Chapter 2 – System Manager Working with Databases
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Working with Databases
This section looks at the tools and facilities you have when working with databases. We already saw in the previous chapter how to create a new company database. Here we look at other facilities.
The Database Management Console
You execute most database functions via a program that is separate from the main application, called the
Database Management Console.
If you use the full Microsoft SQL Server version, or SQL server 2005/2008, you can and should accomplish these tasks via SQL itself. The Database Management Console mimics the full SQL Server utilities, but has fewer features. You must use these utilities, however, if you use MSDE.
To start the Database Management Console, locate the program in the Window’s Start menu or on your desktop, and click or double click the program.
To register (show) a server, choose the Server…New SQL Server Registration option from the menu.
To perform a function on a database, right click the database name and choose the function from the popup menu, as shown.
To ensure a database is not in use when you back it up, detach it.