I think you can still use isql or osql for quick queries. If you have Office Pro or Developer, you can use Access (preferrably 2003) Projects (.adp files, not .mdb) to do basic manipulation of SQL Server 2000 databases, and it’s much faster than even EM, let alone MS (though QA is about equal in speed: also, with Access Projects, you can’t do ad-hoc queries, but must instead name and save a Stored Procedure or View before executing it — you can do ad-hoc queries with an Access Database [.mdb] that links to Tables in the MSSQL2000 Database, however).

Does anyone know if Access Projects work well with SQL 2005 databases?