Lynn Pettis (3/23/2012)

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Just thought I'd share this little tidbit:

Also just for some background (or laughs, or horrors depending) our systems administrator is also our DBA and thinks its perfectly ok...

What OS? 64 Bit or 32?

The obvious need be asked:

Are you running SQL Server 2008 R2 where you are trying to run that executable?

Lynn Pettis (3/23/2012)

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PaulB-TheOneAndOnly (3/23/2012)

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Lynn Pettis (3/23/2012)

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Even weirder is that...

Here is a thread that contains resources that should help.

http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1232526-391-1.aspx

Yes this does happen in 2008 but is less common than in 2005. Here is another thread with some great resources on the topic:

http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1232526-391-1.aspx

Thanks for getting back with the resolution.

sandeep4testing (3/23/2012)

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Hi Lynin,

Thank u very much for ur quick reply,

i want different primary keys for fname and lname,

here my requirement is :

FK- FName should be FK of Users.FName

FK- LName should...

GilaMonster (3/23/2012)

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You say that like it should be obvious it's a bad idea. I got so much flak from a client...

It was only a matter of time before those rules reappeared...

What error are you getting?

What has made you determine that the file you downloaded is not the 2008 database?

I think to answer that question largely depends on you. Do you prefer to have live instruction with direct easy access? Or do you prefer the method that...

Another option (I use this one) is by Michelle Ufford, here[/url].

My preferred search engine back in the day was Altavista. It seemed to provide more reliable results - especially for tech...

This download works perfectly fine for me

http://msftdbprodsamples.codeplex.com/releases/view/37109#DownloadId=106391

This is the database files for SQL 2008.

How are you determining that the download you used is not the 2008 files?