Downloading Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Express Edition

This section describes how to download Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Express Edition.

If you want to learn JDBC connecting to databases managed by Microsoft SQL Server, you could download and install a copy of MS (Microsoft) SQL Server 2014 Express Edition on your local system.

Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Express Edition is the free version of the Microsoft SQL Server 2014. This tutorial shows you how to download Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Express Edition:

1. Log in to you Microsoft online account.

2. Go to the SQL Server Editions page. Then click on the "Express" button

3. Click the "Download SQL Server 2014 Express" link. You will see a download request form.

4. Fill in the form with "SQL Server 2014 Express with Tools 32 Bit" selected. The click "Continue".

5. Save the download file to C:\temp directory. When the download is done, you should get the following file:

Name: SQLEXPRWT_x86_ENU.exe
Description: Microsoft SQL Server 2014  Express with Tools
Location: C:\temp
Size: 881,606,336 bytes
Version: 12.0.2000.8

Last update: 2015.

Table of Contents

 About This Book

 JDBC (Java Database Connectivity) Introduction

 JDK (Java SE) Installation

 Installing and Running Java DB - Derby

 Derby (Java DB) JDBC Driver

 Derby (Java DB) JDBC DataSource Objects

 Java DB (Derby) - DML Statements

 Java DB (Derby) - ResultSet Objects of Queries

 Java DB (Derby) - PreparedStatement

 MySQL Installation on Windows

 MySQL JDBC Driver (MySQL Connector/J)

 MySQL - PreparedStatement

 MySQL - Reference Implementation of JdbcRowSet

 MySQL - JBDC CallableStatement

 MySQL CLOB (Character Large Object) - TEXT

 MySQL BLOB (Binary Large Object) - BLOB

 Oracle Express Edition Installation on Windows

 Oracle JDBC Drivers

 Oracle - Reference Implementation of JdbcRowSet

 Oracle - PreparedStatement

 Oracle - JBDC CallableStatement

 Oracle CLOB (Character Large Object) - TEXT

 Oracle BLOB (Binary Large Object) - BLOB

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition

Downloading Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Express Edition

 Installing Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Express Edition

 SQLCMD SQL Server Command Line Tool

 Installing AdventureWorksLT Sample Database

 Microsoft JDBC Driver for SQL Server - sqljdbc42.jar

 Microsoft JDBC Driver - Query Statements and Result Sets

 Microsoft JDBC Driver - DatabaseMetaData Object

 Microsoft JDBC Driver - DDL Statements

 Microsoft JDBC Driver - DML Statements

 SQL Server - PreparedStatement

 SQL Server CLOB (Character Large Object) - TEXT

 SQL Server BLOB (Binary Large Object) - BLOB

 JDBC-ODBC Bridge Driver - sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver

 JDBC-ODBC Bridge Driver - Flat Text Files

 JDBC-ODBC Bridge Driver - MS Access

 JDBC-ODBC Bridge Driver - MS SQL Server

 Summary of JDBC Drivers and Database Servers

 Additional Tutorial Notes to Be Added

 Outdated Tutorials

 References

 PDF Printing Version