Phil Factor (1/2/2009)
Is the SMO library freely-distributable? What would happen if you created a Powershell application using SMO, and then wanted to install it on a computer that didn't have SSMS on it? It would seem a reasonable thing to want to do.
Yes, you can download the management objects separately. You get them from the feature pack downloads for the version you are using. For example, SQL Server 2005 feature packs can be found at: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=536fd7d5-013f-49bc-9fc7-77dede4bb075&displaylang=en
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