Summary
During adTempus installation you have the option to install SQL Server Express as the adTempus database. If you choose not to install SQL Server Express but later decide you want to use it, this article describes how to install SQL Server Express without reinstalling adTempus.
Details
Follow these steps to install SQL Server Express:
- The SQL Server Express installer is included as part of the adTempus setup package. If you no longer have the setup package, you need to download it.
- Next you must extract the compressed setup files without running setup. To do this, run the downloaded setup package and select the option to "Extract setup files to your computer for later use."
- Specify a temporary location to extract the files to, and make a note of the directory you selected, e.g., "c:\temp\adtempus 3 setup".
- After the files have been extracted, open a command prompt and navigate to the "database" directory under the adTempus program directory, e.g., "c:\program files\arcana development\adtempus\database".
- From the command prompt, execute the following command to start the database configuration tool:
adtdbconfig -installer:"c:\temp\adtempus 3 setup\sqlexpress\setup.exe"Replace the first part of the path ("c:\temp\adtempus 3 setup") with the correct path from step 3.
- Follow the database configuration wizard to install SQL Server Express and configure adTempus to use it. If the database wizard does not give the option to install SQL Server Express, or cannot find the SQL Server Express setup files, make sure the path you specified in step 5 is correct.
More Information
See the Database Installation and Configuration topic for more information on the database configuration process.
