March 24, 2008 at 10:39 am
Hi All,
Can anyone tell me if I need to install SQL Server Express on the users computer, besides copying the .mdf file?
March 24, 2008 at 11:42 am
For doing what?
Normally you do have to INSTALL SQL Server, it is much more then the file.
Regards,Yelena Varsha
March 24, 2008 at 12:16 pm
On one user computer, either SQL Server or SQL Server Express has never been installed and the user is able to run the software that accesses mdf file.
March 24, 2008 at 12:22 pm
The question is - WHICH database? On what machine? using what kind of software?
SQL Server is not required if you only intend to connect to a shared database somewhere using OLE or ODBC. If on the other hand - they need to access their own copy of the database, and it's installed locally, then yes - then they'd need SQL Server installed.
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Your lack of planning does not constitute an emergency on my part...unless you're my manager...or a director and above...or a really loud-spoken end-user..All right - what was my emergency again?
March 24, 2008 at 12:34 pm
How do you know SQL Server was never installed? Could it be that it was MSDE 2000?
Regards,Yelena Varsha
March 24, 2008 at 1:46 pm
It will be a local access. I don't see any MSDE installed on this computer. Only thing installed is .Net 2.0.
The software is able to access the mdf file on that computer but not on the other one.
Anyway, another question is: After installing SQL Express and copy mdf, what do I need to do to make it run? What kind of configuration is required?
Thanks.
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