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Installing MSDE only

  • June 21, 2004 at 8:22 am

    #85304

    Hello SQLers.

    I have a small problem. I would like to install only the MSDE engine on a PC and I am writing a program that will read and write to a database. However, I have not found a way to create several logins to the MSDE as well as the databse name so that I can create an ODBC file appropriately. Does anyone have suggestions? I need to make an install that is transparent to the end user and I would not want them to have to install a full version of SQL server and have to manually create the passwords and the database. I was reading that there is an INI file for MSDE when installing that might do this but I have not been able to duplicate it appropriately.

    The program I am using is not important because I am only using it to read and write information to and from the database. I am grateful for any suggestions.

    Thank you.

    Juan R Tomasino

  • June 22, 2004 at 5:13 am

    #511381

    If you want to create an "installation" CD for your users, you can try to use a ".bat" file which installs the MSDE and then run .sql scripts useing OSQL.

    for example, in the MSDE installation folder create "install.bat" contaning:

    setup.exe SECURITYMODE=SQL SAPWD="mypass" TARGETDIR="C:\program files\MSDE\" /L*v %systemroot%\MSDELog.log DISABLENETWORKPROTOCOLS=0

    (DISABLENETWORKPROTOCOLS=0 means that msde can be accessed from the network (if you need that)).

    and then,

    osql.exe -U sa -P "mypass"  -i .\scripts\CreateUsers.sql

    if you want to use a named instance, look for the relavant parameters.

    hope this will help you.

    yoav S.

     

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