SQL Express Sample Applications are fully functional rich client and Web applications. These rich client and Web applications are designed to help you learn SQL Server and demonstrate Web and client development scenarios. The sample rich client and Web applications are complete and documented so that you can use the code to kick start developing your own rich client or Web applications today!For other resources to help you get started, see Starter Kits and Starter Database Schemas.
Following is a list of sample rich client and Web applications:
Internet Explorer Favorites Sample: Web Application
Skills Manager Sample: Rich Client, SQL Server Database Application
Reports for Window Sample: Rich Client and Web Application
Internet Explorer Favorites Sample: Web Application
Use this Web application to more effectively manage your Internet Explorer Favorites and better understand your browser history. The Internet Explorer Favorites is a Web application for keeping track of your Internet Explorer Favorites and reporting on your browser history. This sample Web application shows you how to incorporate SQL Server Reporting Services to provide rich reporting on data in SQL Server 2005.
Skills Manager Sample: Rich Client SQL Server Database Application
The Skill Manager is a rich client, SQL Server database application that allows you to create and manage customized skill definitions and requirements for any type of project. The user can use this SQL Server database application to manage customer and employees and link them to projects and skills. This rich client and SQL Server database application can generate SQL Server reports. For example, with this application you can create an HTML-based employee resume report, complete with skill details extracted from an XML representation of skill categories and properties.
Note: This sample rich client, SQL Server database application requires Visual Basic Express
The Survey Manager is an excellent example of database management software. This application provides a rich client interface to enable you to manage a database of teachers, students, classes, and surveys. Surveys and quizzes can be designed and assigned to specific classes. A Web-based interface allows students to complete a survey. This database management software integrates with the ASP.NET Membership provider so that you can define students in the client application and assign usernames and passwords which are applied to the membership tables in the database, providing login accounts for students to use the Web interface.
The Help Desk Sample Application is a SQL Server Express application that uses a rich client and Web application to provide incident tracking and resolution administration.
Reports for Web provides an example of a Web database application. This Web database application provides a Web-based user interface to view rich SQL Server reports based on different business queries.
Reports for Windows Sample: Rich Client and Web Application
The Reports for Windows is another example of a rich client and Web application. This application provides a rich client interface and Web application to view rich reports based on different business queries.
View different business queries through a rich client interface
Understand how to embed SQL Server reports into rich client applications
Extend the Web application by modifying the included SQL Server reports (This requires the Report Designer available in the SQL Server 2005 Express Toolkit