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After the install of Microsoft Web Platform completes, you will see a screen asking you to install SQL Server Express 2008.. After the install completes, click the FINISH and then the EX

2 In the Downloads area at the far right, click on SQL SERVER 2008

EXPRESS

3 Click the INSTALL button

4 If you don’t already have it, a new window will pop up to allow you to install the Microsoft Web Platform Click on the GET THE MICROSOFT WEB PLATFORM button

5 You may then be asked a series of questions, such as if you want to run the application and allow various procedures to execute Respond RUN, YES,

or ALLOW to all questions

6 After the install of Microsoft Web Platform completes, you will see a screen asking you to install SQL Server Express 2008 Click the INSTALL button

7 On the License screen, click the ALLOW button

8 On the Authentication Mode screen, select Mixed Mode authentication and enter a password for the SQL Server Administrator (SA) user

9 After the install completes, click the FINISH and then the EXIT buttons After this has completed, you will have the following software installed:

■ Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Import and Export Data

■ Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Configuration Tools

Installing SQL Server Management Studio

The steps for installing the Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express Management Tools are as follows:

1 Go to www.microsoft.com/sqlserver

2 In the Downloads area, click on SQL SERVER 2008 EXPRESS

3 On the grid under Other Installation Options, click the INSTALL button under the Management Tools column

4 You may then be asked a series of questions, asking if you want to

allow various procedures to execute Respond YES or ALLOW to all questions

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5 You will now see a screen asking you to install SQL Server 2008

Manage-ment Studio Express Click the INSTALL button

6 On the License screen, click the I ACCEPT button The software will then

be installed During the installation, you may see a window warning of

compatibility issues If so, click the RUN PROGRAM button

7 After the install completes, click the EXIT button

After this has completed, you will have the following software installed:

■ Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio

■ Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services

Using SQL Server Management Studio

When you start SQL Server Management Studio, you’ll see a window to establish

a connection with the Microsoft SQL Server that you already installed Enter

“localhost\SQLEXPRESS” in the Server Name box In the Authentication box,

select WINDOWS AUTHENTICATION You don’t need to enter a user name or

password Click the CONNECT button

After connecting, you’ll need to create a database to work with To do this, find

the Object Explorer pane on the left side of the window Right-click on the

DATABASES line and then select NEW DATABASE In the New Database

win-dow, enter a name in the Database Name box (for example, FirstDatabase) Click

the OK button You will now see your new database under Databases

To execute any desired SQL code, you can highlight your database and then click

the NEW QUERY button A new query window will open You can enter any

SQL code and then click the EXECUTE button If you enter multiple SQL

statements in the query window, you can highlight any number of individual

statements and execute only the highlighted portion The results of your query

will be shown in either a Results or a Message pane after the query is executed If

there is data to be shown, it will appear in a Results pane Otherwise, a status

message will appear in a Message pane

Microsoft provides complete online documentation on SQL Server in the MSDN

(Microsoft Development Network) area of their Web site The starting point for

the Transact-SQL reference guide is currently at:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb510741.aspx

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appendix B

Getting Started

with MySQL

Overview

The procedure to install the free version of MySQL is as follows This procedure was tested on a PC with the Windows 7 operating system Please note that the specific instructions may vary from what is shown below, depending on what is already installed on your PC

As these procedures may change over time, please consult www.courseptr.com/ downloads for any updates

There are two main steps involved:

■ Install MySQL Community Server

■ Install MySQL Workbench, version 5.2 or higher

MySQL Community Server allows you to create databases The MySQL Work-bench is a graphical interface that allows you to issue SQL commands to interact with the server and any databases you create

The MySQL Community server download is available at www.mysql.com At the time of this writing, the MySQL Workbench download is in transition In order

to use this tool to execute SQL statements, you will need to obtain version 5.2 or higher At present, this version is available in beta at dev.mysql.com

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Installing MySQL Community Server

The steps for installing the MySQL Community Server are as follows:

1 Go to www.mysql.com

2 Click on the DOWNLOADS tab

3 Click on MySQL COMMUNITY SERVER

4 Select the MICROSOFT WINDOWS platform

5 Click one of the DOWNLOAD buttons

6 If you’re a returning user, log in Otherwise, register as a new user

7 Click on HTTP next to one of the mirror files shown

8 When asked if you want to run or save the file, select the RUN button

9 After the download completes, when asked if you want to run the software, select the RUN button The install setup wizard will then start

10 On the Welcome screen, click the NEXT button

11 On the Setup Type screen, select TYPICAL and then click the NEXT button

12 On the Ready to Install screen, click the INSTALL button

13 On the User Account Control message box, click the YES button The software will then be installed

14 Close the MySQL Enterprise message box

15 On the MySQL Server 5.1 Setup Wizard box, click the FINISH button

16 On the User Account control message box, click the YES button

17 On the Registration screen, enter your information and register, if desired

18 Go to the MySQL Server Instance Configuration Wizard message box You may need to minimize your browser to see this

19 On the Welcome screen, click the NEXT button

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