With Visual Studio you get MSDE, which is a slightly crippled version of SQL Server that you can freely redistribute with your applications. Search for MSDE in MSDN to find out what the differences are, and then wherever you see the words "SQL Server" in Visual Studio and the rest of the documentation, substitute "MSDE".
Pretty good for the price :) G. -----Original Message----- From: dotnet discussion [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Bryan Kelly Sent: 24 April 2002 16:45 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Newbie Database Question Sorry for the newbie question... I've recently purchased VS.Net Pro and would like to know what type of database I should implement for a simple standalone phonebook-type application for home users (i.e. No SQL Server available). I believe that in the past, developers would have used MS Access databases - and I've also heard that Access databases could be created/designed using a utility in previous versions of Visual Studio... However, I've searched the Help and the interface of VS.Net, and cannot find a utility to help me design Access databases. I realise that I could simply use MS Access to design a database, but I'd like to know whether the absence of this functionality in VS.Net is an indication that I should be using some other technology. If this is true, what types of databases should I be using, and does VS.Net have an interface/utility for designing such databases? You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com.
