It seems to be the most basic questions that I don't see answered.....

29 May 2006 11:30 PM

ljh

Perhaps I am somewhat dense.....but, I still need to know.....

What do you need to do in order to ship a SQL server Express or Developer
edition database with your Visual Studio .Net 2005 application?

Does SQL Server Express need to be installed on the target machines? Or,
can the database file be used as a stand-along databse (like an Access
database)?

30 May 2006 2:24 PM

W.G. Ryan - MVP

Express needs to be installed.
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"ljh" <S***@where.else> wrote in message
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> Perhaps I am somewhat dense.....but, I still need to know.....
>
> What do you need to do in order to ship a SQL server Express or Developer
> edition database with your Visual Studio .Net 2005 application?
>
> Does SQL Server Express need to be installed on the target machines? Or,
> can the database file be used as a stand-along databse (like an Access
> database)?
>

31 May 2006 11:47 PM

Paul Clement

On Mon, 29 May 2006 19:30:03 -0400, "ljh" <S***@where.else> wrote:

¤ Perhaps I am somewhat dense.....but, I still need to know.....
¤
¤ What do you need to do in order to ship a SQL server Express or Developer
¤ edition database with your Visual Studio .Net 2005 application?
¤
¤ Does SQL Server Express need to be installed on the target machines? Or,
¤ can the database file be used as a stand-along databse (like an Access
¤ database)?
¤

For additional information I would check the following:

Distributing SQL Server Express
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/ms165639.aspx

Paul
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Microsoft MVP (Visual Basic)

1 Jun 2006 12:34 AM

ljh

Thank you, Mr Clement.

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"Paul Clement" <UseAdddressAtEndofMess***@swspectrum.com> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 29 May 2006 19:30:03 -0400, "ljh" <S***@where.else> wrote:
>
> ¤ Perhaps I am somewhat dense.....but, I still need to know.....
> ¤
> ¤ What do you need to do in order to ship a SQL server Express or
> Developer
> ¤ edition database with your Visual Studio .Net 2005 application?
> ¤
> ¤ Does SQL Server Express need to be installed on the target machines?
> Or,
> ¤ can the database file be used as a stand-along databse (like an Access
> ¤ database)?
> ¤
>
> For additional information I would check the following:
>
> Distributing SQL Server Express
> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/ms165639.aspx
>
> Paul
> ~~~~
> Microsoft MVP (Visual Basic)