sample shows creating and using a simple user-defined data type from both a Transact-SQL and a client application by using System.Data.SqlClient.

User-defined Type Utility Sample

This sample contains several utility functions that include:

·          Functions to expose assembly metadata to Transact-SQL.

·          Sample streaming table-valued functions to return the types in an assembly as a table, and also to return the fields, methods, and properties in a user-defined type.

This sample demonstrates the following technologies: streaming table valued functions, reflection APIs, and invoking table-valued functions from Transact-SQL.

UTF8 String User-Defined Data Type (UDT)

The UTF8String sample for SQL Server 2005 demonstrates the implementation of a user-defined data type. This sample shows the implementation of a UTF8 user-defined data type that extends the type system of the database to provide storage for UTF8-encoded values. This type also implements code to convert Unicode strings to and from UTF8.

 


Server Management Objects (SMO)

Note: SMO Samples are not currently supported on the Vista operating system on 64 bit machines for SQL Server Express.

Sample name

Description

BackupRestore

Demonstrates how to back up and restore a database.

CheckIdentityValues (December 2005)

Performs identity checks on each table in the selected database.

CreateStoredProcs

Demonstrates how to create a SELECT stored procedure for each table in the selected database.

DatabaseDefrag (December 2005)

Demonstrates techniques for implementing database defragmentation capabilities in database applications.

DatabaseSpace (December 2005)

Demonstrates techniques for implementing database space monitoring applications.

DependencyExplorer

Demonstrates techniques for implementing an object explorer to view object dependencies within a database.

IndexSizes (December 2005)

Demonstrates techniques for implementing database index space monitoring applications.

ManageTables

Demonstrates how to create, modify, and drop tables.

LoadRegAssembly

Demonstrates how to load and register a .NET Framework assembly into an instance of SQL Server. Uses the UtilityConversion assembly.

ManageDatabases

Demonstrates how to create, modify, and drop a database. Includes adding a new file group and log file.

ManageDatabaseUsers

Demonstrates how to add, modify, and remove users.

RebuildAllIndexes (December 2005)

Rebuilds all the indexes in the selected database.

ScriptTable

This sample lets users script the creation or deletion of tables in the selected database.

ServerConnect

Demonstrates how to connect to an instance of SQL Server.

ServerInfo

Displays a list of server and connection properties for the selected instance of SQL Server.

ServiceBrokerConfiguration

Demonstrates how to create Service Broker objects including Endpoints and Remote Service Bindings by using SMO. In addition, the sample shows how to create a configuration tool with user controls.

SmoBrowser

This sample allows browsing hierarchy of SMO objects using .NET reflection. It shows how exactly SMO represent database objects with all their collections and properties.

SmoCompare

This sample demonstrates techniques for implementing a comparison of two database objects.

SmoEvents

This sample demonstrates techniques for displaying SQL Server events in a console database application.

SMOPing

A console application that connects to the selected instance of SQL Server and displays selected properties. Can be used to check the SQL connection.

SmoScripter (December 2005)

Demonstrates scripting and retrieving database object dependencies.

SqlServerList

This sample demonstrates two techniques for retrieving a list of computers that are running SQL Server on the network to the list boxes.

SQLService

Displays the SQL Server services that are available to start, stop, pause, and resume. This sample uses the WMI provider. The WMI provider is not supported in SQL Server Express.

Tracer

This sample demonstrates techniques for implementing profile trace from the local instance of SQL Server to the output console. This sample is not supported in SQL Server Express.

UtilityConversion

Used with LoadRegAssembly. Contains demonstration CLR functions that can be used with SQL Server.

 


Service Broker

Note: Only the Service Broker client is included in SQL Server Express.

Sample name

Description

EventLogging

This sample shows how to use Event Notifications to log events in SQL Server. The sample creates a service that receives event notifications and a service program that receives the event notification messages and logs the information in the messages. The service program demonstrates two different ways to log event notification messages:

·          One approach extracts important information from the event notification message and saves the key information and the original message in a log table.

·         The other approach extracts all of the information from the event notification message, saves this information in a log table, and discards the original message.

Only the Service Broker client is included in SQL Server Express.

HelloWorld

This sample provides a small example that sends and receives a message by using Service Broker. The sample creates two services and sends a message from one service to the other. The sample includes a script that receives and displays the message. Only the Service Broker client is included in SQL Server Express.

HelloWorld_CLR

This sample provides a small example that sends and receives a message by using the object-oriented interface to Service Broker that is defined in the ServiceBrokerInterface sample. Only the Service Broker client is included in SQL Server Express.

ServiceBrokerInterface

This sample provides a CLR-based object oriented interface for using Service Broker. Only the Service Broker client is included in SQL Server Express.

ShoppingCart

This sample uses the conversation group identifier to maintain state for a simple shopping cart application. This sample uses the ServiceBrokerInterface sample. Only the Service Broker client is included in SQL Server Express.

 


Transact-SQL

Sample name

Description

AdventureWorks Scripts

Provides two alternatives to using the schemas in AdventureWorks. For more information, see "Schemas in AdventureWorks" in SQL Server Books Online.

Alerts

Demonstrates how to associate actions with various administrative and performance events. For more information, see "Defining Alerts" in SQL Server Books Online. This sample is not supported in SQL Server Express.

Create DatabaseSnapshot

Creates a database snapshot of the AdventureWorks sample database. This sample is not supported in SQL Server Express.

Create FileGroups

Creates two new file groups for the AdventureWorks sample database. This sample is not supported in SQL Server Express.

Sliding Window Script

This sample demonstrates the ability to move partitions between tables by using the Transact-SQL ALTER TABLE SWITCH statement. This sample is not supported in SQL Server Express.

Table and Index Partitioning Script

Demonstrates table and index partitioning capabilities of SQL Server 2005. This sample is not supported in SQL Server Express.

 


XML

Sample name

Description

On-line Manufacturing Instructions

Retrieves manufacturing instructions, XML documents and XML illustration diagrams, and applies XSL transformation. The formatted HTML document is then shown in the browser. This sample uses CREATE ENDPOINT, which is not supported in SQL Server Express.

On-line Product Catalog

Retrieves catalog-description XML documents and product photo images, and applies XSL transformation. The formatted HTML document is shown in the browser. This sample uses CREATE ENDPOINT, which is not supported in SQL Server Express.

On-line Store Survey

Conducts an on-line reseller survey and stores the survey in the Demographics column of the Store table. This sample uses CREATE ENDPOINT, which is not supported in SQL Server Express.

 


Integrated Samples

Sample name

Description

HRResume

The HRResume sample allows the user to search for and display XML resumes by using relational and full-text techniques in a specific language. Only basic functionality is provided in this release. Additional features may be added in future releases.This sample is not supported in SQL Server Express.

Storefront E‑Commerce site

The Storefront sample provides a traditional e-commerce shopping experience for the goods sold by the fictitious Adventure Works Cycle manufacturing, wholesale, and retail organization. This sample demonstrates several different SQL Server 2005 technologies. These technologies include CLR Integration, Service Broker, business intelligence, recursive queries, and various Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 technologies, including ASP.NET 2.0. This sample is not supported in SQL Server Express.

 


Replication

Sample name

Description

ActiveX Control Samples (December 2005)

This sample demonstrates how to use the legacy Replication ActiveX Controls to synchronize a subscription from a native code application.

SalesOrderMobile

This sample is the SQL Server Mobile Subscriber version of the Sales Orders Sample for Merge Replication. This sample highlights using Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition (SQL Server Mobile) as a Subscriber in a merge replication topology for delivering data to mobile users. It also demonstrates the programmability features of replication in SQL Server Mobile. The sample is a Windows Forms-based application that uses standard Microsoft data access technologies and merge replication to enable a salesperson to maintain her own local data while synchronizing periodically with the home office. The publication used by this sample is created when you install the Sales Orders Sample for Merge Replication.

Sales Order Sample for Merge Replication

This sample highlights how a merge replication topology can be implemented to deliver data to mobile users, and it also demonstrates the programmability features of merge replication in SQL Server 2005. The sample is a Windows Forms-based application that uses standard Microsoft data access technologies and merge replication to enable a salesperson to maintain local data while periodically synchronizing with the home office. This sample is not supported in SQL Server Express.

Subscriber Monitor Utility Sample for Merge Replication

The Subscriber Monitor Utility sample is a Windows application that demonstrates how the Subscriber-side monitoring functionality provided by Replication Management Objects (RMO) is used to monitor merge subscriptions at the Subscriber.

 

 


Analysis Services

Samples in this section are not supported in SQL Server Express.

Sample name

Description

ActivityViewer

The Activity Viewer sample is a tool that displays users, connections, and processes for an Analysis Services server. The tool lets you get a list of these items and, if necessary, stop a process.

ASCMD

The ascmd command-line utility enables a database administrator to execute an XMLA script, MDX query, or DMX statement against an instance of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services (SSAS). This command-line utility contains functionality similar to the sqlcmd Utility that is included with SQL Server 2005, but for Analysis Services. The execution results of the script, query, or statement can be stored in a file together with relevant SQL Server Profiler trace information.

New in the July 2006 release of ascmd is two new features. The first is the ability to execute custom XMLA requests. Using this feature you will be able to execute XMLA Discovers and XMLA Executes. For example, you are able to determine what databases are on an SSAS instance. You are be able to execute statements that change the default properties so the only the data is returned; not the schema and the data. Second, ascmd now detects if the XMLA input stream is a valid XMLA Command or not. If it is not a valid XMLA Command then it assumes that it is an XMLA Statement and it automatically html encode the input and wraps a <Statement>...</Statement> element around it. This allows you to enter simpler input files when entering MDX queries and DMX statements. See the ascmd readme for more information.

AMOAdventureWorks

This is a sample C# program that illustrates the use of the Analysis Services Management Objects (AMO) to create complex OLAP cubes.

AMOBrowser

The AMOBrowser sample lets you use AMO objects to connect to a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services (SSAS) server and then browse different AMO objects and their properties.

Backup and Restore

The Backup and Restore sample lets you use AMO objects to connect to a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services (SSAS) server. You can then complete a backup of the Analysis Services database, restore the backup, or delete the backup.

Data Mining Web Controls

Data Mining Web Controls Library is a library intended to extend the data mining user experience in Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services (SSAS) to the Web. This library provides a lightweight version of the data mining model viewers. Using Data Mining Web Controls, you can browse complex mining models from any computer that has Microsoft Internet Explorer installed.

Data Mining Plug-in Algorithms

This tutorial steps you through the process of implementing a plug-in algorithm and integrating that algorithm into Analysis Services.

Display Objects Name

The Display Objects Name sample lets you use AMO objects to connect to a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services (SSAS) server and then display the names of the AMO objects.

 


Full-Text Search

Samples in this section are not supported in SQL Server Express.

Sample name

Description

ItemFinder

Demonstrates new features in Full-Text Search, and best practices for efficiently locating data, caching, paging, and adding large object (LOB) data to the database.

 


Integration Services

Samples in this section are not supported in SQL Server Express.

Sample name

Description

ADO Source Component Sample

The ADO Source Component sample demonstrates how to implement a source component that can be used as a data source in the Data Flow task. This component uses the ADO.NET connection manager to acquire a connection to a database, and runs the SQL statement provided by the user. The rows obtained by running the statement are added to a PipelineBuffer that is provided to the component by the Data Flow task, and subsequently made available to downstream components.

AWDataWarehouseRefresh Package Sample

The AWDataWarehouseRefresh sample package illustrates how to create and populate user tables in the new AdventureWorksDW database, using data from the AdventureWorks database. Several Transact-SQL scripts are executed to create the tables, after which several Execute SQL tasks run to populate the tables.

Calculated Columns Package Sample

The Calculated Columns sample is a package that processes archived sales transactions.

Capture Data Lineage Package Sample

The Capture Data Lineage sample is a package that captures audit information.

Change Case Component Sample

The Change Case component sample demonstrates a transformation component with a synchronous output. This component changes the case of a character in a string by modifying a single character in the specified column as the rows pass through the component.

Create DataFlow Package Sample 

The Create DataFlow Package sample demonstrates how to programmatically create a package and add a Data Flow.

Creating a Basic Package

This sample is part of a tutorial and demonstrates creating a simple package which extracts data from an Excel workbook file and loads the data into a table in the AdventureWorks database

Creating a Custom Increment Task Sample

The Increment Task sample demonstrates how to programmatically create custom tasks and their associated user interfaces.

Data Cleaning Package Sample

The Data Cleaning sample is a package that cleans data.

DatasetDestination Component Sample

The DatasetDestination sample demonstrates how to implement a custom destination component that is integrated into Business Intelligence Development Studio and can be added to a Data Flow task.

Deploying Packages

This sample is part of a tutorial and demonstrates enhancing and deploying two packages

Email Log Provider

The EmailLogProvider sample demonstrates how to create a custom log provider, the Email Log Provider, which sends logging output as an e-mail message in either plain text or HTML format.

Excel2ConnectionManager

The Excel2 Custom Connection Manager sample demonstrates how to create a custom connection manager, the Excel2 Connection Manager, and its associated user interface.

Execute Process Package Sample

The Execute Process sample is a package that runs an executable from within the package.

Execute SQL Statements in a Loop Package Sample

The Execute SQL Statements in a Loop sample package uses a Foreach Loop container to iterate through SQL statements saved in text files in a folder.

ForEachDirectory Sample

This code sample demonstrates how to create a custom enumerator and a custom user interface to set properties for the enumerator using the .NET Framework and managed code.

HtmlLogProvider

The HtmlLogProvider sample demonstrates how to create a custom log provider, the Html Log Provider, which writes logging output to an HTML document.

Process XML Data Package Sample

The Process XML Data sample is a package that performs several sequential operations on a single XML data source.

Remove Duplicates Component Sample

The Remove Duplicates sample demonstrates the implementation of a data flow transformation component with asynchronous outputs.

Remove Duplicates UI Component Sample (December 2005)

The Remove Duplicates sample with a custom user interface.

SMO Tables DBCC Package Sample

The SMOTablesDBCC sample package illustrates how to enumerate the user tables in the AdventureWorks database by using the Foreach SMO enumerator in a Foreach Loop container.

SMOTableList Sample

The SMOTableList sample illustrates how to enumerate the user tables in the AdventureWorks database.

SqlConnectionManager Sample (December 2005)

Demonstrates how to programmatically create a custom connection manager.  See the Post Release Notes for additional information on using this sample.

 


Notification Services

Samples in this section are not supported in SQL Server Express.

Sample name

Description

Flight

The Flight sample is an event-driven Notification Services application that produces notifications about flight prices for subscribed users, according to their subscriptions.

Flight NMO

The Flight NMO sample shows how to build the Flight sample application using the Notification Services Management Objects (NMO).

Inventory Tracker

The Inventory Tracker sample shows how to use condition actions to allow subscribers to define their own query clauses for subscriptions.

Newsletter

The Newsletter sample shows how to create a simple Web-based subscription management application. The sample has an n-tier design that contains an HTML-based interface layer and a subscription management middle-tier layer. A Microsoft Visual Studio® Web project creates a Visual Web Developer Web Server when you run the Web project so that you can more easily use the sample.

Profit Margin

The Profit Margin sample is an event-driven Notification Services application that produces notifications about profit margins for individual employees and sends this data to subscribed users. This sample uses the Analysis Services event provider to query an Analysis Services database and return the results as events to the Notification Services application.

Stock

The Stock sample is a Notification Services application that uses both event-driven and scheduled subscriptions to produce notifications based on stock market data. Subscribed users receive notifications when the stock price goes above a specified trigger value.

 


Reporting Services

Reporting Services is available in SQL Server 2005 Express Edition with Advanced Services. Not all Reporting Services functionality is supported in this edition. For more information about supported and unsupported features, see the topic "Reporting Services in SQL Server 2005 Express Edition with Advanced Services" in SQL Server Books Online.

Sample name

Description

AdventureWorks Report Samples

The AdventureWorks sample reports are a set of predefined report definition files that use the AdventureWorks databases as data sources. You can upload and view each report separately; however, some reports are designed to work together through the use of links. You can use the sample reports in two ways: to familiarize yourself with the capabilities of Reporting Services, or as templates for designing new reports.

AsynchronousRender Sample Windows Application

AsynchronousRender  is a sample Windows application developed using Visual Studio 2005. The application is based on a real-world scenario, and it demonstrates how to develop a Windows application that uses the Report Server Web service. The sample uses the Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) API to enable you to view the contents of a local report server, to select a report, and then to render that report to disk using asynchronous server communication.

File Share Data Processing Extension Sample

FsiDataExtension is a simple data processing extension for the Windows file system. It uses the Microsoft .NET Framework library classes DirectoryInfo and FileSystemInfo to query the contents of any valid network file share. This sample is not supported in SQL Server Express.

FindRenderSave Sample Windows Application

Demonstrates  how to develop a Windows application that uses the Report Server Web service. The sample uses the Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) API to enable you to search for reports in the report server database, to review the report properties and to render the reports to various on-disk formats.

Forms Authentication Sample

Uses Microsoft  Visual C# to show how to implement a security extension for Reporting Services. The sample uses Forms Authentication along with SQL Server to provide a custom security model that works with Reporting Services.

Polygons Custom Report Item (December 2005)

Uses Microsoft  Visual C# to show how to implement a simple custom report item sample. This sample uses the System.Component classes from the Microsoft .NET Framework and classes from the Microsoft.ReportDesigner and Microsoft.ReportingServices namespaces to implement a custom report item run-time component and design-time component that can be used in a hosted design environment.

Printer Delivery Extension Sample

The Printer Delivery Sample  is a sample delivery extension that offers an introduction to Reporting Services delivery. The sample is a simple delivery extension for a printer. It uses the IMAGE rendering extension, along with the System.Drawing.Printing namespace in the Microsoft .NET Framework, to delivery a report to a printer.

Report Builder Report Samples (December 2005)

Describes a report sample that you can access directly from the report server and modify in Report Builder. This sample is not supported in SQL Server Express.

Report Model Samples

The purpose of this sample is to show SQL Server Reporting Services Model Designer/Report Builder users how report models are structured and how report models are used in Report Builder. This sample is not supported in SQL Server Express.

ReportSearch Sample Application (December 2005)

Shows  how to add search functionality to Office 2003 applications so that users can browse a report server and view Reporting Services reports.

RSExplorer Sample Application

Demonstrates  how to develop a Windows application that uses the Reporting Services Web service. RSExplorer uses a Microsoft .NET Framework proxy class to call Web service methods exposed by the Reporting Services SOAP API. It also highlights new features in the area of enterprise reporting.

Script Samples

AddItemSecurity script sample demonstrates how to use a script to set item security policies in the report server namespace.

 

CancelRunningJobs script sample demonstrates a sample administration script that cancels jobs that are running on a report server. This sample is not supported in SQL Server Express.

 

ConfigureSystemProperties script sample demonstrates a script that can be used to set system-level, report server properties.

 

PublishSampleReports script sample demonstrates a script that publishes the sample reports to a report server.

Server Management Report Samples

Server Management reports are a set of predefined report definition files that use SQL Server metadata as a source of information for reports. You can use the sample reports in two ways: to view server information, or as templates for designing new reports.

 

Execution Log sample reports includes predefined report files, sample database scripts, and a sample SQL Server Integration Services package that you can use to view execution log data for a report server.

The following reports are not supported in SQL Server Express:

Sales Reason Comparison

Execution Log reports

 

Post Release Notes:

The BulkCopySelectResult Data Access (ODBC) sample requires a simple change before it can be successfully used. Capitalize the letter "D" in the word "Birthdate" on line 51 of BulkCopySelectResult.cpp.