Database in Microsoft Visual C# 2005 Express Edition?

Question

I have a project and it requires a database to be used. Can someone tell me how to use a Database in Microsoft Visual C# 2005 Express Edition Windows Applicaton? I saw the videos they have in microsoft but that didnt help much!!

Answer 1

When you install Visual Studio Express, there is an option to also install SQL Express, which is the free version of Microsoft's enterprise database server, SQL Server. You can download it standalone here:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/sql/

And the management console to connect to the SQL Server and create databases, etc. here:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/sql/download/