Based on previous versions i would expect perfect compatibility. We have been able to move databases from sql 2000/2005 to 2008 without any issues.
If you are concerned then simply install 2012 and try migrating a few databases. Regards Russ Michaels On Sep 14, 2012 3:35 AM, "Mike Kear" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Sorry for asking an OT question, but I've been asking around Microsoft (at > least 10 different people in MS Support, and in Partner services) for > more than a week and after all this time not a single MS person will even > attempt to answer this question .... > > If i install a SQL Server 2012 product, (any level - Express or up to > Enterprise ) how compatible is it with SQL Server 2005 databases? > > The reason I ask is I'm building new laptops for development, based on > Windows 7 Pro OS, and want to install up to date software if i can. But > my major client uses SQLServer 2005 as his production database. Therefore > any machine I build has to be capable of developing SQL2005 databases. > > Does anyone here know the answer? Or else can anyone point me towards > someone who could tell me? > > -- > Cheers > Mike Kear > Windsor, NSW, Australia > Adobe Certified Advanced ColdFusion Developer > AFP Webworks > http://afpwebworks.com > ColdFusion 9 Enterprise, PHP, ASP, ASP.NET hosting from AUD$15/month > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:352606 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
