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MSDE tool recommendations

  • December 27, 2004 at 4:57 pm

    #85036

    Hello.

    I'm interested in any comparisons/recommendations for free or inexpensive SQL tools to be used with MSDE. Basically what I'm looking for is a package that most closely mirrors Enterprise Mgr. and Query Analyzer without the big ticket cost (DTS is one consideration that we have). I've looked at the MS partners recommendations found on http://www.microsoft.com/sql/msde/partners/default.asp

    and wanted to know what other folks have experienced.

    Thank you very much for your help.

  • December 28, 2004 at 12:56 am

    #535103

    hi,

    go to http://www.planetsourcecode.com/ and search vb projects and look for

    enterprise manager. there is a brilliant project available

    regards

    zaid

  • December 28, 2004 at 7:55 am

    #535146

    It's been a while since I did this, but I think it still works:

    - Download a trial version of the full SQL Server product from Microsoft.

    - Choose Custom Install, and install the Enterprise Manager and Query Analyser tools

    That's it.  They don't expire.  And they work with MSDE.

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    I found a reference for you, from the moderator of the WROX forum:

    "You can download trial version of Microsoft SQL Server 2000 from the following URL

    http://www.microsoft.com/sql/evaluation/trial/default.asp

    Install it on client machine such as windows 2000 professional and setup will install only client tools, so you can use Enterprise manager for all management related issues. "

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    I found it through Google. URL is: http://p2p.wrox.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=5657

    Regards,

    Bob Monahon

  • December 28, 2004 at 8:13 am

    #535150

    Just a note though.

    I don't think that approach is legal, you have to OWN a copy of the full SQL product to use EM etc against MSDE. Or whatever the new, less confusing name is.


    KlK

  • December 28, 2004 at 12:17 pm

    #535170

    Buy the developer version of SQLserver (I think it is $45) and you have a legal version to use with MSDE.

     

    Don Tanner

     

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