Database??

[Guest]

I'm thinking about buying Basic .NET Standard edition. Does it come
with some sort of database or do I need to purchase that separately?

What do you recommend for just a small windows application.

Thanks,

Craig
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[Scott M.]

The .NET Framework and VS.NET are not database software products, they are a
development platform.

While they certainly allow you to develop applications that communicate with
a wide variety of data, you must supply the database yourself.

This is similar to the relationship between and operating system and the
software that runs on the operating system. You do not get Microsoft Word
just because you install Microsoft Windows.

 

[Peter Bromberg [C# MVP]]

You can download MSDE (Microsoft data engine) which is a somewhat leaner but
fully functional version of SQL Server, and use it to your heart's content,
free.
--Peter