Hi,
I couldn't find a quick answer on the official pages, is it possible to write VB projects in the express edition of Visual Studio that connect to a SQL Server that is not the included 'Express' server ?
Any hints appreciated :-)
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Yes, there are no restrictions of that kind on Visual Studio Express, you can connect to any version of SQL Server.
Stuart Dunkeld
2010-04-29 09:52:47
Yep, 100% possible and no special magic is needed.
Chris Haas
2010-04-29 12:54:43
Yes, but there is some doubt that the wizards in the Express versions of VB would be usable with the non-express versions of Sql Server. In past versions, the wizards would not work, but you could still do everything in code.
Chris Dunaway
2010-05-03 14:16:20
I've never tried using the database explorer but do use the "configure data source" wizard along with all of the control data-binding editors just fine. I'm going from VB 2008 Express on my machine to SQL 2000 Standard on our server.
Chris Haas
2010-05-04 15:28:54