Access is still there but so is the Microsoft Data Engine (MSDE). There is an article on MSDN [1] that may help you figure this out. Oh, and when you do post it back here for the rest of us. :)
[1] - http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?URL=/library/techart/acaccessp rojects.htm Jim > -----Original Message----- > From: Bryan Kelly [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 11:45 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [DOTNET] 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? > > Thanks in advance. > Bryan > > You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe > from DOTNET, or > subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com. > You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com.
