The licensing of SQL server covers "accesses" or "connections" (or "processors" for an mssql server serving a web farm). Downloading the trial and using the mmc is acceptable. In fact you can download the express or msde version and get the em mmc - no problem. This is pretty much standard advice.
-----Original Message----- From: Jim Wright [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2006 2:55 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: quick dumb sql question? There is one part of hosted SQL licensing that I've never been too sure on, and that is the use of SQL Enterprise Manager/Management Studio if you do not have your own license. I recently was moving some databases to SQL 2005, and asked the hosting company where the databases were hosted how I could get the SQL 2005 Management Studio to manage the database. I was told by the hosting company to download trial version of SQL Server and use the Management Studio that comes with that. This didn't really sit well with me from a legal standpoint. Since I have ended up using Aqua Data Studio to get to my 2005 dbs, it isn't really an issue for me, but I'm still curious to know if anyone has a definite answer to this one. Even if you pay the 50 bucks for a licensed copy of SQL 2005 Developer Edition, does that give you a license to use the Management Studio that comes with that on a production database? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:252684 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
