What is XMLNotepad and where do you get it?

XMLNotepad is a Microsoft tool, an XML editor. You can easily open an XML documents using this tool. It is very useful and very informative.

You can get the latest version from the Codeplex site here:

Go to this link.
https://xmlnotepad.codeplex.com/

Click on downloadable installer.
This will take you to the site where you can download the Microsoft XML Notepad.

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This application requires .NET 4.0. If it is not available in your computer (look inside Programs and features in Control panel). If you do not have this, you can download and install from here:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/confirmation.aspx?id=17851

Click on Microsoft XML Notepad which brings up the following:

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Click Install. It will install directly from a server on the internet and you may see this window.

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After a while the application gets downloaded and you should see in your All Programs as shown

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You can get the user interface of this application by clicking the shortcut in the above.

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Enjoy!

How do you restore a database from its backup?

A backup of Northwind database was obtained from the Codeplex site and was saved to one of the folders on a Dell computer with Windows 10 OS. The computer also has SQL Server Management Studio (v 17.1). You should be able to restore using the SQL Server Management Studio installed when you installed the SQL Server 2012 Database engine.

Follow these steps to restore the Northwind database to an instance of SQL Server 2012 (x86) installed on the same computer.

Step 1. Start SQL Server Management Studio v17.1 (Run as administrator)

The SSMS is version 17.1 and Hodentek9\PCATT is a SQL Server 2012 Express

Step 2. Right click the Databases node highlighted in the PCATT isntnace as shown.

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Step 3: Click Restore Database...

Restore Database window is displayed as shown.

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Step 4: The Default Source is Database and it is greyed out as shown. Chnage it to Device. The Restore Database gets changed as shown.

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Step 5: Click the ellipsis button along 'Device' in the above image.

Select backup devices window shows on top of Restore Database window as shown.

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Step 6: Click Add button in Select backup devices window.
Locate Backup File window gets displayed as shown.

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Usually the 'backup files with extension .bak' are found in the following directory in the case of x32 bit SQL Server.
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL11.PCATT\MSSQL\Backup

However, for this exercise it is stored in a different location.

Step 7: Now browse to that location and highlight the Northwind.bak (A backup file which came from a Microsoft site) as shown.

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Step 8: Click OK. The file path is entered in the Select backup devices window as shown.

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Step 9: Click OK
You are returned to the Restore Database - Northwind as shown.

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Step 10: Click OK in the above.

Microsoft SQL Server Managment Studio message reports that the database
'Northwind' restored successfully.

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Step 11: Click OK to the message. Verify that Northwind database is in the SQL Server 2012 instance Hodentek9\PCATT

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