Datasheet

application launches, the database server automatically attaches the .mdf
file to the local instance. This architecture results in an easily implemented
portability strategy.
Building SQL Server 2005
Express applications
You have a wide variety of electives when building a solution that stores its
information in this database. To begin, as I described earlier in this chapter,
Microsoft is making the Visual Studio Express products affordable and easy
to use to create database-driven applications. If you’re new to application
development, checking out these products is definitely worth your while. In
fact, take a look at Chapters 19 and 20, which cover Visual Basic 2005 Express
and Visual Web Developer 2005 Express, respectively. For a sneak preview,
Figure 1-2 shows how closely Visual Basic 2005 Express works with SQL
Server 2005 Express.
This tight integration can go a long way toward boosting your productivity. In
effect, with these products, Microsoft has broken down the traditional barrier
between application and database tools.
Figure 1-2:
Visual
Basic 2005
Express
and SQL
Server 2005
Express.
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