When I re-installed VS2010, SQL Server 2008 SP1 and some related tools failed to install properly.

When I re-installed SQL Server 2008 Management Studio, I get the same error as stated...

No, Koen, I decided against the hassle of having multiple editions and/or instances and opted to settle for the default bundled installation of SQL Server 2008 Express. But I need...

See the formulas in the attached examples.

You are welcome. Sometimes the solution is simple and staring us in the face!

You cannot use the SUM function in the value being returned. Do the calculation earlier in the function, assign it to another temp variable @ANS and return that @ANS. Scalar...

All the members who have responded to your post are talking back TO YOU.

Unfortunately, you are NOT LISTENING; simply talking back AT US.

Pity is, even this reply may not wake...

You don't need SQL to do this; you can do it just as easily in Excel:

First sort both files on the common column, copy the dname column to a new...

I need all the help I can get to:

1. Remove all traces of any existing SQL Server instances, installs, setup files, etc.

2. Repair or restore my registry to where it...

Yes, Welsh, I need to do a clean install, and for the moment it has to be Express.

But I am already doing this on my home laptop, don't have any...

Ok, below is the full text of the first error/s to pop up:

Unhandled exception occurred in your application.

If you click ‘Continue’, the application will ignore the error and attempt to...

I don't quite remember; I think I never got round to installing SP1, as it was supposed to be AFTER MSE.

But MSE screwed me up, and now I've screwed...

Thanks, Welsh, for your effort to post the links, but I am afraid the sqlcmd utility is too dense for my immediate need. I need something simpler right now.

I read this post[/url] and decided to follow the steps, so I uninstalled ALL SS2008 components from Control Panel but a few proved stubborn, so I googled for an advanced...

@Celko: Thanks to you too. Will try to get a copy.

Thanks, PeterBan.