packaging

  • can sql server(data base) be package with a front end tailaored made software?so that it can be installed together with the front end software with out any professional arround to do so.

    if yes how is it done.

  • You can package a database (not sql server) into your front end installation.

    Either the following will work:

    1) Take a backup of your DB into the package: in your setup, you can restore it to a sql server.

    2) Take a copy of detached DB into the package: in your setup, you can attached it to a sql server.

    3) Generate database script and existing data script and pack them into your script: in your setup, you can run the script to install the database.

     

  • You can install SQL Express or MSDE which is a limited version of SQL Server.  The install of either one can be included in the install of your application.  I have done it using WinBatch.  You can also create the database and tables in it with WinBatch after installing it.  The language in WinBatch allows you to do this.

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