Creating SQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition On Desktop

Hello Everybody

I want to create SQL server 2005 mobile database on desktop programmatically with some inital data for my application and load it into device. We can create database only in VS2005 server explorer or SQL server 2005 application.

Anybody having this solution for this prob.

Regards

Chikuu

Have you had any chance to look at:

http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=16369&SiteID=1

Thanks,

Laxmi NRO, MSFT, SQL Mobile, Microsoft Corporation

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Hello

My problem is solved using this link. I had copied those dll's into bin folder it woks fine on any windows desktop running VS2005.

Thanks

Chikuu

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Glad that I could help you.

Thanks,

Laxmi Narsimha Rao ORUGANTI, MSFT, SQL Mobile, Microsoft Corporation

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Hello

We are trying to install sdf creation code on windows server 2000, but it is giving message that ' sql mobile usage is restricted on this platform to use sql mobile you need dot net 2005,sql server 2005 or Tablet PC sku' i got this message eralier when i am installing it on windows server 2003 that time i had installed sql mobile sdk and then this message is not shown. Is there another solution for windows sever 2000, specifically in destributing these application.

Thanks

Chekku

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Chekku,

You really do need to install VS2005 or SS2005 on your Windows 2000 server to use SQL Mobile. It's part of the licensing.

-Darren

|||Hopefully the problems will be sorted with SQL Everywhere. You CAN get around the problem and still stay within Microsoft licencing terms without having to have Visual Studio, etc:

1) Download SQL Express from Microsoft (free download)

2) Extract to a folder using the /x option

3) In the 'Setup' folder there is a file called 'SqlSupport.msi'. Install this on your target PC (only a 9MB file so no big deal).

4) Also on your target PC, deploy the following files along with your app:

sqlceca30.dll

The SQL Server Mobile Client Agent. Required for applications that connect to SQL Server by using replication or remote data access.

sqlcecompact30.dll

Provides the compact database functionality. Required if your application will use compaction.

sqlceer30[language].dll

Contains error strings for SQL Server Mobile-generated errors. Required for all SQL Server Mobile applications.

sqlceme30.dll

Contains code required by the System.Data.SqlServerCe.dll file. Required for all SQL Server Mobile applications.

sqlceoledb30.dll

Provides OLE DB connectivity to SQL Server Mobile databases. Required only if your application uses OLE DB to connect to the SQL Server Mobile database.

sqlceqp30.dll

The SQL Server Mobile Query Processor. Required for all SQL Server Mobile applications.

sqlcese30.dll

The SQL Server Mobile Engine. Required for all SQL Server Mobile applications.

System.Data.SqlServerCe.dll

Seems bizarre how a free download keeps the licence happy !