Microsoft SQL server 2012 express

Question

 
i recently downloaded ENU\x86\SQLEXPR_x86_ENU.exe and ENU\x86\SQLManagementStudio_x86_ENU.exe from microsoft SQL server 2012 from official download centre page. First i installed SQLEXPR_x86 (database engine) with mixed mode authentication, then i installed
management studio with new installation option rather than selecting add new features.after both the successfull installation i learnt that in the object explorer, expanding database+system database+master i dont have a table option to create
new tables as earlier found in sql 2005 and 2008 versions. in simple words i dont have a table designer to create table, i have to type the statments using query editor to create and do manipulations in the table. for your further help i want to
tell you some related information:
1.i tried to get the table option with ENU\x86\SQLEXPRADV_x86_ENU.exe and ENU\x86\SQLEXPRWT_x86_ENU.exe without installing management studio as studio is already present in these packages. but still the problem persist.
2.i have windows 7 home basic installed on PC and windows 7 home premium on laptop both with service pack 1 with all the new updates.
3.after installation of sql server 2012 service pack, i thought problem might get solved but no.
i really need table designer feature.

Answer 1

Hello,
It is simple : in SSMS , after having connected to your SQL Server instance, you should see in the left panel a TreeView with the name of your instance. Right-click on the name of your instance .I n the context menu , click on Facets ( 12th item just above
Start PowerShell ).You will open a new form labeled "View Facets" followed by the "full" name of your SQL Server. In the bottom left part , you should see view the connection string .Click on it.
If the name of your database is master , it means that you are connected to the master database . The master database is a system database in which you are not allowed to create a new table ( it is an essential database containing information essential to
the survival of your SQL Server ).See this link ( even if it was for SQL Server 2012, it is always valuable )
http://www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertip/1420/sql-server-system-databases/
I would suggest to have a look at this link :
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms187837.aspx ( special 2012 ) and especially the part recommendations.
As you have not yet created an user database , you connect automatically to the master database which is at least dangerous when you want to create a new table.
You have before to create a new database in which you will create your new table. It is what I have explained in my former post.
If you don't know how to create a new database, you have not posted in the good forum ( a curious habit from the original posters , maybe because they don't understand how to find the "good" forum but I recognize that I am often hesitating before finding
the most appropriate forum even if I am moderator since 6 years ). It is possible that I have not been clear enough but English is not my mother tongue ).
So don't hesitate to post again to obtain more help and explanations : this forum is full of highly-qualified persons always ready to help persons lost in SQL Server.
For me , you have 2 important steps :
- create a new database
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms176061(v=sql.120).aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms186312(v=sql.120).aspx
- create a new table
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms174979.aspx
According to me , it is simpler to create a new database or/and table without using TRANSACT-SQL through the visual interface of SSMS
for a database : right-click on the Databases node of your SQL Server instance and click on Create Database
for a table : as soon as you have created your database , its name should appear in the list under the Databases node.
Click on the little + on the left of this name to expand the node related to this new database.
Right-click on the Tables node and choose New Table. You should arrive to a new form making relatively easy the creation of the table , more exactly , the structure of the table with its columns ( names and data types ).
Don't hesitate to post again if you need more help( it is what I am doing when I am lost ) : you will find always someone available to help you at any time as moderators/answerers are nearly from every continent at any hour of the day ( when USA is sleeping
, Europe and Asia are awake ... )
Have a nice day
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