Readme_AMOAdventureWorks Sample
This sample works only with SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2008. It will not work with any version of SQL Server earlier than SQL Server 2005.
AMOAdventureWorks is a sample C# program that illustrates the use of the Analysis Management Objects (AMO) to create complex OLAP cubes.
Default location: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Samples\Analysis Services\Programmability\AMO\AMOAdventureWorks
Scenario
This sample creates a subset of the functionality of the AdventureWorks cube located in the AdventureWorks Analysis Services Project.
Languages
C#
Features
The SQL Server Analysis Services sample uses the following features.
Application Area | Features |
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AMOAdventureWorks |
AMO |
Prerequisites
Before you run this sample, you should have Microsoft SQL Server and the following SQL Server components installed:
SQL Server Database Engine
Analysis Services
SQL Server Management Studio
Business Intelligence Development Studio
Note
Business Intelligence Development Studio is not supported on computers that run the Itanium-based operating system; the 64-bit development environment is supported on x64-based operating systems. SQL Server samples can be modified and run on computers that run either x86 or x64-based operating systems when databases used by the samples are deployed on an Itanium-based operating system.
Updated versions of the following SQL Server sample database: the AdventureWorksDW data warehouse, the AdventureWorksAS OLAP database, and the AdventureWorks database.
You can download these sample databases from the Microsoft SQL Server Samples and Community Projects web site. For more information about how to download and install sample databases, see Installing SQL Server Samples and Sample Databases in SQL Server Books Online.Updated versions of the following SQL Server samples: Analysis Services and SQL Server Database Engine.
You can download these samples from the Microsoft SQL Server Samples and Community Projects Web site at http://www.codep. For more information about how to download and install samples, see Installing SQL Server Samples and Sample Databases in SQL Server Books Online.
You also must have .NET Framework SDK 2.0 or Microsoft Visual Studio 2005. You can obtain .NET Framework SDK free of charge. For more information, see Installing the .NET Framework SDK in SQL Server Books Online.
Building the Sample
If you have not already created a strong name key file, generate the key file using the following instructions.
To generate a strong name key file
Open a Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 command prompt. Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Microsoft .NET Framework SDK 2.0, and then click SDK Command Prompt.
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Open a Microsoft .NET Framework command prompt. Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Microsoft .NET Framework SDK 2.0, and then click SDK Command Prompt.
Use the change directory command (CD) to change the current directory of the command prompt window to the folder where the samples are installed.
Note
To determine the folder where samples are located, click the Start button, point to All Programs, point to Microsoft SQL Server, point to Documentation and Tutorials, and then click Samples Directory. If the default installation location was used, the samples are located in <system_drive>:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Samples.
At the command prompt, run the following command to generate the key file:
sn -k SampleKey.snk
Important
For more information about the strong-name key pair, see "Security Briefs: Strong Names and Security in the .NET Framework" in the .NET Development Center on MSDN.
To build the AMOAdventureWorks sample
Compile the sample by using Visual Studio 2005 and the provided Visual Studio solution.
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Compile the sample using Microsoft MSBuild, which is included in the .NET Framework SDK 2.0, by executing a command similar to the following at a command prompt:
msbuild /nologo /verbosity:quiet /property:Configuration=Debug CS/AMOAdventureWorks.sln
Other MSBuild build options can be used depending on your needs.
Running the Sample
To run the AMOAdventureWorks sample
In Visual Studio 2005, press F5.
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In Visual Studio 2005, on the Debug menu, click Start.
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At a command prompt, use the change directory (CD) command to go to the folder where the sample was built. In that directory, run the following command:
AMOAdventureWorks.exe
See Also
Tasks
Readme_DisplayObjectNames Sample
Readme_AS Simple Sample
Concepts
Analysis Services Multidimensional Database Samples