Harald Armin Massa wrote: > > ....the SQL Server 2005 Express download provides software that > > is suitable for application embedding or lightweight application > development. > > > I never developed more then some queries on SQL Server Express or its > different names. > > But I had to work with some applications which used the various > incarnations of SQL Server Express. And EVERYTIME it was a additionally > installed application on the system. The only "embedding" that I could > recognise was the Installer being triggered from the applications > installer. > > MY idea of an embedded database would be "I link <something> with my > software, so that there is only ONE application". > > Is my understaning of "embedded" wrong or oldschool? SQL CE != SQL Express SQL CE is the embedded database, SQL Express is a limited version of SQL Server. Regards, Dave ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: don't forget to increase your free space map settings