>Hmmm...sounds reasonable. It can be all integrated security though, that must only apply to NT....must be SQL security for Win 9x. You know, the good old Userid=sa, password=?
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>Installed SQL Server 7 Enterprise today; what a PIA. Took me 3 hours to get it working. Anyway, you have raised a lot of good points on why MSDE may be a good tool to get to know. But, I still think the restrictions are heinous. For that amount of hassle, I'll install SQL Server 7 Desktop and be done with it.
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>Have you ever played with Sybase SQL Anywhere? Damn fine product. Had to get to know it on a Powerbuilder project and learned to love it.
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>I was only half-joking when I mentioned an ADO framework. Or, at least, an unbound framework with a data services tier that could adapt to MSDE or SQL Server or whatever.....
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I think one of the points is mobile computing. If you are developing a sales automation system, why pay for SQL Desktop for each salesman's laptop when you can get MSDE for free and get the same job accomplished.