Upgrade From 2005 Developer to 2008 Developer

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Upgrade From 2005 Developer to 2008 Developer

Mike Looney

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January 14, 2010 at 5:31 am

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Does anybody know how to upgrade from SQL 2005 Developer to 2008 Developer without buying another VS 2008.

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steveb. SSC-Forever Points: 46733 More actions · Answer 1

You don't need to buy Visual Studio 2008 to get SQL Server 2008 developer, you can buy SQL 2008 developer as a stand alone prodcut for about £30

Mike Looney SSC Rookie Points: 40 More actions · Answer 2

Thank you for your response. Microsoft.com is out of stock. I had hoped there was an upgrade download available, but I don't see it anywhare on the site.

Ron McCullough SSC Guru Points: 63877 More actions · Answer 3

Purchase my copy of SQL Server 2008 Developer Edition for 50 USD from Anazon.com .. just checked and price is now down to 40.49 Here is the link I utilized:

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss?url=search-alias%3Dsoftware&field-keywords=SQL+Server+2008&x=15&y=14

If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.

Ron

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Mike Looney SSC Rookie Points: 40 More actions · Answer 4

I never occurred to me that I could get it any place else if MS was out of stock. So you are right, I definitely overlooked something.

Jeffrey Williams SSC Guru Points: 90350 More actions · Answer 5

And, do not upgrade your existing instance or tools. They will work side-by-side with no problems at all. If you have to support any 2005 instances at all - you can do most of the work from the 2008 tools, however you cannot do anything in SSIS or SSRS without BIDS for that version.

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jason_oliver Newbie Points: 7 More actions · Answer 6

Hi,

I'm looking to purchase SQL 2008 Developer but I can't find it anywhere! The UK MS store doesn't have it and it is iout of stock on retailers like Amazon. Can anyone point me in the right direction of a UK retailer that actually has it in stock?

Thanks,

Jason