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Client files needed to connect to Server Database?

  • February 27, 2007 at 12:44 pm

    #194351

    Hello, I'm deploying a vb - sql server 2005 application.  If the database is on a SQL Server 2005 Server,  what files, other than the application files, need to be installed on the client machine to connect to the server database.  I'm connecting to the database using a SQL Native Client.  This is a newbie question but I don't know what files need to be deployed with the application.  Does the client needs the database engine or just the native client driver to connect to the database on the server.

    Thanks for any help

     

     

  • February 27, 2007 at 1:50 pm

    #692160

    you would want to deploy the SQL Native Client drivers with your application. you would not need anything else.

    here's what MS says: basically they give a reditributable sqlncli.msi file, and if you are creating your program with InstallShield or some other packager, then it should automatically find and register any dependancies.

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  • February 27, 2007 at 2:26 pm

    #692166

    Thanks that helps alot!

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