I stand um.... better informed :) But.. I am looking at my office, it just says 2000 not Pro 2000, I imagine this makes a difference. It came pre-installed and I don't have any CDs.
Dana Jeff Garza writes: > Dana, > > There is no reason you can't run MS SQL Server on your local machine. > If you have Office Pro 2000 you already have the desktop version of SQL > Server. It's called MSDE and can be installed from the Office Pro disks > (you are licensed to use it if you have Access). The only thing that is > missing is the tools (Query Analyzer, Enterprise Manager, etc...) You > can get these tools from anyone that has a SQL Server disk... Also, you > can pretty much manage your SQL Server using Access (create an .mdp file > that points at your local MSDE installation...). Voilla... You can > create views and stored procs through access. > > As for groups, check out the Worldwide SQL Server User group > (www.sswug.org). They have several lists available and some of the > brightest minds in the SQL Server world (as well as MS SQL Server > Product managers) that frequent the list. > > HTH, > > Jeff Garza > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2003 9:14 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: import > > > I am not sure if you are asking me or Jochem (talk about a range of > technical expertise! :) ) but my uninformed opinion is that the > documentation for both is pretty murky. The new host has a nice front > end > for mysql which is why I went with that rather than SQL. Also, I dislike > relying on m$ and if I really need to I can move mysql to my own > computer > and use it there, whereas I simply cannot afford SQL server. There is > also > a pretty helpful mysql user community (#mysql on efnet) even if some > tend > to play the geekier than thou game. I am not aware of anything similar > for > SQL server although that could merely be that I am not aware of it. > > Dana > > Ben Doom writes: > > > What do you prefer? > > > > We use MS SQL 2K here, but are looking into using MySQL for intranet > > rollouts, so I'm curious as to your opinion. > > > > > > -- Ben Doom > > Programmer & General Lackey > > Moonbow Software, Inc > > > > : -----Original Message----- > > : From: Jochem van Dieten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > : Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 8:30 PM > > : To: CF-Community > > : Subject: import > > : > > : > > : Dana Tierney wrote: > > : > > > : >And PS, Jochem, thank you for the mysql manual reference, I never > > : >would > > : >have found it because I was looking under "import" not "load" > > : > > : Just read it front to back. Even though I very much dislike > > : MySQL, I have read large parts of the documentation because I > > : anticipate that somebody will force me to use it in the future. > > : (I ended up hating MySQL even more.) > > : > > : Jochem > > : > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
