Visual Basic 2005 Express. 1

[rssql]

Does it have some limitations that the purchased versions don't have?



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The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance -- it is the illusion of knowledge.
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[dilettante]

VB 2005 is really "VB.Net" 2005 despite the confusing name.

Yes, it is a stripped down version of the VB.Net that is included in Visual Studio 2005.

Try the VB.Net forum here for more information.

 

[dglienna]

Doesn't include SQL Server Management Console, either.
(although you can use MMC I'm told)
Both use MSDE.

-David
2006 & 2007 Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP)
2006 Dell Certified System Professional (CSP)

 

[strongm]

Express cannot access remote databases

>Both use MSDE

How do you mean?

 

[dglienna]

MSDE is a stripped down version of SQL Server. You can run the same code against both versions. The difference is only the connection string used. You can also use other sources such as access mdb files.

-David
2006 & 2007 Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP)
2006 Dell Certified System Professional (CSP)

 

[dglienna]

forgot to add that MSDE is free...

-David
2006 & 2007 Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP)
2006 Dell Certified System Professional (CSP)

 

[dilettante]

No, there is no MSDE. MSDE is a dead product.

Instead the Express Editions of the .Net languages use SQL Server 2005 Express, which might be considered a relative of MSDE.

Again, try the VB.Net forum.

 

[dglienna]

well, they are kind of the same thing, but you're right.
MSDE came with Net 2003. I still have it on my laptop.

-David
2006 & 2007 Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP)
2006 Dell Certified System Professional (CSP)

 

[strongm]

Hence my question.

>Doesn't include SQL Server Management Console
Neither did MSDE

>although you can use MMC I'm told
There's a stripped down version of SQL Server 2005's management suite called SQL Server Management Studio Express that is freely downloadable