docker-compose/SQLExpress/README.md

SQL Express - LocalDB Setup

• Download free specialized Version SQL EXpress 2022 bootsrapper installer

• Launch the bootstrap. Select Custom installation

• Under installation, select New SQL Server standalone installation

  • Uncheck Azure Extension for SQL Server
  • Uncheck Database Engine Services
  • Check LocalDB

  Setup a database

  • Under Command prompt

  // Show localdb instances
$ sqllocaldb info

 Create a new localdb instance
$ sqllocaldb create myLocalDB

 // Check created instance
$ sqllocaldb info myLocalDB
Name:               myLocalDB
Version:            16.0.1000.6
Shared name:
Owner:              R9-5900X\yikth
Auto-create:        No
State:              Stopped
Last start time:    5/10/2023 9:16:58 pm

 // To start instance
$ sqllocaldb start myLocalDB
Name:               myLocalDB
Version:            16.0.1000.6
Shared name:
Owner:              R9-5900X\yikth
Auto-create:        No
State:              Running
Last start time:    5/10/2023 9:18:37 pm
Instance pipe name: np:\\.\pipe\LOCALDB#6B6829ED\tsql\query

SSMS Management Tool

• From SQL Server Installation Center, select Install SQL Server Management Tools. Latest version time of writing : v19.1
• Launch SSMS
• To connect to newly create localdb instance, enter (localdb)\myLocalDB into server name. Use Window Authentication
• Click Connect
• Upon Connected, right click on Database to create a new database eg.: myDatabase

Migrate mdb to localdb

• Right click on the myDatabase, select Tasks > Import Data
• A wizard will launch
• For source, select Microsoft Access Jet Engine. Select the mdb file
• For target, select Microsft OLE DB Provider for SQL Server
• Set server name using the above pipe name np:\\.\pipe\LOCALDB#6B6829ED\tsql\query
• Click Next
• Select list if table to import
• On SSMS, right click and select Refresh database. Under Tables, the imported table will be shown