Will VB.NET 1.1 (VS 2002) work with SQL Server 2005 Express?

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22 Jan 2006 5:14 AM

Ray Martin

I am using the original VB.NET (1.1) with Access Databases, and I was going
to upgrade my databases to MSDE, but I notice that Microsoft is recommending
that instead of MSDE we should start using MS SQL Server 2005 Express (which
is free). However I cannot find any info on whether I will need to also
upgrade my Visual Studio to 2005, or if I can continue to use the 2002
development environment.

Any ideas?

22 Jan 2006 12:15 PM

Ken Tucker [MVP]

Hi,

You should be able to open a sql server 2005 database with vs 2002
framework 1.0. I have tested it vs 2003 framework 1.1.

Ken
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"Ray Martin" <raym***@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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>I am using the original VB.NET (1.1) with Access Databases, and I was going
> to upgrade my databases to MSDE, but I notice that Microsoft is
> recommending
> that instead of MSDE we should start using MS SQL Server 2005 Express
> (which
> is free). However I cannot find any info on whether I will need to also
> upgrade my Visual Studio to 2005, or if I can continue to use the 2002
> development environment.
>
> Any ideas?
>
>

23 Jan 2006 3:41 AM

Ray Martin

Thanks Ken