localized messages for SQL SERVER 2000

I found a usefull link to my problem : http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?id=277535

But I am unable to find the s80xLang.exe file anywhere. I have looked through all my DVDs and nothing.

Anyone know where to look or download it from ?

The KB article mentions that you need to contact Customer Support to be able to download this. That wording implies the file is not available for public download. If you use email support to open a case with CSS, I'm pretty sure they will either send the file to you or provide you with the path to the download.|||

All the developper email contacts costs money for support. I called support and they gave me the same response : I need to give a credit card to the routing agent and the support tech will decide if it's free or not after we resolve the issue. I have sent an email through our partner account and am waiting for a response.

I noticed that a lot of people are looking for an answer on this topic.

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Anyone has had success in obtaining the localization s80xLang.exe file?

What's the point of Microsoft for not making this file public (or better, include it on the original product CD)?

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Hi Antonio,

I finally called microsoft with our partner ID because we have so many free calls per year we can use. After speaking to a SQL specialist, he sent me the file. They were supposed to make the file public on the web site (it's available for them internally) but not for the rest of us.

You can give them a call and they will send you the file. I was not charged for the support call since it's their mistake.

Good luck and take care

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All right, I've got the localization file (thanks, Marco!).... only to discover that it doesn't work with SQLServer 2005!

The problem is:

1 - for the script to run it must have permission to update the system table sysmessage;

2 - up to SQL 2000 this was achieved by issuing "sp_configure 'allow updates',1" or starting SQL with the -m option;

3 - SQL 2005 explicity states that updates to system tables are not allowed and that "sp-configure allow updates" is outdated and won't work (http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms144262.aspx). Running the script in single-user mode (starting SQL with the -m option) doesn't work either, since "updates to system tables are not allowed".

Any ideas or further help will be appreciated.

Regards,

Antonio Plais - Brazil

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Further developments on localizing SQL 2005 messages:

1 - I'm developing an application using SQL Express 2005, and I'd like to show SQL messages in Brazilian Portuguese (one of the SQL 2005 supported languages);

2 - The solution pointed by Microsoft support doesn't work on SQL 2005;

3 - Localized Brazilian SQL Express 2005 Standard can be downloaded from Microsoft, while SQL Express 2005 Advanced is available only in English;

4 - Standard edition doesn't install full-text search; trying to install it from Advanced edition (after installing the Brazilian standard version) doesn't work;

5 - So, until Microsoft gently makes available a Brazilian Advanced version, I'll have to choose between localized messages or full-text search;

How hard Microsoft can make our lives!

Regards,

Antonio Plais - Brazil