Do you have to have SQL Server installed on a machine if the connection string using is a path to a .mdf File?
I am wondering if you can use Linq to SQL using a .mdf file on a machine without a SQL Server instance installed? ...
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.mdf files and cross-database querying?
Greetings. I was wondering how I create a cross table query via C# when the databases are unattached (development) I know the .mdf files are temporarily attached to the database when you execute--but that's really the source of the confusion. If your DB connections are all to separate database files that cause them to be dynamically a...
How to convert a database file (.sql) to a .mdf file?
I have a database that was given to me, but is in a file format (.sql). I want to open it in my SQL Server, but I don't know how, because it says i need a .mdf file? Can someone help? ...
How can I change the login info for a .mdf sql server file that had windows authentication set, if the computer no longer exists?
Hello, At our company, we had a computer running Outlook 2007 Business Contact Manager, with all our info tied to the SQL Server database MSSmallBusiness.mdf file. Everything was fine and dandy. We decided to update the computer to Windows 7, so we upgraded, and Windows 7 put all the old files into the Windows.old folder. Problem is...
What's the difference between a SQL Server database FILE and an actual SQL Server database in ASP.NET?
Well, the subject heading essentially says it all: what's the difference between a SQL Server database file (.mdf) and an actual SQL Server database? Also, a couple of follow-up questions: Do database files exist for both SQL Server 2008 Express and SQL Server 2008 R2? Is there a difference between those if they do? When uploading a ...