LabVIEW 8.6.1 DSC Module and SQL Server Agent

[_EMG_]

I had the following system constellation:

- LabVIEW Professional Dev System 8.6.1 installed (complete)

- SQL Server 2005 Express

Since Microsoft's SQL Server 2005 is no longer distributed, I had to install SQL Server 2008 Express on my system, too.

Everything is working fine, but after installing the 2008 Express version the SQL Server Agent appears in the '2008 instance!

This is quite good, but normaly the Express editions doesn't contain the Agent...?!

Since LV8.5 (?) the DSC module uses Microsoft SQL Server Express, right? (--> This is very good, but the documentation of the DSC module is more than bad.!!)

Is there any context between SQL 2008 Express <--> LV DSC??

[ENIA]

Hi _avr_,

There's no documentation about LV DSC supporting SQL Express 2008 because it's not supported. It may work if you were to detach the database and reattach it, but it's something we have not tested.

You are writing, that SQL Server 2005 Express is no longer distributed, however this is a Software which is a part of Installation Pack of a DSC Module. So if you have the DVD for LabVIEW with DSC Module you could install it without any problem. For DSC Module 8.6 we included the SQL Server 2005 Express SP1 on the DVD.

I do not really now why in your case the Agent is appering. You have right, the SQL Server 2008 Express does not contain any Agent.I do not have any explenation for it.

NI supports only DSC with SQL Server 2005 Express. The DSC Module 2009 is also working with SQL Server 2005 Express SP1. For Windows 7 SQL 2005 SP3 is recomended. 

I would suggest you to deinstall the SQL Server 2008 Express.

Best regards,

ENIA

NI Germany