creating a new database

Hi,
I've installed a Visual Studio 2008CD and found out that the SQL is
installed as well,now i need to create a new datbase using SQL ,I go to
propgrams>SQL Server 2005>Configuration tools then i have three icons :
* SQL Server Configuration Manager.
* SQL Server Error and Reporting usage.
* SQL Server Surface Area configuration.
I don't know which option should i use to start creating a new database.

"Pietro" wrote in message
news:47B8B557-CA30-4601-8457-ABC53C36D259-at-microsoft.com...
> Hi,
> I've installed a Visual Studio 2008CD and found out that the SQL is
> installed as well,now i need to create a new datbase using SQL ,I go to
> propgrams>SQL Server 2005>Configuration tools then i have three icons :
> * SQL Server Configuration Manager.
> * SQL Server Error and Reporting usage.
> * SQL Server Surface Area configuration.
> I don't know which option should i use to start creating a new database.
>

Hi

You have SQL Express installed, so you can use Visual Studio to do this or
the command line utility SQLCMD where you can use the normal CREATE DATABASE
command. To do it in VS create a database project specifying an existing
database server and database, then open the server explorer (CTRL+ALT+S) on
the right click on data connection node and you will have an option to
create new database.

John

Besides John's suggestion, you can also download free SQL Server Management
Studio Express from MS. This GUI tool makes managing SQL Server database
(creating/deleing database, tables...) a lot easier.

"Pietro" wrote in message
news:47B8B557-CA30-4601-8457-ABC53C36D259-at-microsoft.com...
> Hi,
> I've installed a Visual Studio 2008CD and found out that the SQL is
> installed as well,now i need to create a new datbase using SQL ,I go to
> propgrams>SQL Server 2005>Configuration tools then i have three icons :
> * SQL Server Configuration Manager.
> * SQL Server Error and Reporting usage.
> * SQL Server Surface Area configuration.
> I don't know which option should i use to start creating a new database.