This first topic explains how to install the Northwind Traders database in your own environment and gain access to the sample apps, which you can open for editing to reveal how they were built. Northwind Traders is a fictitious organization that manages orders, products, customers, suppliers, and many other aspects of a small business. Aug 28, 2018 Is there any link from where latest version of this database can be downloaded. No one maintain such an old & outdated sample database (with was first created for MS Access). Jun 20, 2019 Microsoft Access 2013 is a database management system that provides the software tools you need to organize data. If you're a novice user, you may have seen mentions of The Northwind sample database, which has long been available to Access users.
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A number of examples and walkthroughs in the LINQ to SQL documentation use sample SQL Server databases and SQL Server Express. You can download these products free of charge from Microsoft.
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Get the Northwind sample database for SQL Server
Download the script
instnwnd.sql
from the following GitHub repository to create and load the Northwind sample database for SQL Server:Before you can use the Northwind database, you have to run the downloaded
instnwnd.sql
script file to recreate the database on an instance of SQL Server by using SQL Server Management Studio or a similar tool. Follow the instructions in the Readme file in the repository.Tip
If you're looking for the Northwind database for Microsoft Access, see Install the Northwind sample database for Microsoft Access.
Get the Northwind sample database for Microsoft Access
The Northwind sample database for Microsoft Access is not available on the Microsoft Download Center. To install Northwind directly from within Access, do the following things:
- Open Access.
- Enter Northwind in the Search for Online Templates box, and then select Enter.
- On the results screen, select Northwind. A new window opens with a description of the Northwind database.
- In the new window, in the File Name text box, provide a filename for your copy of the Northwind database.
- Select Create. Access downloads the Northwind database and prepares the file.
- When this process is complete, the database opens with a Welcome screen.
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Download the AdventureWorks sample database for SQL Server from the following GitHub repository:
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After you download one of the database backup (*.bak) files, restore the backup to an instance of SQL Server by using SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). See Get SQL Server Management Studio.
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If you want to view or modify a database that you've downloaded, you can use SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). Download SSMS from the following page:
You can also view and manage databases in the Visual Studio integrated development environment (IDE). In Visual Studio, connect to the database from SQL Server Object Explorer, or create a Data Connection to the database in Server Explorer. Open these explorer panes from the View menu.
Get SQL Server Express
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SQL Server Express is a free, entry-level edition of SQL Server that you can redistribute with applications. Download SQL Server Express from the following page:
If you're using Visual Studio, SQL Server Express LocalDB is included in the free Community edition of Visual Studio, as well as the Professional and higher editions.
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Microsoft Access 2013 is a database management system that provides the software tools you need to organize data. If you're a novice user, you may have seen mentions of The Northwind sample database, which has long been available to Access users. It contains some great sample tables, queries, reports, and other database features, and it frequently appears in tutorials for Access 2013. If you're learning Access and working your way through online tutorials, you'll no doubt be asked to use the Northwind database. Here's how to install it in Microsoft Access 2013.
Installing the Northwind Database
Access database templates used to be downloadable from the web, but they are now available only from within Access itself. To install the sample database:
- Open Microsoft Access 2013.
- Type 'Northwind' in the Search for Online Templates box at the top of the screen and click Enter.
- Single-click on Northwind 2007 Sample in the result screen.
- In the File Name text box, provide a filename for your Northwind database.
- Click the Create button. Access downloads the Northwind database from Microsoft and prepares your copy. It may take a few minutes.
- Your database opens automatically when it is ready.
About the Northwind Database
The Northwind database is based on a fictitious company—Northwind Traders. It incorporates sales transactions between the company and its customers and purchasing details between the company and its vendors. It includes tables for inventory, orders, customers, employees and more. It is the basis for many tutorials and books on using Access.
These instructions also apply to Microsoft Access 2016.