Merge pull request #479 from douglaslMS/add-nwind-pubs

Make Northwind & pubs scripts available with other sample databases.
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# Northwind and pubs sample databases for Microsoft SQL Server
This folder contains scripts to create and load the *Northwind* and *pubs* sample databases.
These scripts were originally created for SQL Server 2000.
## Before you begin
To run this sample, you need a tool that can run Transact-SQL scripts. You can run the scripts in the following tools:
- **SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)**. To download SSMS, go to [Download SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)](https://docs.microsoft.com/sql/ssms/download-sql-server-management-studio-ssms?view=sql-server-2017).
- **SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT)** or Visual Studio. To download SSDT, or to enable its features in Visual Studio, go to [Download and install SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) for Visual Studio](https://docs.microsoft.com/sql/ssdt/download-sql-server-data-tools-ssdt?view=sql-server-2017).
## Run the scripts in SSMS
1. Open SSMS.
2. Connect to the target SQL Server.
3. Open the script in a new query window.
4. Run the script.
## Run the scripts in SSDT or Visual Studio
1. Open SSDT or Visual Studio.
2. Open the SQL Server Object Explorer.
3. Connect to the target SQL Server.
4. Open the script in a new query window.
5. Run the script.
## Related links
- [Wide World Importers sample database](https://github.com/Microsoft/sql-server-samples/releases/tag/wide-world-importers-v1.0)
- [AdventureWorks sample databases](https://github.com/Microsoft/sql-server-samples/releases/tag/adventureworks)