MSDE

[fbyrne]

People,

Can someone tell me a little more about MSDE and, most importantly, where can I download the engine from??

Cheers,

Frank

[Kyle Burns]

MSDE is a scaled-down version of the SQL Server engine. This should make any app that you build based on the MSDE scal to SQL Server with only trivial code change (modify connect string). M$ had this available for free download along with the Windows Installer to registered Visual Studio Pro and Enterprise users in October. Check the Visual Studio site and it may still be in the downloads area.

[Lothar Haensler]

MSDN has an excellent article that tells you everything about MSDE.
Title: "Microsoft Data Engine (MSDE) for Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0: An Alternative to Jet for Building Desktop and Shared Solutions"