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Easiest database to use (free)?

Hello all,
I am searching for a free database to use with .NET. I haven't worked
with databases much but can manipulate them with a small knowledge of
SQL; I need to be able to store possibly large amounts of data, and the
database should probably be only one or so files. Also, there will not
be a server in the distributed application, just the database and the
application itself. Can anybody help me?
TIA-AA
-WDaquell

Nov 22 '05 #1
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Wraith,

Are you not asking to much for free, there are people who develop for
profession, so they want to earn something.

Just my thought,

Cor
Nov 22 '05 #2
Hi,

Can you define large amounts of data?

Depending on the answer to the above, you might be able to use and MS Access
..mdb as a database.
Just to clear one common misconception up, this does *not* require that MS
Access be installed on the machine,
the mdb can be used independently.

Alternatively you might investigate using MSDE (or the up comming SQL Server
2005 Express).

Best Regards,

--
Chris Taylor
http://dotnetjunkies.com/weblog/chris.taylor

"Wraith Daquell" <WD******@gmail .com> wrote in message
news:11******** **************@ f14g2000cwb.goo glegroups.com.. .
Hello all,
I am searching for a free database to use with .NET. I haven't worked
with databases much but can manipulate them with a small knowledge of
SQL; I need to be able to store possibly large amounts of data, and the
database should probably be only one or so files. Also, there will not
be a server in the distributed application, just the database and the
application itself. Can anybody help me?
TIA-AA
-WDaquell

Nov 22 '05 #3
Wraith Daquell wrote:
Hello all,
I am searching for a free database to use with .NET. I haven't worked
with databases much but can manipulate them with a small knowledge of
SQL; I need to be able to store possibly large amounts of data, and the
database should probably be only one or so files. Also, there will not
be a server in the distributed application, just the database and the
application itself. Can anybody help me?
TIA-AA
-WDaquell


Have look at SQLite (www.sqlite.org)

HTH,
Stefan
Nov 22 '05 #4
Chris,

Alternatively you might investigate using MSDE (or the up comming SQL
Server
2005 Express).

The first has a data limit I am not sure I thought 4Gb however read in the
newsgroups 2Gb.

Cor
Nov 22 '05 #5
Wraith,

Are you not asking to much for free, there are people who develop for
profession, so they want to earn something.

Just my thought,

Cor
Nov 22 '05 #6
Hi,

Can you define large amounts of data?

Depending on the answer to the above, you might be able to use and MS Access
..mdb as a database.
Just to clear one common misconception up, this does *not* require that MS
Access be installed on the machine,
the mdb can be used independently.

Alternatively you might investigate using MSDE (or the up comming SQL Server
2005 Express).

Best Regards,

--
Chris Taylor
http://dotnetjunkies.com/weblog/chris.taylor

"Wraith Daquell" <WD******@gmail .com> wrote in message
news:11******** **************@ f14g2000cwb.goo glegroups.com.. .
Hello all,
I am searching for a free database to use with .NET. I haven't worked
with databases much but can manipulate them with a small knowledge of
SQL; I need to be able to store possibly large amounts of data, and the
database should probably be only one or so files. Also, there will not
be a server in the distributed application, just the database and the
application itself. Can anybody help me?
TIA-AA
-WDaquell

Nov 22 '05 #7
Wraith Daquell wrote:
Hello all,
I am searching for a free database to use with .NET. I haven't worked
with databases much but can manipulate them with a small knowledge of
SQL; I need to be able to store possibly large amounts of data, and the
database should probably be only one or so files. Also, there will not
be a server in the distributed application, just the database and the
application itself. Can anybody help me?
TIA-AA
-WDaquell


Have look at SQLite (www.sqlite.org)

HTH,
Stefan
Nov 22 '05 #8
Chris,

Alternatively you might investigate using MSDE (or the up comming SQL
Server
2005 Express).

The first has a data limit I am not sure I thought 4Gb however read in the
newsgroups 2Gb.

Cor
Nov 22 '05 #9
db4Objects
www.db4o.com

Extremely easy to use, works very nicely.
Just be aware that it's an object database, not a relational one, so you
work with objects & store objects.Really a nice tool, especially for smaller
projects.
They also have great newsgroup support (db4o.users).

Personally, I'm currently testing it on a several GB database and so far it
works nicely.

Regards,

Sigmund Jakhel


"Wraith Daquell" <WD******@gmail .com> wrote in message
news:11******** **************@ f14g2000cwb.goo glegroups.com.. .
Hello all,
I am searching for a free database to use with .NET. I haven't worked
with databases much but can manipulate them with a small knowledge of
SQL; I need to be able to store possibly large amounts of data, and the
database should probably be only one or so files. Also, there will not
be a server in the distributed application, just the database and the
application itself. Can anybody help me?
TIA-AA
-WDaquell

Nov 22 '05 #10

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