topic Re: view file geodatabase in sql? in Geodatabase Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/geodatabase-questions/view-file-geodatabase-in-sql/m-p/785143#M1743 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>No, you cannot connect to a File gdb from SQL Server Management Studio.</P><P></P><P>Those queries mentioned in those links are for use in ArcGIS interface.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 30 Jan 2015 20:01:53 GMT AsrujitSengupta 2015-01-30T20:01:53Z view file geodatabase in sql? https://community.esri.com/t5/geodatabase-questions/view-file-geodatabase-in-sql/m-p/785142#M1742 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Is it possible to view a file geodatabase in sql management studio?</P><P></P><P>I have a simple file geodatabase that I would like to analyse with a few sql queries. I've read the help doc</P><P><A href="http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.1/index.html#/Using_SQL_for_reporting_and_analysis_on_file_geodatabases/018s0000000t000000/" title="http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.1/index.html#/Using_SQL_for_reporting_and_analysis_on_file_geodatabases/018s0000000t000000/">ArcGIS Help 10.1</A> </P><P></P><P>but I don't understand where they are suggesting to write the SQL queries or how to connect sql management studio to a file geodatabase. are these examples just meant to be used in the layers definition query within arcmap.</P><P></P><P>I feel like I'm missing something very simple here and just need a little push.</P><P></P><P></P><P>Thanks,</P><P>Dave</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 30 Jan 2015 19:05:02 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geodatabase-questions/view-file-geodatabase-in-sql/m-p/785142#M1742 DaveOrlando 2015-01-30T19:05:02Z Re: view file geodatabase in sql? https://community.esri.com/t5/geodatabase-questions/view-file-geodatabase-in-sql/m-p/785143#M1743 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>No, you cannot connect to a File gdb from SQL Server Management Studio.</P><P></P><P>Those queries mentioned in those links are for use in ArcGIS interface.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 30 Jan 2015 20:01:53 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geodatabase-questions/view-file-geodatabase-in-sql/m-p/785143#M1743 AsrujitSengupta 2015-01-30T20:01:53Z