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SUPPORT Q&A - Installation Problem:CREATE DATABASE Failure

dmurphy - Thursday, September 25, 2008 3:27 PM:

Hi,
When trying to install Innovator I get this issue at the Configure Datatbase portion.
 
"[Microsoft] [ODBC SQL Server Driver]
[SQL Server]
CREATE DATABASE failed:
Some filenames listed could not be created. Check related errors."
 
I am using this with SQL Server Express 2005. What can I do to fix this installation issue? I am connecting using Windows authentification.
 
               Thanks, Don
 


Bill - Friday, October 3, 2008 4:09 PM:

This sounds like an error in the SQL Server Setup.  The SQL Server Databases cannot be written to the default folder locations specified in SQL Server.  I would guess this is either a configuration error of the server or the user permissions.

-Bill



Vasil - Thursday, October 9, 2008 5:10 AM:

Could you please provide more info about error?

What was the database name when error happened?

Did you try to install database with another name?

Try to install innovator with logging enabled. May be this will help us to understand problem.

To enable logging run installation from cmd with parameters: msiexec /i "Innovator91.msi" /l* logFile_0.txt



jbenney - Wednesday, July 15, 2009 2:14 PM:

This happens when the database name already exists. 

You can manually delete this by going to c:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL ServerMSSQL.1MSSQLData and delete the InnovatorSolutions.MDF and Innovatorxxx.LDF.

The installer script should then run fine after that.

 



lhirr - Wednesday, April 7, 2010 4:09 PM:

Ahh - thanks all - I had the same problem and confirmed that the database exists so am trying again by deleting it.