Running SQL SERVER database on client without SQL SERVER installed

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Hello friends,
i have been developing an application which uses MS-SQL Server as backend/database. but want that application to run without having SQL server installed.

is there any way i can do it...???

some days before i came across one professional application which uses MS-SQL as backend and when installed it ran perfectly without having MS-SQL installed. i checked it for add/remove programs for if/any SQL-server small utility is installed or not to run the application. but there was nothing....

so i think it is possible....i googled for it but not found any topic regarding it.

thanks in advance......

Posted 13-Oct-11 3:22am

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Updated 13-Oct-11 4:04am

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Jαved 13-Oct-11 10:05am

Still not solved do anyone can solve my problem?

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Mehdi Gholam · Answer 1 · 2011-10-13T03:26:00

Solution 1

You can connect to another machine and use the SQL server on that machine.

You can use embedded SQL engines like sqlite or Sqlce also.

Posted 13-Oct-11 3:26am

Mehdi Gholam

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Jαved 13-Oct-11 9:30am

Thanks Mehdi Gholam but i want the db to run from the same machine.

do i have to install them to run SQL database?

Mehdi Gholam 13-Oct-11 9:34am

Microsoft SQL server must be installed to work. You can use sqlite or Sqlce which are different things and don't require installation.

Jαved 13-Oct-11 9:38am

Thanks Mehdi Gholam can u please tell me briefly about it.
Thanks

Mehdi Gholam 13-Oct-11 10:45am

Search for sqlite or sqlce and there is a lot of resources.