Thanks, but its not quite what I was looking for.

I was hoping something might be possible along the lines of :

IF FAILED

{ RAISERROR(......)}

That would be the ideal solution, so alerts can...

I can't say I've ever used Access (other than as a back-end for simple web applications), but connecting to a SQL database is very similar to connecting to Access. You...

can i install the SQL Server on my laptop with Windows XP ?

Yes, MSDE, SQL Server Personal Edition, and SQL Server Developer Edition will all install on...

If you use Windows Authentication to register the server, it should not be a problem. Windows Authentication is a trusted connection and does not re-verify your password, it trusts that...

MSDE is a free version of SQL server. A workload governor severely throttles the engine beyond 5? concurrent connections, so it is very limited. It is fine for running a...