You need to go study SQL	Server database administration for awhile... and this is not the place for that. (A book is advisable.) You will also need to set up an ODBC Data Source Name for open connectivity to that database.

You should also start learning how to use RODBC to send SQL statements to the database server, and how to use them to select aggregate data or small subsets, because you almost certainly won't be able to import the whole dataset.

There is the big picture. Almost none of those subjects are topical on this mailing list. Good luck.
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Hi, I have a very large ".mdf" database (36 GB) that I want to import to R. I'm using a computer with 64 GB of RAM, running on windows server 2008 R2 with SQL. Could anyone guide me through the process. I have absolutely no idea what to do. Thanks, Mauricio Romero 	[[alternative HTML version deleted]]_____________________________________________
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