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The correct AdventureWorks database to use for Silverlight 5 in Action (and Silverlight 4 in Action) book examples

Pete Brown - 21 May 2012

A reader tipped me off that the AdventureWorks schema has changed since I (and my tech reviewers) last downloaded a copy. Some of the schema changes make the database unworkable with the in-book examples for Silverlight 4 in Action and Silverlight 5 in Action. In particular, the Person table is no longer there in recent versions.

A version of the database that is compatible with the examples in my Silverlight book can be found on this page:

http://msftdbprodsamples.codeplex.com/releases/view/4004

The top download, AdventureWorksDB.msi is what you want. It's dated May 7, 2007. It's maked as SQL Server 2005, but it works with more recent version. A later version of the database may work (pretty sure the one I used was dated 2009 or 2010), but this one is the only currently available compatible version we can find.

     
posted by Pete Brown on Monday, May 21, 2012
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3 comments for “The correct AdventureWorks database to use for Silverlight 5 in Action (and Silverlight 4 in Action) book examples”

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    Petesays:
    Friday, December 28, 2012 at 3:20:49 AM
    @Rob

    I no longer have a local copy of the database. The MSI referenced above should install the correct tables; the files haven't changed since they posted them.. Are you sure you installed the AdventureWorksDB MSI and not one of the others?

    Pete

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