This error code happens when a database is not selected.
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- error 1046 (3d000): no database selected
1. Check to see if a database is actually selected
The steps to check to see if a database is selected are as follows:
- Open the SQL Server Management Studio.
- In the Object Explorer, expand the server name and select Databases.
- If the database is not selected, right-click the database and select Select Database.
- If the database is selected, the error message is displayed and the database cannot be fixed.
2. If not, select a database using the USE statement
Use the USE statement to select a database.
3. Make sure that the database exists by listing all databases using the SHOW DATABASES statement
- Open the command prompt and type the following command: SHOW DATABASES
- If the database does not exist, the command will return an error message. In this case, you will need to create the database using the CREATE DATABASE statement.
- To verify that the database is actually exist, you can use the SELECT statement to list the available tables. In this case, you would use the following command: SELECT * FROM table_name
- If the table does not exist, the command will return an error message. In this case, you will need to create the table using the CREATE TABLE statement.
- To verify that the table is actually exist, you can use the SELECT statement to list the available columns. In this case, you would use the following command: SELECT column_name FROM table_name
4. If the database does not exist, create it using the CREATE DATABASE statement
The CREATE DATABASE statement can be used to create a new database. The syntax for the CREATE DATABASE statement is as follows: CREATE DATABASE [name] where [name] is the name of the database to be created.