MSDE for Visual Studio 6.0 Overview General FAQ Ordering Information Technical Resources MSDE for Visual Studio 6.0: An Alternative to Jet for Building Desktop and Shared Solutions Technical FAQ System Requirements Downloads MSDE for Visual Studio 6.0 download Code Sample: Connecting to an MSDE database Code Sample: Installation Sample Project Case Studies OÆReilly & Associates Inc. Telemate.Net Software Inc.

MSDE (Microsoft Data Engine) for Visual Studio 6.0

The SQL Server compatible data engine for mobile and shared solutions.

MSDE (Microsoft Data Engine) is a fully SQL Server 7.0 compatible data engine for building mobile and shared solutions that easily migrate to SQL Server 7.0. Solutions built with MSDE for Visual Studio 6.0 are freely distributable and leverage the enterprise-class reliability and features of SQL Server, including merge replication to enable mobile computing.

With MSDE for Visual Studio 6.0, developers can:

• Build solutions that migrate seamlessly to SQL Server 7.0 on the same code base.
• Distribute solutions built with MSDE for Visual Studio 6.0 royalty free.
• Provide the enterprise-class reliability and advanced features found in SQL Server 7.0 in a freely distributable desktop data engine.

Developers will find that MSDE for Visual Studio 6.0 is the optimal data engine when needing to:

• Develop a mobile or desktop solution that can migrate to SQL Server and support hundreds to thousands of users or tens of gigabytes to terabytes of data
• Build mobile computing solutions that support merge replication with a central SQL Server
• Offer a freely distributable introductory or trial edition of a product built for SQL Server 7.0
• Provide enterprise-class reliability in a mobile or shared solution, including support for transaction logging, point-in-time recovery, and dynamic backup-and-restore
• Support business-critical requirements, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
• Enable security integrated with Windows NT

MSDE Availability

MSDE for Visual Studio 6.0 is available free through a Web download and Web CD order form for licensed customers of any Visual Studio 6.0 Professional or Enterprise language tool, including:

• Visual Studio™ 6.0, Professional and Enterprise edition
• Visual Basic® 6.0, Professional and Enterprise edition
• Visual C++ ® 6.0, Professional and Enterprise edition
• Visual InterDev™ 6.0 Professional edition
• Visual J++™ 6.0 Professional edition
• Visual FoxPro™ 6.0 Professional edition

MSDN™ Universal and Select customers will also receive MSDE automatically in an upcoming shipment.

Learn More about MSDE for Visual Studio 6.0:

• MSDE General FAQ
  Provides an overview of MSDE technology and benefits to Visual Studio developers.
• MSDE Technical FAQ
  Detailed technical information on installing, developing, and deploying applications with MSDE for Visual Studio 6.0.
• MSDE (Microsoft Data Engine) for Visual Studio 6.0: An Alternative to Jet for Building Desktop and Shared solutions
  This article provides all the information needed to evaluate MSDE as a database engine for desktop and shared database solutions, including installing the MSDE service, and migrating existing Jet solutions to MSDE.
• Code Sample: Connecting to an MSDE database
  This Visual Basic 6.0 example application contains sample code that demonstrates how to connect and execute statements against an MSDE database.
• Code Sample: Installation Sample Project
  This code sample is a Visual Basic 6.0 project that demonstrates how to programmatically control the MSDE for Visual Studio 6 command line setup and perform many operations required to install and deploy an MSDE application.
• Case study: OÆReilly & Associates
  WebBoard is one of OÆReilly & Associates leading products, giving customers a way to create Web-based ôcommunities of interestö quickly. MSDE helps OÆReilly control development resources while offering an affordable, highly scalable product with a data engine that can scale from PCs to enterprise server clusters.
• Case study: Telemate.Net
  Telemate.Net SoftwareÆs main product, Telemate.Net, extracts Internet and telecom usage data, and provides reports that deliver the information needed to manage network use, cost, security, and electronic commerce. With the introduction of the Microsoft® Data Engine (MSDE), Telemate.Net Software could quickly implement an introductory version of its product with an entry-level price point, to entice a large, lower-end market and encourage evaluations by large companies.