Are you going to be just running a local development server, or will this be
on a production box?
If this is just for developing on a local box, as someone else already
pointed out, you could use MSDE. If you don't already have Access 2000, you
can download MSDE (I think) from Microsoft's site. MSDE also comes bundled
with Visio 2000 (it installs MSDE without asking if it isn't already on your
system). Another option is to join the MS Developer Network and get a
universal subscription for about $600 (plus tax/shipping). With that, you
get all the commerce server, visual studio, office and a whole bunch of
other software, including SQL Server. I wanted SQL Server to run on my
development box and thought this was a great deal - Office Developer, Win200
and MS SQL (plus all the other stuff) for less than $700.
BTW, if anyone needs/wants Visio 2000 Pro (plus a free copy of Visio 2000
Enterprise), I have a still-shrink-wrapped copy I don't need anymore (since
it's part of the MSDN subscription) that I'll let go for what I paid - about
$350.
Chris Montgomery [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Web Development & Consulting http://www.astutia.com
Allaire Consulting Partner
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jason Larson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2001 9:50 AM
> To: CF-Talk
> Subject: OT: Cheaper Alternative to SQL Server 2000
>
> Sorry about the OT post.
>
> I was wondering if someone could give me some feedback on a cheaper
> alternative to SQL Server. I am on a limited budget to create my own
> webserver and I have only experience in developing with CF and
> SQL Server. I
> really can't afford the $5,000 that Microsoft wants for SQL Server 2000.
> Anybody have any suggestions?
>
>
> Thanks for your time
>
> Jason Larson
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