Hi,
SQL Server Express is a free edition of SQL Server, ideal for development and production for desktop, web, and small server applications
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Hello, Is there an alternate to SQL Server Compact Edition which won't be supported by MS beyond July 2021. It is needed for our Windows Desktop product built in C#.Net.
Hi,
SQL Server Express is a free edition of SQL Server, ideal for development and production for desktop, web, and small server applications
Thanks @ErikEJ and @Cris Zhan-MSFT for your recommendations.
Still, I have a couple of questions regarding SQLServer CE:
@Cris Zhan-MSFT , we have concerns over using SQL Server Express.
as per https://dzone.com/articles/comparison-sql-server-compact
these are major pain points going with SQL Server express.
Please help me to get clarity on these queries.
re 1; No one can predict the future! But I am guessing that SQL CE 4.0 will continue to work on Windows for years to come.
re 2: A potential impact could be a change in Windows preventing SQL CE from working, but I think that is quite unlikely.