Alan,

Don't know if this makes a difference to you but the VS.NET Pro will not create databases, tables, stored proc's etc. in the full version of SQL Server. If you already have a full version of SQL Server you can only use the Enterprise Manager or Query Analyzer to create database objects.

>thanks. I had found that after I posted. Since I don't need a full blown version of SQL, I think the professional will do me just fine.
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>Alan