Hi,
I'm in the design phase of a little database program in C#.
But I don't know what database to use.
The DB should be free, easy to set up, and easy to program up against in C#.

Are there any good guides regarding this subject?


Best regards

Mads

What i can suggest is, use Microsoft Access. because, you can use oledb
provider to manipulate with access tables.

There are other third party db's also like SQLite, check in google for
this db.

Vadivel Kumar
http://blogs.wdevs.com/varahe

"Vadivel Kumar" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> What i can suggest is, use Microsoft Access. because, you can use oledb
> provider to manipulate with access tables.

Note that MsAccess is not free though, while MSDE is.

- Michael S

Michael,
>
> Note that MsAccess is not free though, while MSDE is.
>
> - Michael S
AFAIK is it for those who have a licence for Visual Studio Net, free to
use/distribute the database engine (Jet Engine) from Access.

Do not mix this up with the suites around that Engine, as the Office product
MS Access what is not free to use/distribute.

In fact is this the same as MSDE what is as well only a (limited) engine of
SQLServer.

Cor

Mads,

For a better advice for this question I would ask this in your place in the
newsgroup.

microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.adonet

There are the guys and girls who handle this for every Net program language.

Access is in most casses not the best choose, MSDE will be replaced by
SQLExpress what probably will cost something as 49 dollar.

I hope this helps,

Cor

"Mads Westen" <(E-Mail Removed)> schreef in bericht
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> Hi,
> I'm in the design phase of a little database program in C#.
> But I don't know what database to use.
> The DB should be free, easy to set up, and easy to program up against in
> C#.
>
> Are there any good guides regarding this subject?
>
>
> Best regards
>
> Mads
>

I suggest you to try FirebirdSQL (open source version of Borland
Interbase). It's free, stable, fully SQL-92 compatible SQL server and
local versions (local has just one dll). Dot NET driver is also available.
http://www.firebirdsql.org
Vit