CodePlex is the project hosting site for Microsoft SQL Server Samples and Community Projects. Projects listed here are official Microsoft samples for SQL Server (released with Service Packs or major releases of SQL Server) and applications developed by MVPs, and the SQL Server co

To download samples databases, click here, change the release if you want SQL Server 2005 installers (the default is 2008) and then click the appropriate MSI file.

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For release notes and brief descriptions of all the sample databases and code, including restrictions on SQL Express and Vista, click here.

Microsoft SQL Server Product and Community Samples

Product samples are the latest Microsoft samples released with Service Packs or major releases of SQL Server. Community samples are sample code and applications from Microsoft, MVPs, and the SQL Server community at large.

Sample Area Product Community
Analysis Services ( OLAP, Data Mining, Administration) Product Community
AdventureWorks Sample Databases Product
Data Programmability (ADO.NET, OLEDB, ODBC) Product
End to End (multi-technology, complete, integrated) Product Community New!
Database Engine (CLR, Full Text, SMO) Product
Integration Services (formerly DTS) Product
Replication Product
Reporting Services Product
Service Broker Product Community
Transact SQL Scripts Product Community
XML Product
Technet Scripts Community


If you want to contribute samples to one of these projects, Contact the SQL Community Project Admin


Featured Community Projects

Active SQL Server-oriented projects with ongoing development activity and the potential for new contributors to get involved.
For more information on these groups of projects, refer to Frequently Asked Questions

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Last edited Dec 10, 2007 at 10:27 PM by bonniefe, version 52