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Msde

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  • 05-02-2002 10:27am
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    bwoods
    Closed Accounts Posts: 35 ✭


    Anyone know anything about Distributing MSDE. Is it only Run-Time files that are shipped. Is there no... Enterprise Manager Etc that is shipped with it also.

    Thanks in advance


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    bonkey
    Registered Users Posts: 15,443 ✭✭✭✭bonkey


    MSDE does not ship with any UI tools. AFAIK, osql, a command-line utility is all that ships with it.

    The idea is that a developer uses Access 2000 as the UI tools, or else develops on SQL Server ("proper" edition), and then does a release build which can isntall and set up the MSDE. It is effectively meant to be a runtime database on the client.

    Essentially, MS were getting a kicking in the market because their low-end, freely distributable DB engine (Jet) was vastly different to their largescale DB system (SQL Server), whereas Sybase et al had a fully scalable system.

    MS offer the MSDE to resolve this, but the redist idea is the same as with JET - you can redistribute JET, but not Access. Similarly, you can redist MSDE, but not the UI tools.

    jc


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