Hello

If I have the native SQL Client available to me by virtue of having .NET 2.0 installed, can I programmatically access a SQL*Express instance via ADO .NET data adapters if the SQL*Express instance is hosted in a VMWare partition, even if I don't have SQL*Express loaded on my PC?

Thanks!

David A. Diaz

If the SQL Express service is running on your VMWare part, yes you should be able to. It would be just like connecting to an independant SQL Server, yours just happens to be vituralized. Be aware though, MS has openly said that when some of their products are run in VMWare they become crippled due to "security" reasons. Mostly this relates to their server packages but you should be aware of it nonetheless.

hth.

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